The New Orleans Hornets will have their backs against the wall Wednesday night, one loss away from elimination, when they take on the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their opening-round playoff series. The Nuggets took a 3-1 series lead Monday night after thrashing New Orleans 121-63 as a 1.5-point road underdog. Seven different Nuggets players scored in double-figures, led by Carmelo Anthony wit

While Horse Racing fans get ready for the Kentucky Derby this weekend, NBA bettors get ready for two more games on Wednesday night. The Denver Nuggets will try and close out the New Orleans Hornets in five games, coming off a 58 point thrashing on the road Sunday. Denver's 58-point win tied the most lopsided victory in NBA playoff history. Denver is an 11 point favorite at Bodog Sportsbook. The n

Those looking at Kentucky Derby odds are wary about getting ahead of themselves, and basketball betting players should be concerned about the same thing on Tuesday night, when Houston can clinch their first-round series on the road when they take on Portland, the youngest team in the playoffs. The Trailblazers are the sportsbook favorites at home, and they'll have to work

The NBA playoffs continue this week with a team facing an elimination game and a few teams on the ropes, almost in must win situations. It will be interesting to see who can bounce back if any. We will start in Miami where "back is black" is gaining some momentum. After getting embarrassed in game one in Atlanta, Miami took game two in easy fashion and blew the Hawks out of American A

The NBA playoffs continue this weekend starting on Friday night with three games on the card. Cleveland heads to Detroit with a 2-0 series lead while both Orlando and Philadelphia plus Portland at Houston switch home courts tied at a win each. Cleveland is in the postseason for the fourth straight season and it's starting to show. The Cavs behind Lebron James are a 4.5 road favorite to make thi

Philadelphia missed a glorious chance for a basketball betting upset in Game 2 in Orlando, but they’ll be going back home for Game 3 on Friday night, albeit as the sportsbook underdogs. Magic vs 76ers odds – Friday, April 24, 8:00 PM ET The Magic got away with one in a 96-87 Game 2 win to even the series at one, as Dwight Howard struggled with foul t

The NBA playoffs continue Thursday night with three games switch venues and they look for some homecourt advantage. The Chicago Bulls look to go up 2-1 and put the defending champion Boston Celtics on the rope. Chicago is a 3.5 point favorite. In Dallas, the Mavericks and Spurs are also knotted at one game with the series in Dallas starting tonight. Dallas is a 5 point favorite and the La Lakers a

There are three games on the card for Wednesday night with three teams looking to tie up the series at one game each. Philadelphia shocked Orlando in game one, coming back from an 18 point deficit to defeat the Magic and take a one game lead. This is a must game win for Orlando, they can't fall behind 0-2 with the series heading back to Philadelphia. The oddsmakers at top online sportsbook Bodo

Portland was the biggest basketball betting disappointment in the first volley of NBA playoff games, as they were embarrassed on their homecourt by Houston. The Trailblazers are the sportsbook favorites at home on Tuesday night, and hopefully, all the nerves are out now. Rockets vs Trailblazers odds – Tuesday, April 21, 10:00 PM ET The Rockets jumped out on Portla

The NBA playoffs got underway this weekend and we already have seen some big underdog winners. Saturday three of the four underdogs won the game outright including the seventh seed Chicago Bulls who beat the Kevin Garnett less Boston Celtics. Boston was an 8.5 point favorite at Bodog Sportsbook but it was all Derrick Rose, the rookie point guard who led the Bulls with 36 points in the 105-103 o