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After a thrilling Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes is right around the corner this weekend, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are making our Preakness Stakes picks and predictions for the second leg of the Triple Crown! Join us, as we try to hit our Preakness Stakes superfecta picks and predictions!

136th Preakness Stakes Information
2012 Preakness Date: Saturday, May 19th, 2012
2012 Preakness Stakes Post Time: 6:17 ET
Current Preakness Favorite: I’ll Have Another (3 to 1)
2012 Preakness Daily Racing Form: Check Back For Daily Racing Form
TV Coverage - Network: NBC - Time: 4:30 ET – 6:30 ET

The 2012 Kentucky Derby winner is going to be the horse that we all have our eyes on this coming weekend. I’ll Have Another (Odds To Win Preakness: 3 to 1 at JustBet Sportsbook) is going to once again be amongst the favorites on the odds to win the Preakness Stakes, but it is going to be difficult for him to repeat. We all saw this horse basically outrun some of the front running horses at the end of the Kentucky Derby, but it wasn’t the greatest trip in the world. Getting through this race would set up a very reasonable shot at the Triple Crown, but we just don’t know if it is going to happen or not. We think that I’ll Have Another will have a good chance of hitting the board, but in the end, he isn’t the best three-year old colt in the field, and it will probably show.

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Until the Preakness Stakes post positions get drawn on Wednesday, we aren’t going to have odds to win the Preakness Stakes posted on all of the other horses in the field. That doesn’t mean that we can’t do some prognostication, though. The horse that was the favorite at the Kentucky Derby is one that we love here at Pimlico. Bodemeister (2012 Preakness Odds: Off The Board at SportBet Sportsbook) is going to have a great shot to get the job done on Saturday. He is going to get out to the lead once again, but this time around, there shouldn’t be as much speed in the race pushing him to such insanely fast fractions as he ran at Churchill Downs. That means that Bodemeister is going to have some more stamina at the end of the race, and even if he didn’t and ran the exact same race that he had at the Derby, he would still be the winner. An inside post position for Bodemeister would be ideal, and if he gets that draw, he is going to be the most dangerous and most likely horse to head to the winner’s circle.

Past Preakness Winners (Since 2000)
*Denotes Winner of the Kentucky Derby
2011 Preakness Stakes Winner: Shackleford
2010 Preakness Stakes Winner: Lookin At Lucky
2009 Preakness Stakes Winner: Rachel Alexandra
2008 Preakness Stakes Winner: Big Brown*
2007 Preakness Stakes Winner: Curlin
2006 Preakness Stakes Winner: Bernardini
2005 Preakness Stakes Winner: Afleet Alex
2004 Preakness Stakes Winner: Smarty Jones*
2003 Preakness Stakes Winner: Funny Cide*
2002 Preakness Stakes Winner: War Emblem*
2001 Preakness Stakes Winner: Point Given
2000 Preakness Stakes Winner: Red Bullet

This has the potential to be a very tough race to handicap, knowing that of the 20 horses that were in the Kentucky Derby field, just three are confirmed thus far to be racing in the 2012 Preakness Stakes. The only other colt at this point is Daddy Nose Best (Current Preakness Odds: Off The Board at SportBet Sportsbook). This was a horse that had a lot of action on it late on two Saturdays ago, and that might be the case once again. There will be less traffic this time around, and that means that Daddy Nose Best shouldn’t be in a position where he gets bumped and forced to the far outside. He’ll be a bit of a stalker, which will be a difficult spot to be in to win this race, but this is definitely a colt that has a shot of taking the second leg of the Triple Crown.

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The San Antonio Spurs are going to be back in action against the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the playoffs, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are going to make our NBA playoff predictions and our Spurs vs. Clippers series picks for what could be quite the entertaining series!

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Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA Playoff Schedule
Game 1: Los Angeles @ San Antonio (Tuesday 5/15, 9:30 PM, TNT)
Game 2: Los Angeles @ San Antonio (Thursday 5/17, 9:30 PM, ESPN)
Game 3: San Antonio @ Los Angeles (Saturday 5/19, 3:30 PM, ABC)
Game 4: San Antonio @ Los Angeles (Sunday 5/20, 10:30 PM, TNT)
Game 5: Los Angeles @ San Antonio (Tuesday 5/22, TBD, If Necessary)
Game 6: San Antonio @ Los Angeles (Friday 5/25, TBD, If Necessary)
Game 7: Los Angeles @ San Antonio (Sunday 5/27, TBD, If Necessary)

Key #1: CP3 has no choice but to take over
The Clippers are just tremendous underdogs in this series, and for good reason. If there is any chance to pull off the upset though, Chris Paul needs to be the man of the hour. CP3 went off for 36 points when these two teams last met at the AT&T Center, and it took all 36 of those points to be able to get out of Dodge with a ‘W’. Of course, Mo Williams also put together 33 points off of the bench that day to help out, and that made all of the difference in the world. Still, it is going to come down to what CP3 can do. He is still hurting with a hip pointer, and it is clear that that is going to hamper him for as long as the Clippers are in the playoffs. Still, this is why Paul was brought to Tinseltown, and he is going to have to be the man that does everything for the Clippers if they want to stand any chance.

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Key #2: Gregg Popovich has to continue to rotate his players
Well, at least we know that that shouldn’t be all that much of a problem. The Spurs use at least 11 players seemingly every single night, and Popovich is known to use all 13 that he has available to him regardless of whether the game is close or not. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker can’t all play 40 minutes per game like they used to, and that means that the likes of Tiago Splitter, Danny Green, Gary Neal, etc. have no choice but to step it up. None of them really need to contribute more than perhaps about 20 minutes on the court, but those 20 minutes are key, especially the ones that come without the big time scorers on the hardwood.

Key #3: The Clippers absolutely cannot get killed on the glass
Even dating back to 2010, it is quite easy to see the key to winning games in this series. The team that controls the glass is the one that is going to have the best chance to win. The Clippers outrebounded the Spurs 41-35 in the 120-108 win back in March at the AT&T Center, and they held the 53-42 edge in a 103-100 loss at Staples Center in overtime in February. The Spurs were +13 in a 115-90 win right at the outset of the season in December, while the Clippers won the battle on the boards 50-43 in the last meeting of last season, a 90-85 win. That means that Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, and the likes really need to make sure that they are sure-handed on the glass and don’t let a somewhat undersized San Antonio team have its way. If the Spurs win the rebounding battle every night, the Clippers are going to be in a heck of a lot of trouble.

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The Western Conference finally gets involved in the second round of the playoffs on Monday night, and the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers are set to square off. Check out our keys to the game for the Thunder vs. Lakers, as well as our Lakers vs. Thunder series picks and a preview of what should be a great, two-week battle.

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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Playoff Schedule
Game 1: Los Angeles @ Oklahoma City (Monday 5/14, 9:30 PM, TNT)
Game 2: Los Angeles @ Oklahoma City (Wednesday 5/16, 9:30 PM, TNT)
Game 3: Oklahoma City @ Los Angeles (Friday 5/18, 10:30 PM, ESPN)
Game 4: Oklahoma City @ Los Angeles (Saturday 5/19, 10:30 PM, TNT)
Game 5: Los Angeles @ Oklahoma City (Monday 5/21, TBD)
Game 6: Oklahoma City @ Los Angeles (Wednesday 5/23, TBD)
Game 7: Los Angeles @ Oklahoma City (Sunday 5/27, TBD)

Key #1: Oklahoma City has to get its head back in the game quickly
About the only disadvantage that a team generally has when it finishes off a sweep in the first round is that it could show some rust. We aren’t as worried about this with the San Antonio Spurs as we are with the Thunder, knowing that the Spurs have some veteran leadership to lead the way during the absence. However, no matter who you are, nine days off is going to be tough to say the least. The Thunder are going to have to hit the ground running in this series though, knowing that they are going against an LA team that only finished its first round series two nights ago. If Oklahoma City is going to slip at home, Games 1 and 2 are going to be quite dangerous for sure, especially with Kobe and the gang starting to pick up some confidence.

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Los Angeles Lakers +390
Oklahoma City Thunder -430
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Key #2: Kobe needs some help from his bench
There are two things that we know for sure from the Lakers every single time we see them on the court. 1: Kobe Bryant is going to be amazing. He has averaged just under 30 points per game in the playoffs this year, and the truth of the matter is that it is always disappointing when he doesn’t play 42 minutes and score 35 points when he is out there this time of year. 2: The rest of the team is going to be a giant crapshoot. Sure, once Metta World Peace came back to the lineup, matters helped dramatically. He put up 15 in Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets. However, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol are below the numbers that we are expecting, and that is putting the pressure on the bench. Steve Blake shot the ball well from beyond the arc in the first round, and that has to keep up. Where is the rest of the help coming from, though? Ramon Sessions? Jordan Hill? Devin Ebanks? No matter who it is from, the Lakers are going to need their supporting cast to really step up, or they will get blown away in this series.

Key #3: The team that keeps its composure will win this series
We have seen it with the Lakers time and time again. They are a team that is able to be frustrated. The Dallas Mavericks did it to the point last year that they were able to sweep LA out of the second round of the playoffs. However, we know that Oklahoma City can be ruffled as well. Metta World Peace has the ability to be a stifling defensive player (as long as his elbows are staying close to his own body), while the combo of Gasol and Bynum in the paint is usually fantastic defensively. If Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook start to have some issues driving to the basket and become strictly jump shooters, the Thunder are in trouble. Whichever team is able to really play its game and forget what the other is trying to make it do will be in the best shape in this series.

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*Baseball Records & Team Rankings are as of 4/14/2012
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1. Texas Rangers (22-12) – The Rangers come into their Sunday Night Baseball game with the best record in the American League. The Rangers have been an offensive juggernaut to this point, as they batting .291 as a team, and have scored 194 runs – both best in baseball. Josh Hamilton is putting up an unbelievable season, as he is batting .402, with 18 homeruns and 41 runs batted in. Yu Darvish the free agent pitcher for Texas leads the team in wins and earned run average. Texas leads Oakland by four games for the AL West lead.

2. Los Angeles Dodgers (23-11) – The Dodgers are absolutely red-hot. Los Angeles finished off a sweep of Colorado on Sunday, and are now 23-11. The Dodgers are a MLB best 15-3 at home, and hold a six game lead over the Giants for the NL West lead. The Dodgers got a bit of scare Sunday when their MVP runner up Matt Kemp left with a sore hamstring. Kemp is batting .359 with 12 homeruns, and has scored a team lead 29 times. The Dodgers has 22 quality starts, second in all of MLB.

3. Washington Nationals (21-13) – The Washington Nationals are second in the National League East with their 21-13 record. Washington had a chance to sweep Cincinnati on the road, but allowed a Joey Votto grand slam in the bottom of the 9^th. Washington has not been super offensively, but their pitching is helping them win games. The Nationals rank 1^st in all of MLB in ERA, quality starts, WHIP and batting average against. Washington’s Gio Gonzalez leads the team with four wins.

4. Baltimore Orioles (22-13) – A surprising leader in the American League East is the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles are playing good baseball in the early going; as they are 22-13. Baltimore took a tough loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday, and it dropped their lead in the division to just one game. The Orioles rank fifth in all of baseball with a 3.30 earned run average. The offense has been carried by Adam Jones, who is batting .291, with 10 homeruns and 21 runs batted in.

5. Atlanta Braves (22-13) – The Atlanta Braves had a tough time with Chicago during the week, but made up for it with a huge weekend in St. Louis. The Braves went to town and swept the Cardinals. Atlanta’s offense has been a pleasant surprise, as they are batting .267 as a team. The Braves Michael Bourn is creating havoc at the top of the order, with a .336 batting average. Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman leads the team with 6 homeruns and 28 runs batted in.

6. St. Louis Cardinals (20-14) – The Cardinals had things going well, until Atlanta came to down. The Braves beat the Cardinals in 12 innings on Friday, and then beat Adam Wainwright and Lance Lynn on Saturday and Sunday. St. Louis still maintains a 2.5 game lead in the NL Central. Carlos Beltran has emerged as a MVP candidate, as he leads the league with 13 homeruns. The Cardinals will host Chicago for two games this week, in an effort to get back on track.

7. Tampa Bay Rays (21-14) – The Tampa Bay Rays picked up a huge win on Sunday to avoid the sweep; and move within a game of Baltimore in the AL East. Tampa Bay is 13-3 in games played at home this season. The Rays offense ranks 9^th in the league with 149 runs scored. The top offensive threat for Tampa Bay has been Matt Joyce, with .297 batting average and 7 homeruns. The Rays will continue on the road Monday at the Toronto Blue Jays.

8. New York Yankees (19-15) – The Yankees were unable to provide Andy Pettitte enough run support in his return to the Major Leagues. Pettitte allowed four runs in his return. New York ranks fifth in the league in runs with 164 on the season. Curtis Granderson has crushed 11 homeruns to lead the team, while Derek Jeter is batting .372. The Yankees are 2.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for the lead in the American League East.

9. Toronto Blue Jays (19-16) – The fourth American League East team to roll into the top ten is the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto is 19-16 on the season, fourth in the division. The Blue Jays are coming off a loss to Minnesota on Sunday, in which meant they failed to sweep the series. The Blue Jays are enjoying a power surge from Edwin Encarnacion, who has blasted 11 homeruns, and drove in 29 runs. Toronto will host Tampa Bay on Monday and Tuesday.

10. Cleveland Indians (18-16) – The Cleveland Indians hold a one game lead in the American League Central. Cleveland has lost three straight games, all to the Boston Red Sox. On Sunday, the Indians allowed 12 runs to the Red Sox. Cleveland’s Asdrubal Cabrera is batting .315 to lead the way offensively. The Indians will look to get back on track on Monday, when they go out on the road and take on the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

11. Cincinnati Reds (17-16) – The Cincinnati Reds were on the verge of getting swept at home by the Washington Nationals. Then, Washington’s pitching loaded the bases, and Joey Votto did the rest. Votto hit his third homerun of the game, and the Reds avoided the sweep. The win for Cincinnati moved them to within 2.5 games of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central. Cincinnati will play at Atlanta on Monday against a hot Braves team.

12. New York Mets (19-15) – The New York Mets had a tough weekend. A divisional foe, Miami swept them, with the final game coming on a walk off grand slam. The Mets are third in the division, trailing Atlanta by 2.5 games. David Wright has gotten off to a great start, batting .400 through the first 34 games of the season. The Mets pitching has been pretty solid too, with R.A Dickey and Johan Santana at the top of the rotation.

13. Miami Marlins (18-16) – The Marlins had a great weekend, topped off by a grand slam to beat their rival – New York Mets. The Marlins have had a tough time hitting all season long, with a .233 batting average. The top hitter for Miami has been Omar Infante, who is hitting .315. With the wins, the Marlins stayed within 3.5 games of the Atlanta Braves in the division. The Marlins will host Pittsburgh on Monday and Tuesday.

14. Oakland Athletics (18-17) – Oakland has been a bit of a pleasant surprise thus far. While the Athletics are just one game over .500, things are looking the right way. The Athletics had a chance to sweep Detroit, but were shut down by Justin Verlander on Sunday. Oakland is the worst hitting team in all of Major League Baseball, with a .221 batting average. Fortunately, the pitching for the Athletics has been solid, with 20 quality starts.

15. San Francisco Giants (17-17) – The Giants continue to hover right around .500. In years past, that would keep them in the race within the National League West. This season, with their rival – the Dodgers red-hot, they are already six games out of first place. The Giants pitching has 21 quality starts on the season, and have a team ERA of 3.34. San Francisco will look to move over .500 on Monday, as they host the Colorado Rockies.

16. Detroit Tigers (17-17) – The Detroit Tigers are .500 nearly 1/5^th of the way through the season. Detroit was able to avoid a sweep at the hands of Oakland on Sunday. In the win, Justin Verlander struck out 8 batters in 7 innings. The Tigers offense has struggled through portions of the season, but the most consistent offensive player has been Austin Jackson. Jackson is batting .320 on the season. The Tigers come in just a single game behind Cleveland in the AL Central.

17. Philadelphia Phillies (16-19) – One of the most disappointing teams thus far in the National League have been the Philadelphia Phillies. Despite winning two out of three over the weekend against San Diego, the Phillies are still three games under .500. Philadelphia has not hit real well, scoring just 130 runs on the season. Jimmy Rollins finally found his power stroke, as he hit his first homerun of the season. The Phillies are led by Carlos Ruiz and his .330 batting average.

18. Boston Red Sox (15-19) – Just as the Red Sox were beginning to fall even further down, they came back this weekend with a three game sweep over the Cleveland Indians. Despite that sweep, Boston is still 6.5 games out of first place in the division. The Red Sox have been one of the top offensive teams in the league with 188 runs scored. The pitching has been the problem, as they have a 5.12 team earned run average. The Red Sox are seeing David Ortiz have a hot start with a .348 batting average.

19. Chicago White Sox (16-19) – The Chicago White Sox had a chance to move above .500, but fell in the final two games of the series to Kansas City. The White Sox were shut-out on Saturday, and then allowed 9 runs on Sunday.  Chicago is batting .237 as a team, which ranks 23^rd in MLB. Paul Konerko has been their bright spot on the offensive end, with a .333 batting average. Adam Dunn has crushed 11 homeruns, and drove in 26 runs thus far.

20. Los Angeles Angels (15-19) – The Angels come into Sunday Night action with a 15-19 record. Certainly not the start the Angels wanted, but a Sunday night win would help send them the right direction. The disappointing part for the Angels is the power numbers of Albert Pujols. The slugger has just one homerun on the season. Los Angeles is batting just .245 on the season. Coming into Sunday, the Angels trailed Texas by seven games in the AL West.

21. Milwaukee Brewers (15-19) – The Brewers had a chance to sweep the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, but their bullpen imploded again. Milwaukee allowed Chicago to score 8 runs in the final five innings. The Brewers, who won the National League Central last season have had trouble with their pitching. Milwaukee has a team earned run average of over 4.60 on the season. The Brewers Ryan Braun is batting .306, with 10 homeruns and 21 runs batted in, all which lead the team.

22. Pittsburgh Pirates (16-18) – The Pirates needed 12 innings, but they were able to win the final two games of the series on Sunday against the Houston Astros. The Pirates rallied with a run in the 9^th and then saw Josh Harrison single in a run in the 12^th. The Pirates rank dead last in all of Major League Baseball with just 94 runs scored. Pittsburgh Andrew McCutchen is batting .339 on the team, one of the lone bright spots within the offense.

23. Houston Astros (15-19) – Houston had a prime opportunity to win a series against a divisional opponent on Sunday. Brett Myers blew his first save, and then in the 12^th inning Pittsburgh won with a walk-off single. The Astros are now 15-19 and 5 games back in the National League Central. Jose Altuve has been a huge offensive boost for Houston, as he leads the team with a .323 batting average. Chris Johnson is the leading power man for the Astros with 4 homeruns.

24. Arizona Diamondbacks (15-20) – After getting swept by St. Louis at home, Arizona fell two out of three to the San Francisco Giants over the weekend. The Diamondbacks mustered just two runs on Saturday, and five hits on Sunday. Arizona has dropped to a season high 8.5 games behind Los Angeles in the National League West. The Diamondbacks will look to get their winning ways going on Monday at the first place Los Angeles Dodgers.

25. Colorado Rockies (13-20) – The Rockies were swept Sunday by the Los Angeles Dodgers, which sent them to 5-10 on the road. Colorado allowed six runs in the fifth inning to seal the deal. Colorado is still getting great offensive production from Carlos Gonzalez. The young outfielder is batting .300 with 7 homeruns and 28 runs batted in on the season. The Rockies starting pitching is one of the worst in the league, with just 12 quality starts in 33 games.

26. Seattle Mariners (16-20) – The Mariners are 16-20 on the season, but coming off a win over the Yankees on Sunday. The Mariners spoiled the return of left hander Andy Pettitte in the process. Seattle is batting .233 as a team, which ranks fifth worse in all of Major League Baseball. The pitching for the Mariners has just been average, allowing just shy of 4 runs per game. The Mariners trail the Texas Rangers by 7 games coming into Sunday Night’s action.

27. Chicago Cubs (14-20) – At 14-20, the Cubs actually have some things to keep them positive. Chicago had a good week going, until their extra inning loss, followed by a blow-out loss on Saturday. The Cubs Bryan LaHair has been a bright spot, leading the team in batting average and homeruns. Alfonso Soriano continues to lose his power stroke, as he has just 1 homerun on the season. Chicago’s Ryan Dempster is seeking his first win, despite an ERA just over 1.00.

28. Kansas City Royals (13-20) – Kansas City had a good ending to the week, coming back to beat the White Sox for the second straight night. The Royals, surprisingly are just 4.5 games out of first in the American League Central. Kansas City’s Billy Butler has blasted 6 homeruns and drove in 25. The Royals pitching ranks 27^th in earned run average; allowing 4.70 runs per game. Kansas City has also been weak from their starting pitching, with just 10 quality starts.

29. San Diego Padres (12-23) – The Padres are already double digits behind Los Angeles in their division. San Diego lost Saturday 2-1 to Philadelphia, and then 3-2 on Sunday. The Padres offense has been anemic, with just 107 runs scored, and a .221 batting average. The Padres Chase Headley has 4 homeruns and 16 runs batted in, which has been about the only bright spot for the offense. San Diego’s starting pitching hasn’t been too bad, as they are allowing opponents to hit just .230 against them.

30. Minnesota Twins (10-24) – It took Minnesota until the 13^th of May to come up with their 10^th win of the season. The Twins are struggling in every facet of the game. Minnesota has scored just 112 runs on the season, which is 28^th in MLB. The Twins also have recorded just 9 quality starts from their pitchers – that ranks dead last in MLB. Minnesota trails the Cleveland Indians by 8 games in the American League Central division.

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers went back and forth with each other all year long in the Atlantic Division. Now, the two have to meet in the playoffs, and we are set to make our NBA picks for the postseason, including our Boston vs. Philadelphia series predictions!

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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics NBA Playoff Schedule
Game 1: Philadelphia @ Boston (Saturday 5/12, 8:00 PM, TNT)
Game 2: Philadelphia @ Boston (Monday 5/14, 7:00 PM, TNT)
Game 3: Boston @ Philadelphia (Wednesday 5/16, 7:00 PM, TNT)
Game 4: Boston @ Philadelphia (TBD)
Game 5: Philadelphia @ Boston (TBD, If Necessary)
Game 6: Boston @ Philadelphia (TBD, If Necessary)
Game 7: Philadelphia @ Boston (TBD, If Necessary)

Key #1: The 76ers have to keep their emotions in check
All too often what we see in the playoffs with teams that just pulled off big wins is that they fall into the tank and get eliminated very quickly after that. In the case of the 76ers, they were truly emotional in their victory over the Chicago Bulls in the first round, and the celebration really looked more like an NBA Finals type of celebration than a simply first round series triumph. Though there is plenty of NBA experience on this team, there aren’t many that have ever been this far in the playoffs before, and we are just afraid that what we saw out of the Memphis Grizzlies last year when they were finally taken out of the second round of the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder could happen again if the Sixers just don’t have the oomph to keep the foot on the gas pedal throughout this whole series.

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Key #2: More than six players will have to be big for the Celtics
Six players. Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Brandon Bass, and Avery Bradley. That’s all that played in more than 17 minutes per game for the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, and those are the only players that averaged more than 3.5 points per game as well. Pierce was the catalyst of the bunch, coming up with 21.2 points per game, while KG and Rondo weren’t all that far behind at 18.7 and 16.8 points per game respectively. That being said, there is still a heck of a lot that others can do. Mickael Pietrus was awful in that opening series against the Hawks, and Marquis Daniels was really nowhere to be found either. These are players that play crucial minutes for Boston. It’s not that they are going to have to be double digit point scorers every time out there. However, it would be quite nice if in the end, the Celtics didn’t have to rely on just those main four scorers and two others to account for the mass majority of what they are doing offensively.

Key #3: Defense will be the ultimate key
The Celtics ranked No. 2 in the league in terms of points per game in the regular season at 89.3, and teams only shot 41.9 percent against them, best in the NBA. Philly was third in both categories at 89.4 points per game and 42.7 shooting percentage against. In the playoffs, that has been magnified even more. Boston kept the Hawks down to just 87 points or fewer in all six games of that series, something that isn’t often done. Granted, we know that the Sixers had some help in the form of injuries to Derrick Rose and then Joakim Noah as the series wore on, but regardless of those facts, holding the mighty Bulls, who still had one of the best offenses in the league this season even with Rose missing half the year, down to 82 points or fewer in four straight games to close out that series was quite impressive. Whichever team can impose its defensive will on the other is likely to be the one that ends up advancing in this series.

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The second round of the NBA playoffs gets started on Sunday, May 13th, when the Miami Heat take on the Indiana Pacers. Check out our Heat vs. Pacers series preview and see which one of these teams is going to take one more step towards beating the NBA Finals odds in 2012!

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Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat NBA Playoff Schedule
Game 1: Indiana @ Miami (Sunday 5/13, 3:30 PM, ABC)
Game 2: Indiana @ Miami (Tuesday 5/15, 7:00 PM, TNT)
Game 3: Miami @ Indiana (TBD)
Game 4: Miami @ Indiana (TBD)
Game 5: Indiana @ Miami (TBD, If Necessary)
Game 6: Miami @ Indiana (TBD, If Necessary)
Game 7: Indiana @ Miami (TBD, If Necessary)

Key #1: The Pacers have to control the perimeter
This is what the Pacers really did oh so well against the Orlando Magic in the first round of the playoffs. However, Indiana also knew that Orlando’s only shot of winning that series was by knocking down shots from the outside. If that was shut down, the Magic may as well have just disappeared. In this series though, there are a heck of a lot more things to worry about. The Pacers are going to have to make sure that they don’t abandon the outside shooters, because as we saw with against New York Knicks, Mario Chalmers, Shane Battier, and Mike Miller all have the ability to hit the shots from the outside when given the chance. Those three have to be silenced by the Pacers, or they have absolutely zero chance of winning this series.

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Key #2: The Heat have to get contributions from their big men
And that means you, Chris Bosh. Of course, it won’t just be Bosh that is expected to post up in the lane, as we frequently think that we are going to see LeBron James matched up with David West. The Pacers were the bigger team against the Magic, and that is going to their one big time advantage in this series as well. The Heat might be more of the athletic team, but in terms of height and weight, the likes of West, Danny Granger, and Roy Hibbert are going to rule the day. Hibbert has been known to get into some foul trouble, and if Bosh or the likes of D-Wade and LeBron can get into the paint and cause the big man out of Georgetown to take some bad fouls, there is no doubt in our minds that the Heat have the huge advantage at that point with the paint opened up. Hibbert averaged over 10 boards and nearly four blocks per game against the Magic and is a real force to be reckoned with defensively.

Key #3: The Heat can’t have their eyes on the NBA Finals already
Get used to hearing this for as long as the Heat are playing in the playoffs. Assuming that it stays healthy, when Miami wants to come out and play, it is going to win games in this series by double digits. There’s just no two ways around that. That being said, you do have to go out and win four games out of seven against Indiana before worrying about the Eastern Conference Finals and the NBA Finals, and this is a dangerous opponent that it is going against. The Pacers did have wins this year against some of the best teams in the league, and that includes going into Chicago (with Derrick Rose) and beating the Chicago Bulls and taking one of the four games in this series (and nearly two of the four) against the Heat in the regular season.

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The 2012 NBA Finals odds are getting updated every day, and that means that you need to stay on top of the game to be able to find the best odds to win the NBA Finals on the internet! We’re always keeping track of the best pro basketball odds on the board here at Bankroll Sports, so don’t miss our NBA Finals predictions for the top NBA Finals odds that we have to offer!

At this point, it is just really, really difficult to ignore the Miami Heat (Current 2012 NBA Finals Odds: 1.25 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook) in the East. They are clearly the best team left standing, and the only time that they are going to get challenged in a series in all likelihood is going to be in the NBA Finals. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade basically just toyed with the New York Knicks in the first round before finally putting them away in five games, and we really expect to see the same thing against the Indiana Pacers in the second round. Perhaps a team like the Boston Celtics could give Miami troubles in the Eastern Conference Finals, but we just don’t know if that’s the case or not.

That being said, if there is one team that could come out of seemingly nowhere and at least put up a great fight, it is the Chicago Bulls (Odds To Win the NBA Finals: 65 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook). We know that Derrick Rose is out. We know that Taj Gibson is hurt. We know that Joakim Noah is hurt. And most importantly, we know that the Bulls have already staved off elimination once, but still have two more games to win in a row if they want to get into the second round of the playoffs. However, we still think that this is the second most talented team in the East, and this price, quite frankly, is still a steal. Scoring can certainly be tough, and there is no doubt whatsoever about that. However, when Head Coach Tom Thibodeau gets his defense locked in, the end result usually isn’t pretty for the opposition. Case in point? Look at the fact that the Philadelphia 76ers didn’t even reach 70 when these teams met in Game 5 of this first round series.

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It really feels as though the San Antonio Spurs (2012 NBA Championship Odds: 3.35 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook) are set to coast to the Western Conference Finals this year. We just don’t see either the Memphis Grizzlies or the Los Angeles Clippers giving San Antonio that much of a fight unless it comes out incredibly flat after what will amount to be over a full week off and away from the action. Still, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker feel like they have a heck of a run in them left in this postseason, and there is a reason that after sweeping away the Utah Jazz without really having to play in a single close game, the Spurs are the second favorites on the board to win the NBA Finals this year.

But of course, the team that the Spurs are going to have to contend with the most is the Oklahoma City Thunder (2012 NBA Finals Odds: 4 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook). It is questionable as to whether or not the Thunder are going to be favored if they indeed do meet up with the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals as we are expecting. We know that Oklahoma City is perfectly happy sitting at home and resting while the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets have at it against one another. James Harden, Serge Ibaka, and Kendrick Perkins are proving to be the perfect complementary players to Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Last year, the Thunder knocked on the door of the NBA Finals. This could be the year that they kick the door down.

List Of Past NBA Finals Champions
2011 NBA Champions: Dallas Mavericks
2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
2009 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
2008 NBA Champions: Boston Celtics
2007 NBA Champions: San Antonio Spurs
2006 NBA Champions: Miami Heat
2005 NBA Champions: San Antonio Spurs
2004 NBA Champions: Detroit Pistons
2003 NBA Champions: San Antonio Spurs
2002 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
2001 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
2000 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers

The team that still seems to be getting a lack of respect is the one that the Thunder are likely to be facing in the second round, the Los Angeles Lakers (Odds To Win The 2012 NBA Finals: 13 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook). Kobe Bryant has done everything that he can to put aside the Nuggets in this series, but he just isn’t getting the help from his teammates that he badly needs. That being said, the suspension for Metta World Peace is over after Thursday night, and he will be back in the action for either Game 1 against Oklahoma City or Game 7 against Denver, and that should be enough to make this team quite dangerous.

At the bottom though, the only team that we would be willing to back would be the Atlanta Hawks (2012 NBA Finals Futures Odds: 175 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook). This series against the Boston Celtics isn’t nearly over by a long shot at this point, and this game in Beantown on Thursday night could be the one that puts Atlanta into a great position, playing at home over the weekend in Game 7 of this series and then potentially with home court advantage in the second round against the Philadelphia 76ers. Al Horford is back in the lineup for the Hawks, and the chips might be falling just right for them to at least go on a bit of a run if they can withstand the pressure of the Celtics over these next two games.

Up To Date 2012 NBA Finals Odds @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 5/10/12):
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Miami Heat 1.25 to 1
San Antonio Spurs 3.35 to 1
Oklahoma City Thunder 4 to 1
Los Angeles Lakers 13 to 1
Boston Celtics 17 to 1
Memphis Grizzlies 37 to 1
Indiana Pacers 40 to 1
Los Angeles Clippers 46 to 1
Chicago Bulls 65 to 1
Philadelphia 76ers 65 to 1
Atlanta Hawks 175 to 1
Denver Nuggets 175 to 1

Odds to Win 2012 NBA Championship @ Bovada Sportsbook (as of 5/10/12):
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Miami Heat 5 to 4
San Antonio Spurs 3 to 1
Oklahoma City Thunder 7 to 2
Los Angeles Lakers 9 to 1
Boston Celtics 12 to 1
Indiana Pacers 28 to 1
Los Angeles Clippers 30 to 1
Memphis Grizzlies 35 to 1
Chicago Bulls 40 to 1
Philadelphia 76ers 50 to 1
Atlanta Hawks 150 to 1
Denver Nuggets 150 to 1

Odds To Win The 2012 Basketball Championship @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 5/10/12):
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Miami Heat 1.10 to 1
San Antonio Spurs 1.50 to 1
Oklahoma City Thunder 3 to 1
Los Angeles Lakers 9 to 1
Boston Celtics 12 to 1
Indiana Pacers 18 to 1
Los Angeles Clippers 25 to 1
Philadelphia 76ers 25 to 1
Memphis Grizzlies 30 to 1
Chicago Bulls 50 to 1
Denver Nuggets 50 to 1
Atlanta Hawks 75 to 1

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Atlanta Hawks 150 to 1
Boston Celtics 14 to 1
Chicago Bulls 40 to 1
Denver Nuggets 140 to 1
Indiana Pacers 26 to 1
Los Angeles Clippers 26 to 1
Los Angeles Lakers 9 to 1
Memphis Grizzlies 31 to 1
Miami Heat 1.15 to 1
Oklahoma City Thunder 2.75 to 1
Philadelphia 76ers 45 to 1
San Antonio Spurs 2.75 to 1

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There are just five teams that are left standing on the road to the Stanley Cup Finals, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are taking a close look at those five teams and what they need to do to beat the 2012 odds to win the NHL Championship!

#1 New York Rangers (Odds To Win the Stanley Cup: 4.30 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook): When it’s all said and done this year, if the Rangers go on to win the Stanley Cup, it is going to be look at as the easiest road that a team has ever had to win it all, as they are going to have to play two No. 8 seeds, a No. 7, and a No. 6 in all likelihood. New York really has made life more difficult on itself than it has had to, knowing that this is going to be the second Game 7 that it has to face already in the playoffs. Henrik Lundqvist really has been great every step of the way, but this offense has been suspect at best at times. It’s going to take an entire team effort to be able to beat the Capitals in this Game 7 here at Madison Square Garden, and if it doesn’t happen, you can bet that the Big Apple faithful are not going to be happy campers to say the least.

#6 New Jersey Devils (Odds To Win The 2012 Stanley Cup: 3.25 to 1 @ BetOnline Sportsbook): The Devils turned on the jets in the final three games of their series with the Flyers, and they were able to finally dismiss their arch rivals after five games. New Jersey has played well here in the second season, though it had some moments against the Florida Panthers in the first round that were suspect at best. Martin Brodeur is now 40 years old, and he is doing a great job in the pipes. Of course, he has had to run up against Ilya Bryzgalov and the combination of Scott Clemmesen and Jose Theodore in the first two rounds of the playoffs, and whether the third test comes against the suddenly surging Braden Holtby or Henrik Lundqvist, there is no doubt that Brodeur is going to be in for a much, much bigger challenge. Watch out for Ilya Kovalchuk, who is rounding into a Conn Smythe Trophy favorite with his play for the No. 6 seed in the East.

#7 Washington Capitals (Odds To Win The 2012 NHL Championship: 6.75 to 1 @ BetOnline Sportsbook): It is clear that the Capitals are going to be the biggest underdogs left on the board to win the Stanley Cup for as long as they stay alive here in the postseason. Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have come alive at times in this series against the Rangers, but in the end, it has been the play of Braden Holtby that has made the difference. We are a bit concerned at the number of goals that Washington has given up at the ends of games in this series, and that might be the reason that it gets knocked out of the playoffs here in Game 7 this weekend, but in the end, there is definitely nothing to be ashamed of for the way that this team has played this year in the playoffs.

List Of Previous Stanley Cup Champions (Since 2000)
2011 Stanley Cup Champions – Boston Bruins
2010 Stanley Cup Champions – Chicago Blackhawks
2009 Stanley Cup Champions – Pittsburgh Penguins
2008 Stanley Cup Champions – Detroit Red Wings
2007 Stanley Cup Champions – Anaheim Ducks
2006 Stanley Cup Champions – Carolina Hurricanes
2005 Stanley Cup Champions – None, Labor Dispute
2004 Stanley Cup Champions – Tampa Bay Lightning
2003 Stanley Cup Champions – New Jersey Devils
2002 Stanley Cup Champions – Detroit Red Wings
2001 Stanley Cup Champions – Colorado Avalanche
2000 Stanley Cup Champions – New Jersey Devils

#3 Phoenix Coyotes (Odds To Win the NHL Championship: 3.80 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook): In the end, Nashville really wasn’t able to put up all that much of a fight against the Coyotes, which was a bit surprising considering the fact that we really thought that the Predators had the better team for the first half of that series. That being said, we give Phoenix all of the credit in the world for fighting through every bit of adversity that has come its way here in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Mike Smith has come up with some great results, and he is seemingly getting stronger as the postseason is going on, and the offense, behind Ray Whitney and a bunch of players that you wouldn’t considered amongst the best that the NHL has, is doing just enough against some great teams. Beating Pekka Rinne isn’t the easiest job in the world, but the Coyotes did enough of it to move on to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in their franchise’s history.

#8 Los Angeles Kings (Stanley Cup Futures Odds: 2.50 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook): The Kings are the favorites to win it all at this point even though they are the No. 8 seed in the West. LA has taken a 3-0 series lead in each of the first two series that it has played here in the playoffs, and it marked the first two times that this team has ever done that. The Kings got the sweep against the St. Louis Blues in the second round, the first of its kind in their history. Anze Kopitar and a ton of former Philadelphia Flyers are playing remarkably well right now offensively, and with the three, four, and five goals that the Kings are putting up on a regular basis, the job has been very easy for Jonathan Quick, who probably should be winning the Vezina Trophy this year. Quick has been just outstanding, and he could be the best goalie left standing in the playoffs if Henrik Lundqvist gets knocked out.

Odds To Win The 2012 Stanley Cup @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 5/10/12):
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Los Angeles Kings 2.50 to 1
New Jersey Devils 2.80 to 1
Phoenix Coyotes 3.80 to 1
New York Rangers 4.30 to 1
Washington Capitals 6.50 to 1

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Odds to Win 2012 NHL Championship @ Bovada Sportsbook (as of 5/10/12):
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Los Angeles Kings 2 to 1
New Jersey Devils 10 to 3
Phoenix Coyotes 7 to 2
New York Rangers 4 to 1
Washington Capitals 13 to 2

Current Stanley Cup Betting Lines @ BetOnline Sportsbook (As Of 5/10/12):
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Los Angeles Kings 1.80 to 1
New Jersey Devils 3.20 to 1
New York Rangers 3.40 to 1
Phoenix Coyotes 3.25 to 1
Washington Capitals 6.75 to 1