NBA All-Star Game & Weekend Betting
The Western Conference is the favorite over the Eastern Conference on the basketball betting lines at the sportsbooks as the NBA All-Star Game highlights the weekend ahead for sports bettors.
At 5Dimes the Western Conference is listed at -3.5 against the Eastern Conference for Sunday's All-Star Game matchup, with tipoff set for 8:00pm ET at the Toyota Center in Houston. Last year the West beat the East 152-149 in Orlando, and they also topped the East 148-143 in Los Angeles at the All-Star Game in 2011.
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The Clippers' Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, the Lakers' Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant, and the Thunder's Kevin Durant make up the starting lineup for the Western Conference All-Star team, with the Spurs' Tim Duncan and Tony Parker and the Rockets' James Harden the notable reserves for the squad.
The Heat's LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will lead the way for the Eastern Conference All-Star team on Sunday, with the roster also including the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler, the Celtics' Kevin Garnett, the Heat's Chris Bosh, and the Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving among its notable players.
NBA All-Star Weekend also features the Slam Dunk Contest and the Three-Point Shootout on Saturday night, plus the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night. Team Shaq is pegged as the 5.5-point favorite over Team Chuck on the betting odds at 5Dimes to win the Rising Stars Challenge this weekend.
In college basketball betting action this weekend there's No. 15 Georgetown at Cincinnati on Friday night, while No. 16 Pittsburgh plays on the road against No. 18 Marquette on Saturday afternoon. Top-ranked Indiana is also in action on Saturday as they get a visit from Purdue; the Hoosiers are 3-0 both SU and ATS over their past three games against the Boilermakers.
On the ice the Detroit Red Wings have games against the Ducks and the Wild on Friday and Sunday night, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the +975 favorite on the NASCAR betting lines at 5Dimes to win The Sprint Unlimited on Saturday night ahead of Kyle Busch (+1000), Matt Kenseth (+1100), and Kevin Harvick (+1100).
Finally, for UFC on Fuel TV on Saturday from Wembley Arena in London it's Renan Barao as the -320 favorite at 5Dimes over Michael McDonald (+260). Cub Swanson (-120) is also the favorite over Dustin Poirier (+100) on those MMA betting odds.