A new chapter will be written this week in the story of one of sport's great rivalries. The LA Lakers and the Boston Celtics will be looking to win their sixteenth and eighteenth championships respectively as they meet in the NBA Finals for the twelfth time.
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NBA Eastern Conference Finals betting – Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic
The Boston Celtics will look to build on their victory in game one of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals series against the Orlando Magic as they travel to Florida tonight. The 92-88 Boston win was Orlando's first defeat of the post-season and they now know that the Celtics are a very different animal to the tame Atlanta Hawks.
League One Playoff betting – Millwall vs Huddersfield
Swindon's win over Charlton last night, via penalties means, they go through to the final to play for a place in the Coca-Cola Championship next season. Their opponents, however, will be decided at the Den tonight as Millwall host Huddersfield in the second leg of their semi-final tie.
League One Play-Off Semi-Final betting – Swindon vs Charlton
Swindon face Charlton in the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final tie. The prize on offer is a trip to Wembley Stadium to play for a place in next season's Championship and both sides know the importance of going into the second leg still in the tie. The visitors finished the season higher in the table than their opponents but that counts for nothing over the next ninety minutes.
Championship Playoff football betting – Cardiff vs Leicester
Cardiff City's 1-0 win at Leicester on Sunday put them right where they wanted to be going into the second leg of their playoff semi-final tie. The stakes are about as high as they can get as the club battles a winding up order as a result of their unpaid debts, with City owing £1.9 million. There is no more lucrative match in the world than the playoff final and success tonight would be one more step towards a solution to the hosts' problems. However, Leicester are not without incentive themselves, and the Foxes will surely believe the task they face is far from impossible with a deficit of only one goal.
Championship Playoffs football betting – Leicester City vs Cardiff City
Leicester face Cardiff today in the first leg of their playoff semi-final. Neither team will need reminding of the importance of the fixture and what promotion would mean for both clubs. Cardiff are facing a winding-up order as they struggle to pay back huge debts and, with the playoff final the most lucrative match in the World in terms of potential reward, could be playing for the club's existence. Leicester, previously a Premier League regular, are looking for very impressive back-to-back promotions.
NBA Playoffs Betting Update
The Cleveland Cavaliers are favourites to win the NBA Finals this season despite their home defeat to the Boston Celtics in game two of their Conference Semi-Finals series. LeBron James and his team-mates went down by eighteen points, being outscored 31-12 in the third quarter, to level the series. However, the bookmakers do not seem too concerned and Cleveland remain the market leaders at 11/5. The Celtics, Champions is 2008, are 14/1.
Super Bowl 2010 betting update
Florida's Miami Gardens will play host to the Super Bowl this year as the Indianapolis Colts face the New Orleans Saints. Both teams are the top-seeded teams from their respected Conferences and started the season looking almost unbeatable, with New Orleans winning their first thirteen games in a row and the Colts going 14-0, before resting their players for the post-season.
NFL NFC Championship Playoffs – Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints
The NFC Championship playoff game is tonight and Minnesota will fight it out with New Orleans for a place in the Super Bowl. Both teams will be confident going into the game after winning emphatically in the last round, the Vikings crushing Dallas 34-3 and New Orleans shooting down the Cardinals 45-14.
NFL AFC Championship Playoffs – New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts
New York travel to Indianapolis tonight to face the Colts in the AFC Championship game with the winner earning a place at Super Bowl 2010 in Miami. The Colts were much stronger than New York during the regular season and went 13-0 before resting their key players in their final games. The Jets were less impressive at 9-7 but will draw confidence from their win over Indianapolis in week sixteen and their 17-14 upset of San Diego in the last round.
