Time:  Tuesday, July 31st, at 5:15 EDT
 Spread:  USA -55
Total:  164
Betting Odds taken from Bovada.lv

USA basketball Vs Croatia
Russell Westbook scored 9 points in the 27 point victory over France, as the US covered the -25 spread set by Vegas.

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76ers Heat NBA Playoffs Game 4 Preview
LeBron James will be playing mostly at power forward in International play, which is fitting considering he has the build of Karl Malone with three times the foot speed. Look for LBJ to dominate at both forward slots.
France enters the tournament as one of the more vaunted teams, but that’s not saying much. The US is a heavy favorite, and France sits at 25/1 odds to win it according to Bookmaker. Bovada.lv, meanwhile, sets the spread at -26 and the total at 169.

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Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat
Tuesday, 6/19/12, 9:00 PM EST, TV:  ABC
Opening Point Spread:  Miami -3.5
Current Betting Line:  Miami -3.5
Opening Total:  191.5
Current Total:  192.5
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker

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Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat
Sunday, 6/17/12, 8:00 PM EST, TV:  ABC
Opening Point Spread:  Miami -3.5
Current Betting Line:  Miami -4
Opening Total:  194.5
Current Total:  193
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker

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Miami Heat at Oklahoma City Thunder
Thursday, 6/14/12, 9:00 PM EST, TV:  ABC
Opening Point Spread:  Oklahoma City -5
Current Betting Line:  Oklahoma City -5.5
Opening Total:  196
Current Total:  196.5
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker

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Kevin Durant is the odds on favorite for the Finals MVP award
The Finals are here and Bovada.lv has released player prop bets for the series. It promises to be a very exciting one, highlighting a showdown between LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Likely, one of the stars will win the MVP of the series. But how will the rest of it play out? What can we expect for these interesting prop bets?

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Wade will be covered by the tandem of 6th man of the year James Harden and starter Thabo Sefolosha
The Finals are finally here, and we have a host of prop bets to evaluate for Game 1. Game 1 prop bets can be a bit tricky, because other than the two regular season meetings between the teams, we have very little precedent. Things will be different than their previous series in this playoff, because, well, there are different opponents. Consequently, I stayed away from more bets than usual, but I’ll explain why, and take a look at the ones that I did feel confident on given past performances or other considerations.

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Miami Heat at Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, 6/12/12, 9:00 PM EST, TV:  ABC
Opening Point Spread:  Oklahoma City -4.5
Current Betting Line:  Oklahoma City -5
Opening Total:  194.5
Current Total:  195.5
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker

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Both Kevin Durant and James Harden need a big series to get past the undefeated Spurs who swept both their first two rounds and haven't lost in over a month.
Yesterday, we looked at the prop bets for the series. Let’s take a look at the bets for Game 1 tonight.

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The o/u on Parker's scoring is 18.5 points per game, which doesn't seem to offer much value given his past performances.
In terms of the best teams in the Playoffs, this series is the true NBA Finals. Which ever team wins this series will likely win the NBA Championship. Many are predicting the Spurs to come out ahead, but which players will have a big series? Will Tim Duncan return to his glory days dominance on the big stage? Will Kevin Durant be able to continue his scoring exploits against a top tier defender like Kawhi Leonard? Let’s answer those questions and more in this prop bet analysis.

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