Midweek Sports Betting Preview
College hoops bettors are filling out their brackets and looking at the overall bids ahead for this week of March Madness, but the NIT tournament will keep the betting world’s attention for the early part of the week.
Massachusetts will have a small mountain to climb on Tuesday as a 6.5-point underdog at 5DIMES.EU in the NIT quarterfinals against the third-seeded Drexel Dragons, who went 29-6 to date.
Top-seeded Washington will face Oregon, who is listed as a 4.5-point underdog on the NIT betting lines for this late quarterfinal matchup this night. Rice and Oakland will also tangle on Tuesday in the lone CBI tournament matchup, which 5DIMES.EU lists Oakland as a 6-point favorite.
Betting action for the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament tips off on Thursday with Four games on the menu. Michigan State is favored at 5DIMES.EU by 4.5-points over Louisville, while Syracuse is a 4-point favorite against Wisconsin. In the late NCAA betting matchups it’s Florida up against favored Marquette, while Ohio State is favored over Cincinnati in the other matchup this night.
Milwaukee is riding a five-game win streak and closing in on the Knicks for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks will face a struggling Portland team that has lost seven of their last 10 in NBA betting action Wednesday. New York hosts Toronto on this night and these matchups could draw plenty of interest on the betting lines.
Key NBA matchups later this week include; LA Clippers vs. Oklahoma City and the LA Lakers vs. Dallas on Wednesday, Phoenix against Indiana on Friday with Dallas and San Antonio giving bettors a reason to stay up late this night. The betting matchup of the week happens Sunday when the Miami Heat takes on the Western Conference leading Thunder.
The NHL regular season betting schedule is winding down and some keys are set for the early part of this week. Florida tries to further cement its spot in the East when they travel to play the streaking Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. New Jersey and Ottawa have a key betting matchup set for this night.
Detroit and the Rangers will draw plenty of interest on the NHL betting lines Wednesday, while nearly every game on Thursday night’s NHL betting schedule has playoff implications.