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The Los Angeles Clippers (1-0) and Memphis Grizzlies (0-1) will continue their best-of-seven Western Conference series on Wednesday night at the FedExForum, with the opening tip scheduled for 9:30 ET on TNT.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Grizzlies as six-point home favorites, while the total has fallen by two points to settle in at 185 across the board.Los Angeles stunned Memphis by capturing a 99-98 win as five-point road underdogs in Game 1 on Sunday night, outscoring the home team by a 35-13 margin in the fourth quarter. The Clippers certainly created a lasting memory for fans in their first ...

The Los Angeles Lakers came away with a 103-88 win over the Denver Nuggets as 4.5-point home favorites to open up their best-of-seven first-round series on Sunday. But they are still providing value in the current futures market.   Los Angeles is currently the third choice to represent the Western Conference in the NBA Finals at betting odds of 9/2 at Bovada Sportsbook, which is surprising due to the amount of playoff experience on its roster.Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 31 points in the Game 1 victory, while big men Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol combined to grab 21 rebounds.Let's take ...

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The Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays will open up a three-game series on Monday night inside the Rogers Centre, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:07 ET on ESPN.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Rangers as -145 road favorites, while the opening total has dropped by a half run to settle in at 8.5.Yu Darvish (3-0, 2.42 ERA) is set to appear in Canada for the first time this year, and comes off a dominating 2-0 home win over the New York Yankees. He tossed 8.1 shutout innings and struck out a season-high 10 batters in that effort.The Japanese ...

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers open up their best-of-seven Western Conference series on Sunday at the Staples Center, with the opening tip scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Lakers as 4.5-point home favorites, while the total has dropped a full point to settle in at 201.5.Los Angeles enters as the No. 3 seed and will be looking to move past the painful memory of getting bounced out of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round a year ago. The Lakers are 67-36 all-time in Game 1 of a best-of-seven ...

The Washington Nationals (14-6) and Los Angeles Dodgers (14-6) continue a three-game National League series on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, with the first pitch scheduled for 9:10 p.m. ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Nationals as -125 road favorites due to ace Stephen Strasburg making his fifth start of the year, but the betting odds may be further inflated due to rookie outfielder Bryce Harper making his major league debut.Harper is getting thrown into the fire due to the lack of offensive production the Nationals have received from a group of left fielders this season, as Michael Morse has ...

The Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox will open up a four-game American League series on Thursday night at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, with the first pitch scheduled for 8:10 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the White Sox as -130 home favorites, as starting pitcher Philip Humber will make his first start since becoming a major part of baseball history against the Seattle Mariners last Saturday. Humber (1-0, 0.63 ERA) managed to pitch the 21st perfect game in MLB history, throwing an economical 95 pitches in the effort, while striking out nine batters. He has allowed just one run ...

The Indianapolis Colts are expected to take Stanford Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck with the first overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft on Thursday night, which has already been reflected in the betting market.BetOnline sports book has the Colts listed as nine-point road underdogs when they open the season against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 9.Luck completed 71.3 percent of his pass attempts during his junior season in Palo Alto, Calif., finishing with 3,517 passing yards and 37 touchdowns through the air, while throwing just 10 interceptions.He led the Cardinal to an 11-2 overall record, but dropped ...

The Southeastern Conference has dominated college football over the last few years, and it will be well represented in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft on Thursday night.Bookmaker sports book has established a total of 11 for the amount of players from the conference getting selected in the first 32 picks.To put that number in perspective, the Pac-12 Conference is second in the betting market with a total of seven players to be taken within that window.Let's take a closer look at this proposition offering from a betting perspective, while also evaluating past drafts to provide some assistance.Begin ...

The Alabama Crimson Tide are coming off a national championship season and there's no doubt that the fanbase will be watching the 2012 NFL draft on Thursday night.BetOnline sports book has established a total of 4.5 for the amount of Crimson Tide players that get selected in the first 25 picks of the opening round.Bleacher Report's Matt Miller currently has four Alabama players falling within that window in his final mock draft, which lines up with the under as the favored option (-130) in the betting market.Star running back Trent Richardson is expected to get the action started, with Mark ...