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LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have suffered three consecutive losses to the Boston Celtics in the 2012 Eastern Conference final, but that's not going to stop loyal supporters from backing the Miami Heat on Thursday night at the TD Garden in Boston.The Heat are currently 1.5-point road favorites in the NBA betting odds for Game 6 (provided by SBR Forum), while the total has fallen by a half-point to settle in at 179.5.Miami can only hope for a similar bounce-back performance that it produced after dropping three straight games to close out a Western Conference road trip from Jan. 10-13, ...

The Miami Heat (2-1) are going to have to play at least five games if they plan on reaching their second consecutive NBA Finals, after dropping a 101-91 decision to the Boston Celtics (1-2) in Game 3 as 2.5-point road underdogs on Friday night at the TD Garden in Boston.LeBron James scored a game-high 34 points on 16-of-26 shooting from the floor, but received little help from his teammates until outscoring the Celtics by a 28-16 margin in the fourth quarter. The Heat have now lost all three games in straight-up fashion as a road underdog of three or fewer ...

The San Antonio Spurs (2-1) and Oklahoma City Thunder (1-2) will continue their best-of-seven Western Conference finals series on Saturday night inside the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. The opening tip scheduled for 8:30 ET on TNT.The Thunder opened up as 3.5-point home favorites in the NBA betting odds (provided by SBR Forum), but early action on the Spurs has caused the line to drop by a half point. The total has held steady at 202.5.Oklahoma City captured a much-needed 102-82 win in Game 3 as four-point home favorites on Thursday night, after dropping the opening two games of ...

The Miami Heat (2-0) and Boston Celtics (0-2) will continue their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final series on Friday night at the TD Garden in Boston, with the opening tip scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.The Celtics are currently two-point home favorites in the NBA betting odds for Game 3 (provided by SBR Forum), while the total has moved up two points from its original number to settle in at 181.Miami did its job of winning the first two games at home in this high-profile series, which included an emotionally draining 115-111 overtime win in Game 2 as 7.5-point favorites. ...

The Baltimore Orioles (29-20) and Toronto Blue Jays (25-24) continue a three-game American League East series on Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:07 ET.The Blue Jays were released as minus-155 home favorites in the MLB betting odds, but the Orioles have received a good amount of sharp action in the early going as the total stands at 8.5.Toronto returned home off a disappointing 1-5 road trip to post a 6-2 victory in the series opener, going "under" the total for the first time in six games. The Blue Jays are 3-6 ...

The Kansas City Royals (19-28) and Cleveland Indians (27-21) will continue a three-game American League Central series on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 ETThe Indians were established as minus-155 home favorites in the MLB betting odds, while the total has held steady at its opening number of 8.5.Kansas City has displayed some power in homering in seven straight games, but has managed to go 3-4 over that span. The Royals are still dangerous in this spot, posting a 5-1 mark as a road underdog of plus-125 to plus-150 this season, with the "under" ...

The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat will open up the 2012 Eastern Conference final on Monday night inside the American Airlines Arena, with the opening tip scheduled for 8:30 ET on ESPN.The Heat have opened up as 7.5-point home favorites in the betting odds, while the total has yet to be released.Miami has reached this stage for the second consecutive year by moving past the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers in the first two rounds of the 2012 NBA playoffs, but played the last five games without the services of power forward Chris Bosh. His status is uncertain for ...

The Washington Nationals (28-18) and Atlanta Braves (26-22) will close out a three-game National League East series on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, with the first pitch scheduled from Turner Field at 8:05 ET.Atlanta opened as a minus-140 home favorite in the betting odds, while the total is holding steady at its opening number of 6.5.Washington has outscored Atlanta by a 15-8 combined margin in winning the first two games of the series, including an 8-4 victory Saturday afternoon. The Nationals will now try to turnaround their dismal 1-5 record when playing on Sunday.Let's take a closer look at this nationally-televised ...

The San Diego Padres (17-31) and New York Mets (26-21) will close out a four-game National League series on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET.New York opened up as a minus-130 home favorite in the betting odds, while the total has held steady at its opening number of 7.5.Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey (6-1, 3.45 ERA) has led the club to four consecutive wins, including a 3-2 road victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates last time out, allowing just a single run and five hits over seven frames.The right-hander has garnered a perfect ...

The San Diego Padres (17-30) and New York Mets (25-21) continue a National League series on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Mets as -160 home favorites, while the total has remained at its opening number of 7.5.New York came away with a 6-1 win over San Diego in the second game of the series on Friday night, picking up their third victory in four games. The Mets moved their record to 15-9 against the Padres at home since 2005.Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana (1-2, 3.24 ERA) ...