June 2, 2008
NBA, NHL Playoff fever hits betED.com
With the 2008 NBA Final tipping off Thursday and the NHL Stanley Cup Final nearing its climax, betED.com is the place to be for basketball and hockey betting fans this week.
betED.com has game lines, series prices and MVP props for the highly anticipated NBA Final between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, which gets going Thursday, and odds for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
Boston is a 2?-point home favorite in Game 1 and the over/under is 192. The Lakers, however, are -190 favorites to win the best-of-seven series.
The Lakers beat the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs 4-1 in the Western Conference Final, while the Celtics needed six games to oust the Detroit Pistons from the East final.
The Lakers were 0-2 in the season series against the Celtics.
This is the 11th time these teams will square off in the championship round. Boston has won eight of the 10 previous matchups in the finals. The Celtics defeated the Lakers in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1984. However, LA has won the past two meetings, beating Boston in six games in 1985 and 1987.
This marks the Lakers? first time in the Finals since 2004, while Celtics will be returning for the first time since 1987.
In the Stanley Cup Final, Pittsburgh pushed the best-of-seven series to a sixth game with a thrilling win in Game 5 Monday. Facing elimination, the Penguins scored in the 3rd overtime period to beat the Red Wings 4-3.
Detroit is a -130 road favorite for Wednesday?s matchup.
Check out NBA basketball betting and NHL hockey betting at betED.com.
NBA, NHL Playoff fever hits betED.com
With the 2008 NBA Final tipping off Thursday and the NHL Stanley Cup Final nearing its climax, betED.com is the place to be for basketball and hockey betting fans this week.
betED.com has game lines, series prices and MVP props for the highly anticipated NBA Final between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, which gets going Thursday, and odds for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
Boston is a 2?-point home favorite in Game 1 and the over/under is 192. The Lakers, however, are -190 favorites to win the best-of-seven series.
The Lakers beat the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs 4-1 in the Western Conference Final, while the Celtics needed six games to oust the Detroit Pistons from the East final.
The Lakers were 0-2 in the season series against the Celtics.
This is the 11th time these teams will square off in the championship round. Boston has won eight of the 10 previous matchups in the finals. The Celtics defeated the Lakers in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1984. However, LA has won the past two meetings, beating Boston in six games in 1985 and 1987.
This marks the Lakers? first time in the Finals since 2004, while Celtics will be returning for the first time since 1987.
In the Stanley Cup Final, Pittsburgh pushed the best-of-seven series to a sixth game with a thrilling win in Game 5 Monday. Facing elimination, the Penguins scored in the 3rd overtime period to beat the Red Wings 4-3.
Detroit is a -130 road favorite for Wednesday?s matchup.
Check out NBA basketball betting and NHL hockey betting at betED.com.
