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NBA Playoff Odds - Who Will Take the East?

04/22/2010 12:00 AM

Brendan Long -

The NBA Western Conference is wide open. But over in the East there are the Cavaliers, and everyone else. Cleveland's path to the NBA Finals is a done deal.

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NBA Playoff Betting Strategies

04/22/2010 12:00 AM

Brendan Long - Forget the big money line series favorites in the NBA's opening round and focus your attention on finding the best value among the underdogs as far as individual game spreads go.

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2010 NBA Playoffs Top Contenders - Teams to Watch

04/21/2010 12:00 AM

Brendan Long - Picking spots to play underdogs in the NBA playoffs can be tricky, to say the least. But the Trail Blazers and Spurs both offer solid value in the early rounds.

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NBA Odds Favor Mavericks In Game 2

04/21/2010 9:30 PM

Chance Harper - The Mavericks got a rare home cover in Game 1 against the Spurs with a 100-94 win as four-point favorites. The spread is about the same for tonight's Game 2 at American Airlins Center in Dallas. One battle to wach will Tim Duncan against Erick Dampier, with San Antonio ready to send the Mavs center to the free throw line at the drop of a hat. TNT has the tip at 9:30 p.m. following the Bobcats, Magic broadcast from Orlando.

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NBA Playoff Betting: Mavericks Favored Versus Spurs

04/21/2010 9:30 PM

DonBest.com - Dallas looks to go up two games to love against San Antonio tonight when the two teams meet in the second half of TNT's NBA Playoff Doubleheader at 9:30 p.m.

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NBA Playoff Preview: Game 2, Bobcats at Magic

04/21/2010 7:00 PM

Joe Freda - Orlando just missed the cover in Game 1 when it came away with a 98-89 win over Charlotte. The Magic and Bobcats get back to business on Wednesday night.

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NBA Playoff Preview: Miami Heat at Boston Celtics

04/20/2010 8:00 PM

DonBest.com - If the Celtics are going to go up two games to love on Dwyane Wade and the Heat tonight at home in Boston, they are going to have to do so without forward Kevin Garnett.

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NBA Playoff Betting Preview: Western Conference

04/20/2010 12:00 AM

Jim Feist - The playoffs are underway with opening games behind us now. The Lakers, Mavericks and Trail Blazers will each try and take 2-0 leads in their series this week.

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NBA Game 2: Thunder at LA Lakers

04/20/2010 10:30 PM

Joe Freda - Kobe Bryant and the Lakers ruled Game 1 of their series with the Thunder before just barely getting the 7 ½-point cover with an 87-79 win. Now LA looks to take a 2-0 lead Tuesday night before the series shifts to Oklahoma City. If the Thunder is to have a solid chance at evening the match, it will need a better game from star Kevin Durant. Tuesday's game tips at 10:30 p.m. (ET) from Staples Center with TNT on the broadcast.

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NBA Betting Previews: Bulls at Cavaliers, Jazz at Nuggets

04/19/2010 12:00 AM

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Monday's NBA playoff games offer both the Cavaliers and Nuggets the chance to take big 2-0 leads on their home courts over the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz.

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Cavaliers primed to bust Bulls in Game 2

04/19/2010 8:00 PM

DonBest.com - All the talk about Mike Brown's bunch being rusty working superstars back into the lineup proved to be just that, talk, on Saturday as the Cavaliers scored a 96-83 win and cover versus the Bulls. The only thing rusty proved to be both teams' outside shooting and Joakim Noah's brain with the Chicago center's comments giving Cleveland players and fans more motivation heading into Monday's Game 2 set for an 8 p.m. tip-off.

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NBA Playoff Preview: Nuggets Shoot For 2-0 Lead Over Jazz

04/19/2010 10:30 PM

Joe Freda - Off a stupendous 42-point performance in Game 1 on Saturday, Carmelo Anthony leads the Nuggets into Monday's Game 2 at home in Denver against the Jazz.

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Spurs, Mavericks open another Texas series

04/18/2010 8:05 PM

Chance Harper - The San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks begin what has seemingly become their annual NBA Playoff series on Sunday, but unlike most of the past series, it is the Mavericks that own home court advantage this time around. Dallas should be confident too after winning three of the four head-to-head meetings this season, and the Mavericks became stronger after the trading deadline. Tip-off is at 8:00pm ET on TNT.

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Look to go Under, not Over during NBA Playoffs as defenses rule

04/19/2010 7:00 PM

We Cover Spreads - The Under has been somewhat of a cash cow in the NBA Playoffs, especially in the latter games of a long series and in the NBA Finals. Keep a close eye out for long series this year.

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NBA Odds Preview: Round One NBA Match Up Preview

04/17/2010 12:00 AM

SBR Staff - The NBA tips off its 2010 postseason playoffs with four games on Saturday, beginning with LeBron James and the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers hosting the Chicago Bulls.

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Dwyane Wade, Heat try their luck in Boston

04/17/2010 8:00 PM

Chance Harper - The Celtics' late-season slump dropped them to fourth in the Eastern Conference, meaning a first-round win over the Heat earns a second round matchup with the Cavs. The good news is Boston is a solid favorite to at least get to Round 2 with its home-court edge over Miami who failed to beat the C's during the regular season. Game 1 tips from the TD Garden Saturday night with ESPN on the broadcast chores.

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LeBron James, Cleveland brace for hard-charging Chicago Bulls

04/17/2010 3:00 PM

Joe Freda - It took eight wins in their last 11 games, but the Chicago Bulls managed to finish with a 41-41 record which is good enough to meet the Cavaliers in Round 1.

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NBA Betting: Celtics To Face The Heat

04/15/2010 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - It took the full 82-game schedule, but the 2010 NBA postseason is finally set in stone. All eyes are on the Cavaliers and Lakers to ultimately matchup for the crown, making the initial 4-5 seed clashes their eventual Round 2 opponents. In the Eastern Conference, Kevin Garnett and Boston will battle Dwyane Wade and the Heat while the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz collide in the Western Conference.

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Dallas Mavericks host Manu Ginobili and Spurs in season finale

04/14/2010 8:00 PM

Joe Freda - Dallas heads into tonight's regular season finale against the Spurs on a 4-0 SU and ATS run. San Antonio looks to bring that streak to an end on the court in Big D.

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Bulls, Raptors take season to final day

04/14/2010 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - And then there was one, as in one day left in the NBA's regular season. We don't know much more about the playoffs than we did a week ago with the seeding out West still up in the air and the last slot in the East still undecided. Andrea Bargnani and the Raptors will be at home to take on the Knicks while the Chicago Bulls travel to Charlotte and can lock up the final postseason invitation with a win over the Bobcats.

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LeBron James, Cavaliers should roll through Eastern playoffs

04/13/2010 12:00 AM

Jim Feist - The lineup is just about set for the NBA postseason, and in the East it is Cleveland carrying the title of heavy favorite heading into the playoffs. Can the Magic pull another upset?

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Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns host Nuggets in West showdown

04/13/2010 10:30 PM

Michael Robinson - This game could decide who does, and who doesn't, have home-cort advantage in the opening round of the playoffs. The Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets tip at 10:30 (ET).

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Derrick Rose, Bulls host resting Celtics

04/13/2010 8:00 PM

Joe Freda - Chicago enters Tuesday's tilt with Boston holding a slim half-game lead over the Raptors for the eighth and final playoff slot in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls' fate is in their own hands, with wins in their final two games giving them the last postseason invitation. Boston will likely rest several starters with fourth place in the East secured. TNT has the contest from the Windy City's United Center at 8 p.m. (ET).

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Books rebound from losing week thanks to Butler and start of baseball

04/12/2010 12:00 AM

Legends - Last week's NCAA title game on the hoops front got sportsbooks off to a winning start with the Butler Bulldogs bringing in the cover against the Duke Blue Devils.

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Dwyane Wade, Heat travel to Philadelphia to meet the Sixers

04/12/2010 12:00 AM

statfox.com - It really is Big Monday on the NBA schedule with so many playoff seedings still up in the air. Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat will be in Philly to battle the Sixers.

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Detroit Pistons host final home game against reeling Raptors

04/12/2010 7:30 PM

Joe Freda -

After being routed on Sunday on their home court by the Bulls, the Raptors season is teetering on collapse. Toronto tries to regroup in Detroit against the Pistons.

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Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls in battle at Toronto versus Raptors

04/11/2010 12:00 AM

statfox.com - It may not be the final game either will play this season, but Sunday's matchup between the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls will ultimately decide the last NBA playoff team.

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Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix Suns host Houston Rockets

04/11/2010 9:00 PM

DonBest.com -

The Suns close the season with games against the Nuggets and Jazz. Phoenix knows it can't let this one at home against the Rockets slip away if it wants to finish fourth.

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LeBron James, Cavaliers host Orlando Magic

04/10/2010 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The final weekend of the regular season includes a big showdown Sunday between the Bulls and Raptors. It also includes a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference finals in Cleveland between the host Cavs and Orlando Magic. Dwight Howard and the Magic ride into Cleveland on a three-game winning streak while the Cavaliers have dropped three of their past four games as they rest up for the ensuing postseason.

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Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks travel to face Blazers

04/09/2010 10:00 PM

Joe Freda - The dust isn't going to settle in the NBA's wild, wild Western Conference until the very end. Entering the weekend, seven teams are bunched from second to eighth and separated by just 3 ½ games. That makes Friday's matchup at Portland's Rose Garden between the Trail Blazers and Mavericks a big one. The Blazers have been heating up with eight wins in their last 10 and will face a Mavs squad that is 24-14 on the highway.

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Amare Stoudamire, Suns travel to take on Kevin Durant and Thunder

04/09/2010 8:00 PM

Bob Harvey - This could very well be a playoff series preview with the Western Conference so close, meaning tonight's Suns, Thunder matchup should be played with a playoff atmosphere.

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Derrick Rose, Bulls host LeBron and Cavs

04/08/2010 8:00 PM

Bob Harvey - It's a case of the two combatants having different priorities tonight when the Bulls host the Cavaliers in the first game of TNT's Thursday doubleheader. Chicago is just a half-game behind the Raptors for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, with a huge game coming up this Sunday between the two in Toronto. Meanwhile the Cavaliers have already clinched home-court throughout the NBA playoffs.

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San Antonio Spurs visit Suns as part of ESPN doubleheader

04/07/2010 10:30 PM

Joe Freda - Just two games separate the Spurs and Suns in the tightly-bunched Western Conference standings. That margin could be chopped in half on Wednesday night.

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Players clean up at sportsbooks in action-packed week of hoops

04/07/2010 12:00 AM

Legends - For the good fortune the books have enjoyed over the last month the players got revenge this past week, with Butler's trip to the NCAA Finals a big reason why.

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Kevin Durant, Thunder host battered Nuggets

04/07/2010 8:00 PM

Chance Harper - Oklahoma City has been the most pleast surprise of the season that is rapidly winding down. The Thunder roll into an all-important home date with the Nuggets tonight with a 48-29 record on the floor and 46-31 mark at the window this season. Kevin Durant has a shot at the NBA's scoring title, and OKC still has a shot at the Northwest Division title plus the second seed in the West. Tip from the Ford Center is set for 8.

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NBA Preview: Rockets at Grizzlies

04/06/2010 8:00 PM

Joe Freda - Both the Rockets and Grizzlies put up a valiant effort this season, but any hopes of the playoffs are now gone. Still, Memphis and Houston are both trying to end the 2009-10 campaign at .500 or better.

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Carlos Boozer, Utah Jazz host Kevin Durant and Thunder

04/06/2010 9:00 PM

Bob Harvey - There's still a lot of fight left in these two squads with playoff seeding in the NBA's Western Conference at stake when Kevin Durant and the Thunder visit the Jazz.

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Chicago Bulls to host Milwaukee Bucks without Andrew Bogut

04/06/2010 8:00 PM

DonBest.com - The Bulls still have playoff aspirations and will catch a break on Tuesday when they host the injury-riddled Milwaukee Bucks who just lost center Andrew Bogut.

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John Wall, Evan Turner top NBA draft

04/05/2010 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - There's no question that some NBA teams just aren't giving it the old college try right now. And why should they since it could mean a big difference in the new college talent available for this year's draft?

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Kobe Bryant, Lakers host Spurs to cap ABC Easter doubleheader

04/04/2010 12:00 AM

statfox.com - The Spurs have been playing some of their best basketball recently, but they will be tested this week with a trip out west that starts with the Lakers today.

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LeBron James, Cavaliers pay Celtics visit

04/03/2010 12:00 AM

Chance Harper -

The Cleveland Cavaliers, contrary to some reports, have no intention of coasting into the NBA postseason. Head coach Mike Brown knows that anything less than a championship could be LeBron James' ammo to bolt from the Cavs via free agency this summer. Cleveland travels to Boston this Easter Sunday to face a slipping Celtics squad. ABC has the tip at 1 p.m. (ET) followed by a Spurs, Lakers battle in LA.

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LeBron James, Cavaliers open ESPN broadcast against Hawks

04/02/2010 8:00 PM

DonBest.com - The last time the Cavaliers hosted the Hawks, LeBron James celebrated his 25th birthday by dropping 48 points on Atlanta in Cleveland's 106-101 victory.

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Utah Jazz in LA against panicking Lakers

04/02/2010 10:30 PM

Chance Harper - Surely the 'Zen Master' can find some magical words to get the Lakers through this current rough stretch, right? Phil Jackson's squad has Purple & Gold backers hitting the panic button as the defending NBA champs head towards the playoffs. Andrew Bynum's injured Achilles might just be a reason to be alarmed. Carlos Boozer and th Jazz are in town and look to break a 13-game road losing streak to the Lakers.

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Portland Trail Blazers look to keep Nuggets in downward spiral

04/01/2010 10:30 PM

Joe Freda - With George Karl out battling his health issues, the Denver Nuggets have started to slide in the West as they return home for a Thursday match with the Blazers.

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Trail Blazers head to Denver to face struggling Nuggets

04/01/2010 12:00 AM

ScoresOddsPicks - The Nuggets are glad to see March come to an end and return home following a 1-4 road trip. Denver should expect the Trail Blazers to be friendly guests, however.

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Orlando Magic travel to Dallas to meet Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks

04/01/2010 8:00 PM

Michael Robinson - Orlando hopes its solid play in March continues into April and beyond. Magic backers, however, would like to see improvement at the window starting tonight in Dallas.

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Milwaukee Bucks among the hot; Clippers and Knicks among the not

03/31/2010 12:00 AM

statfox.com - Milwaukee's turnaround after a poor 17-24 start is the largest improvement over the last four NBA seasons, and the Bucks are going to be a tough out in the playoffs.

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LA Clippers, Wizards prime candidates for packing it in

03/30/2010 12:00 AM

Jim Feist - Two weeks remain in the NBA season, and while some teams are still fighting for playoff positioning there are several others already making their vacation plans.

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Phoenix Suns battle Bulls in Chicago in playoff atmosphere

03/30/2010 8:00 PM

Bob Harvey - The Bulls still have their eyes on the postseason and the Suns want to improve their West playoff position when the two squads meet in Chicago on Tuesday.

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Kevin Durant, Thunder take to road to meet the Sixers

03/30/2010 7:00 PM

Joe Freda - Oklahoma City has hit a bit of a speed bump late in the season, especially at the betting window. Kevin Durant and the Thunder look to right the ship in Philadelphia.

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