NBA Finals betting at Bookmaker Sportsbook picks back up Tuesday night when the series shifts to Amway Arena in sunny Orlando, FL for Game 3. The Los Angeles Lakers (79-23, 53-49 ATS) will look to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Orlando Magic (71-32, 61-41 ATS) after they picked up an overtime victory in Game 2. Though they won outright, the Lakers failed their betting backers after winning by just a 101-96 final count.
Cleveland.com said it best: “It’s time to put the puppets away. There will be no LeBron James-Kobe Bryant NBA Finals.” It looked like a shoo-in for the top two seeds to meet, setting up a Kobe/LeBron Finals.
But once the Eastern Conference Finals began, you could see the Magic were a terrific team that matched up very well with the Cavs.
On Wednesday night, Bookmaker Sportsbook will present a bevy of NBA Playoff betting options for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal between the #3 Orlando Magic (64-25, 52-36-1 ATS) and the #2 Boston Celtics (66-24, 46-43-1 ATS). The Magic lead the series 1-0 after Monday’s 95-90 road win and cover as 1.5-point underdogs.
2009 NBA Championship Odds- Second Round
The second round of the NBA playoffs tipped off on Sunday with Denver pulling away from Dallas to win game one of their series. The first round had some great action and hard fought battles, especially between Chicago and Boston.
As the basketball betting favorites to win the NBA title this year, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Lakers get the honor of leading our postseason NBA Power Rankings as we prepare for the second season to start on Saturday.
1. (1) Cleveland Cavaliers (66-16): They just missed tying the record for home wins, but they pushed Philadelphia to overtime with their scrubs.
Even NBA betting players were focusing on the NCAA Tournament, but with the playoffs coming up, the NBA power rankings are returning with a new No.1 team, and some movement in the top 10.
1. (2) Cleveland Cavaliers (63-15): The Cavs finally take the top spot, but a blowout loss in Orlando last Friday is worrying. Sunday’s visit from Boston should be entertaining.
2. (1) Los Angeles Lakers (62-16): The Lakers didn’t do much to lose the top spot, but losing in Charlotte didn’t help. Andrew Bynum should be back very soon to join the Lake Show for their playoff run.
Some playoff teams are still jockeying for position (a.k.a. how can we avoid the Cavaliers or Lakers in the first round?), but for the most part during the final week or so the members of the Association will partake in a macro version of garbagetime.
Baseball fans in Kansas City and Pittsburgh know what we’re talking about here.
There’s a new No.1 team in the NBA, but not by much. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers will probably fight for the top spot for the rest of the year, and NBA betting players will have a tough time deciding which team to go with in their offshore sportsbook.
There isn’t much change near the top of the NBA power rankings this week, as the NBA betting favorites for the championship have stayed essentially the same, although Cleveland is hot on the Lakers’ heels.
(Last week’s ranking in brackets)
We are entering the stretch run of the NBA season, as All-Star Weekend and the trade deadline have passed us by. This means NBA betting players will be even more focused on the daily box scores of their favorite teams, and we’re here to try and give you a betting edge. As the standings show, home-court advantage is going to be HUGE in this postseason.
Love this time of year basically half way thru the NBA season and Craig is releasing his top 5 power rankings. Craig uses his power ranking to help him handicap and pick games daily. Below is Craig’s up to date top 5 power rankings in the NBA. One of Craig’s key handicapping tools the Power Rankings are ever changing. Lets take a look at Craig’s NBA power rankings.
If Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were still around today, well, they’d be over 200 years old. And being two very smart people, they’d be betting on the following five events, presumably using some of those sharp observation skills that made them great. Don’t forget to tell Abe and Chuck that all times listed are Eastern, and to visit Bodog Sportsbook for the latest betting lines.
The best players of the NBA will again take center stage for the extravaganza known as the NBA All-Star Game from Phoenix on Sunday.
Sportsbook.com will be your home for betting on this annual basketball showcase, with the options including game lines, totals, and numerous prop opportunities. Find out all that is available by visiting the live odds page.
If they’re talking about steroids and baseball, then spring must be just around the corner. Pitchers and catchers report to training camp on Thursday; we have two months to study them before the betting lines hit the board. Meanwhile, basketball season is in full swing, the NHL is in post-All-Star mode, and it’s time once again to lay rubber and swap paint. These are the Top 5 betting events of the week – all times Eastern, with the freshest lines available at Bodog Sportsbook.
No letting up now. The NFL season might be almost over (don’t forget the Pro Bowl), but March Madness is nearly upon us, and we’re rushing headlong into the playoff stretch for both the NBA and NHL. If you’re one of the many who finally bought a big-screen television for the Super Bowl, you will love watching basketball and hockey in HDTV.
This is the proverbial calm before the storm. The Super Bowl is in two weeks, and although the Big Game is already taking up a lot of handicapping attention, business will be relatively quiet until closer to gametime. This week is golden for betting on hoops. We’ve got the most compelling pro and college matchups leading off our weekly list of the top betting attractions; all times are Eastern, and updated lines are available at the Bodog online sportsbook.
