The Boston Celtics trounced the Orlando Magic when the teams met in Beantown on Monday night, so Dwight Howard and company will be looking to turn the tables when the squads stage a rematch in the Sunshine State on Thursday.
 
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Of the many props available on Bovada’s NFL odds for Sunday’s AFC and NFC Championship Games, one is which receiver on the four teams will have the most yards. Your favorite? The New York Giants’ Hakeem Nicks at 7/2.
 
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While form held in the AFC side of the NFL playoff bracket, both the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers pulled upsets last week to set up an NFC Championship Game matchup that few anticipated. San Francisco opened as a 3-point favorite on Bovada’s NFL odds and there will be live betting available.
 
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Virginia Tech got some good news this week as their leading scorer, point guard Erick Green, is expected to return to the lineup. Green is averaging 16.1 points, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game this season. But he has missed game time because of a sprained left knee he suffered in practice. The Hokies have really missed Green’s presence on the court as they turned the ...  read more

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POWER RATINGS – This tool should be used as an initial indicator for a decision, not the principle reason for siding on a game.

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Thanks to an upset loss by the Green Bay Packers last weekend, the New England Patriots are now the odds-on favorites at 6/5 on Bovada’s NFL odds to win the Super Bowl. But are the Pats good or overrated? After all, New England has not beaten a team yet this season that finished with a winning record. And during the regular season, the Pats faced just three clubs that reached the post ...  read more

Alex Smith averaged 196.5 passing yards per game during the regular season, but he managed to throw for 299 yards against the Saints last weekend. If he comes close to that number this week he'll pay off on his OVER/UNDER for passing yards on the prop board.
 
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Eli Manning out-duelled Aaron Rodgers last weekend with a 330-yard passing performance. If he can turn in a similar effort against San Francisco on Sunday he'll pay off for OVER bettors on his passing yards prop wager.
 
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When Bovada opened its preseason NBA championship odds, the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers were Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, on that list. And neither team has done much to change things as they meet tonight on national television (TNT, 8 p.m. ET) in one of the season’s most anticipated games. The Heat are 5.5-point home favorites on Bovada’s NBA odds.
 
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Tonight is the third night of a back-to-back-to-back for the no-doubt weary Los Angeles Clippers and they figure to be very shorthanded again as the host the Dallas Mavericks in the marquee matchup of the night in the NBA. The Mavericks opened as 2.5-point favorites on Bovada’s NBA basketball odds.
 
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Apparently defense does still win championships.

San Francisco will host New York at 4:30 p.m. EST on Sunday for the NFC Championship Game. The winner advances to the Super Bowl (you may have heard of that) to face either Baltimore or New England.

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It’s arguably the biggest regular season college basketball matchup between rivals Michigan State and Michigan since the 1997-98 season as the No. 9 Spartans and No. 19 Wolverines meet as ranked for the first time since that season. MSU opened as a 2-point road favorite on Bovada’s NCAA basketball betting odds. In fact, this is only the seventh time ever the two have met as ranked foe ...  read more

The Miami Heat will not have star guard Dwyane Wade in the lineup tonight when they host the San Antonio Spurs looking to end a three-game losing streak. The Heat are 7-point favorites on Bovada’s NBA betting odds.
 
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Probably the most anticipated game of the NFL’s divisional round weekend is the final one of the four when the suddenly surging New York Giants appear very capable of ending the Green Bay Packers’ dreams of repeating as Super Bowl champions. However, the Pack are 9-point favorites on Bovada’s NFL playoffs lines with live play-by-play betting available.
 
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As good as the Baltimore Ravens have been since head coach John Harbaugh took over, the team has yet to play a home playoff game under him. That all changes on Sunday when the AFC North champs host Houston in the early game of the day. Baltimore is a 9-point favorite on Bovada’s NFL playoffs lines with live play-by-play betting available.
 
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Aaron Rodgers and the Packers will be looking to put on an air show on Sunday afternoon this week as they play host to the New York Giants to highlight the NFL props action at Bovada's online sportsbook.
 
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