Rockets Favored Over Mavs: Sports Odds Week
The Houston Rockets are 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS in their last four games including a 118-108 win in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks. The Rockets will look to go up 2-0 this Tuesday night when they host the Mavericks in Game 2.
Houston is a 5.5-point favorite at home according to online sportsbook 5Dimes. The Mavericks got to within five points early in the fourth quarter in Game 1, but Houston eventually pulled away for the double-digit victory. Dallas is just 1-5 SU and ATS in its last six games against the Rockets.
Washington was the only road team to win Game 1 in the first round of the NBA playoffs this year, taking a 1-0 series lead on the Toronto Raptors. Toronto will try to bounce back as a 5-point favorite to even up the series this Tuesday night. The Raptors are 7-2 SU and 6-3 ATS in their last nine games against the Wizards.
Other Game 2s this week (with lines provided by 5Dimes) include Boston (+11) at Cleveland on Tuesday and Brooklyn (+9.5) at Atlanta, Portland (+6) at Memphis, and San Antonio (+1.5) at Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Vancouver visits Calgary on Tuesday night looking to even their NHL playoff series up at two games apiece after falling behind two games to one in Game 3. This series has been ugly with big brawls throughout and Game 4 doesn't figure to be any different. The Flames are a -120 favorite at online sportsbook Bovada over Vancouver at +100 on the road.
On Wednesday, the Montreal Canadiens will look to complete the sweep of the Ottawa Senators. This has been a hard-fought series with all three games decided by one goal and two overtime games, but all three have gone to Montreal so far. The Canadiens are a +100 road underdog at 5Dimes with the Senators paying -120.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have won seven straight games and are on the road for a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants starting on Tuesday. Los Angeles sends Brett Anderson to the mound on Tuesday as a -115 favorite over Tim Lincecum (+105) and the Giants. San Francisco is 1-9 SU over its last 10 games.