Sports Betting Week: NBA Seeks Finals Matchup

The NBA's Eastern Conference Finals resumes on Monday night with Game 4 of a best-of-seven series between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat. Miami is looking to take one more step towards nailing down its fourth straight Eastern Conference title and a trip to the NBA Finals with a win at home that would put them up 3-1 in this series.

The Heat won Game 3 this past Saturday 99-87 as 6-point home favorites on the Bovada closing betting odds, and they have been listed as 6.5-point favorites for Monday night. The total for this game has been set at 183.5. The Heat are also 2-1 against the spread in the series and the total has gone OVER in two of the three games.

The San Antonio Spurs have a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven series against Oklahoma City in the Western Conference Finals, but they are coming off a 106-97 loss this past Sunday in Game 3. The Spurs closed as 2.5-point road underdogs on the Bovada NBA betting board in that game and the line for Tuesday’s Game 4 at Chesapeake Energy Arena has yet to be set. They are 2-1 ATS against the Thunder in the series and the total has stayed UNDER in the last two contests.

The Toronto Blue Jays’ six-game winning streak has vaulted them to the top of the AL East with a record of 29-22. They will kick off a three-game series this Monday against Tampa Bay as -154 home favorites for Game 1. The Rays are six games back in the division standings with an overall record of 23-28 and riding a four-game winning streak of their own through Sunday’s results.

Oakland has lost its last four games but it still has a game and a half lead over the Los Angeles Angels in the AL West. The Athletics are now 30-20 on the year heading into an extended four-game series against the AL Central leaders, the Detroit Tigers. Oakland has been listed as a -133 home favorite for Monday's series opener against the Tigers on the Bovada MLB betting odds.

A pair of interesting interleague series get underway on Monday with Boston on the road against Atlanta as a +122 road underdog and the New York Yankees visiting St. Louis as +155 underdogs on the road.