Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers Live Odds – NBA Preview

Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers Live Basketball Odds: The NBA Game 1 match between Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers will kick off on May 17, 2010 at 9:00 PM ET. This match will takes place at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA.

Kobe Bryant has barely touched a basketball in a week, giving his gimpy ankle and arthritic finger time to heal. That purplish, jagged gouge over Steve Nash's right eye also should be one week less ghastly by tipoff time in the Western Conference finals.

Although both stars play a beautiful game, Bryant and Nash realize postseason basketball is rarely pretty, and they wouldn't expect to escape the postseason without a few ugly souvenirs of the playoff grind.

It’s all about Kobe now. A Kobe-like series probably turns out the lights on the Suns’ nice playoff run, but if Kobe isn’t Kobe, Phoenix actually has a fighting chance despite the long odds. The Western Conference finals are starting, and the Black Mamba is in the house.

The Lakers rarely show up lame in the first games of playoff series, but 6.5 is a heavy number to cover against a team as deep and rested as the Suns are. If LA can succeed in slowing down the pace and making the Suns match up against the front line (Gasol, Odom, Bynum), then they should be able to take care of business.

Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers Match Schedule

Match: Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers

Time: 9:00 PM ET

Date: May 17, 2010

Venue: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Match Preview and Predictions

Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Baseball Betting Picks: The MLB match between Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers will kick off on May 17, 2010 at 7:05 PM ET. This match is scheduled at Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan.

The Detroit Tigers didn't look intimidated during a very difficult stretch at Comerica Park, and the Chicago White Sox's lineup seems unlikely to scare them.

The Tigers look to continue their dominant play at home as they begin a two-game set against the White Sox on Monday night.

Detroit (22-16) is 14-5 at Comerica Park and went 10-3 in its last 13 at home, winning series against Minnesota, Los Angeles, New York and Boston. The Tigers are the first team to win four straight home series against reigning playoff teams since 1995, when baseball began putting four teams in the postseason.

Chicago led 2-0 on Sunday but lost 5-3. Last in the AL with a .230 batting average, the White Sox had three players thrown out on the basepaths, one of them A.J. Pierzynski when he tried to go from first to third on a single in the second.

Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Match Schedule

Match: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Time: 7:05 PM ET

Date: May 17, 2010

Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Baseball Betting Preview

New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Baseball Betting Preview: New York Mets and Atlanta Braves will meet on today i.e. May 17, 2010 at 7:10 PM ET. This match will takes place at Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia.

With poor road play largely to blame, it's taken the New York Mets merely half a month to go from first to worst in the NL East.

Solving the road woes in Atlanta doesn't figure to be easy.

The slumping Mets try to shake their struggles at Turner Field on Monday night when they open a two-game series against the suddenly surging Braves.

Things have gotten so bad for the Mets that their general manager has decided to watch them in person on the road. After yesterday's Mets' 10-8 loss to the Marlins, it was announced that GM Omar Minaya was making the flight to Atlanta to watch his team play.

The Braves are looking for a little payback Monday when they begin a short, two-game series against the visiting New York Mets. Oddsmakers seem to like their chances in the opener with the Braves carrying 130-135 chalk into the matchup.

New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Match Schedule

Match: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Time: 7:10 PM ET

Date: May 17, 2010

Venue: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies Live Picks and Predictions

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Betting Picks: The MLB match between Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies will kick off on May 17, 2010 at 7:05 PM ET. This match is scheduled at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Three consecutive quality starts have helped Charlie Morton start to chip away at an ERA that was through the roof after his first four outings.

The Philadelphia Phillies are certainly capable of sending that ERA skyrocketing all over again.

The Phillies' NL-best offense looks to keep rolling Monday night at home against Morton and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a two-game series.

Philadelphia (23-13) has scored an NL-high 85 runs this month -- Shane Victorino has five homers and 17 RBIs -- and its 5.55 runs per game on the season also lead the league.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies Match Schedule

Match: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies

Time: 7:05 PM ET

Date: May 17, 2010

Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Match Live Odds and Picks

Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Match Live Betting Odds: Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will going to meet on today i.e. May 17, 2010 at 7:05 PM ET. This match will takes place at Yankee Stadium, New York, NY.

The New York Yankees are coming off one of their most baffling losses in years, but they don't have time to dwell on it with a series against their archrivals looming.

The Yankees look to bounce back when they open a two-game series against the Boston Red Sox in their first meeting of the season in the Bronx on Monday night.

Boston dropped two of three in Detroit over the weekend, falling 5-1 on Sunday. The Red Sox, who have lost five of six on the road, went 2-7 at Yankee Stadium last season.

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is expected to be back in the lineup for this series after being held out Sunday to rest his right knee. He was 2 for 11 in the last series against the Yankees and is hitless in 11 career at-bats against Hughes.

Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Match Schedule

Match: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Time: 7:05 PM ET

Date: May 17, 2010

Venue: Yankee Stadium, New York, NY