Benjamin Eckstein's blog

The Miami Heat are running away from the pack in the NBA's Eastern Conference standings, but they've had difficulty with the Indiana Pacers so far this season. Indiana will get a chance to take another SU and ATS bite out of Miami on Sunday night as those teams meet on the hardwood to highlight sports betting action for the weekend.

With the Pacific Division title seemingly in hand the Los Angeles Clippers will continue to gun for first place overall in the Western Conference early this week as they take on the Bucks and the Nuggets to highlight the sports betting slate at the online books.

The New York Knicks have already come out as ATS winners twice against LeBron James and the Miami Heat this season.

They get a third opportunity to pay off on the NBA betting lines at the sportsbooks against the Eastern Conference's top team on Sunday afternoon in a matchup that highlights the weekend ahead for sports bettors.

In their first meeting of the season on November 2 the Knicks cruised to a 104-84 home win over the Heat as a 6-point underdog in an UNDER result for totals bettors at sportsbooks like 5Dimes.

It's East vs. West in some of the top NBA betting matchups on the schedule for the early part of this week as the Association continues its march toward the playoffs. Even closer to its postseason is college basketball, with top schools and bubble teams alike looking for big victories early this week to improve their seeding for March Madness.

Last weekend's marquee sports betting event was the NBA All-Star Game, and this weekend it's the Daytona 500 as the Sprint Cup Series gets underway on Sunday afternoon. The days ahead also offer up a full slate of NBA and college basketball betting options, plus games around the NHL and a UFC betting card down in Anaheim.