NBA, Conference Tournaments on the Board
It is a jam-packed week of action when it comes to betting on basketball with a couple of huge matchups in the NBA and a full schedule of conference tournament games in the college ranks as part of Championship Week.
Starting with the pros, the red-hot Houston Rockets will continue their pursuit of the top spot in the Western Conference standings with a trip to Chesapeake Energy Arena this Tuesday night to face the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets have won their last five games straight-up to pull within 2.5 games of San Antonio for the top seed in the West, while the Thunder have stumbled to a 5-5 SU mark in their last 10 games to fall a half-game behind the Spurs. Look for TopBet to open Oklahoma City as a slight home favorite when it releases its NBA betting odds for this game.
The Spurs' sudden surge to the top of the standings in the West has been fueled by a six-game SU winning streak heading into Tuesday night’s game against Chicago. They will stay busy with an important home game against Portland on Wednesday night. San Antonio has gone 4-2 against the spread during this run and it should open as a favorite in both of these contests when the NBA odds are released.
A few Mid-Majors have already punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament, but the big boys will be in action this week starting on Wednesday. Virginia locked up the ACC regular-season title with a 16-2 SU record in conference play and it will begin its quest for the tournament title this Friday when the Cavaliers face the winner of Thursday’s Florida State vs. Maryland game. The Terrapins stunned Virginia 75-69 in Sunday’s season finale as 4-point home underdogs on the TopBet closing betting line.
Michigan outlasted the field to take the Big Ten regular season title with a conference record of 15-3 and it will be back in action this upcoming Friday to face the winner of Thursday’s Illinois vs. Indiana game in the opening round of the Big Ten tourney.
Kansas claimed the Big 12 title in the regular season with a record of 14-4 SU and Villanova was the top team in the Big East at 16-2. The top team in the Pac-12 standings was Arizona at 15-3. Defending national champion Louisville ended the regular season tied with Cincinnati in the AAC with a conference record of 15-3. Be sure to check TopBet for all the basketball odds for this week’s games.