Weekly Sports Betting Preview
The betting attention has shifted from March Madness to the NBA and NHL playoff races, while the MLB betting season gets underway on Wednesday.
The Knicks have struggled on the road this season, but they hope their success against Indiana will continue when they meet the Pacers in NBA betting action on Tuesday. New York has won both matchups this year against the Pacers, including one in Indiana a couple of weeks ago.
Despite the underdog status attached to the Knicks in this contest expect them to receive a lot of attention on the NBA betting lines for the game. New York is 8-2 in its last 10 games, while the Pacers are 6-4 during that same stretch.
Phoenix has a shot at the final playoff spot in the West, and they will likely be favored on the road against Sacramento on Tuesday.
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The NBA betting focus will then be on the heavyweights on Wednesday with several big-name teams facing each other. San Antonio is red hot and tips off against another team riding high in the Boston Celtics. Oklahoma City is in Miami for a game with the Heat, while the Clippers duke it out with the rival Lakers.
The St. Louis Cardinals are expected to send Kyle Lohse to the mound when they take on the Miami Marlins in their season opener on Wednesday. Miami will counter with Josh Johnson in the lone MLB betting matchup on the night.
Boston and Detroit open their regular season on Thursday at Comerica Park, and Toronto plays in Cleveland against the Indians in the only other American League game on the MLB betting menu that day. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh tangle in the National League in early betting action, while the Dodgers play in the lone late game against the San Diego Padres.
The final NHL playoff seeds won’t likely be determined until the last day of the regular season. Games of betting interest early this week include Toronto at Buffalo on Tuesday, with the Sabres trailing Washington for the last postseason spot in the East.
San Jose and Dallas are battling in the West and these teams meet up this week in NHL betting action on Tuesday. The Sharks also face the Kings on Thursday in another important game, while Dallas will be on the road playing the Predators.