The defending champion San Antonio Spurs are on the ropes as the New Orleans Hornets defeated them 101-79.

San Antonio will make its possible last stand at home on Thursday and have gone 12-1 SU in its last 13 home games.

They are listed at -7.5 for that game.

It’s a great time to be a sports fan in the Motor City.

The Detroit Red Wings are one game away from a berth in the Stanley Cup Final and the Detroit Pistons eliminated the Orlando Magic last night.

The Pistons are +450 to take the NBA title and the Wings are -180 faves to sip from Lord Stanley’s mug in 2008.

Down 3-1 in its East Semifinal matchup with the Detroit Pistons, Orlando can go under on two fronts tonight.

The Magic could be eliminated with a loss and they could keep an Under streak alive.

Orlando has gone Under to the tune of 9-2 in its last 11 away games.

Tonight’s Total is set at 186.5.

With their West Semifinal series vs. the San Antonio Spurs knotted at 2-2, the New Orleans Hornets are looking to rekindle the magic at home tonight.

The Hornets are favored by 4-points and have gone 5-1 ATS in their last six home games.

The shift in scenery in the NHL’s Eastern Conference Final couldn’t come at a better time for the Philadelphia Flyers.

After dropping two straight in Pittsburgh, the Flyers will play the next two at home and have numbers on their side. Philly netminder Martin Biron has gone 8-1 in his last nine home starts.

The Flyers are paying out at even money tonight.

Two weeks after his victory at the Kentucky Derby, Big Brown will chase the second leg of the Triple Crown at the Preakness Stakes this Saturday.

Big Brown is once again the odds-on favorite at -350.

It will be the battle of the bottom dwellers in the AL West when the Seattle Mariners take on the Texas Rangers today.

Kason Gabbard will go for the home side Rangers and Felix Hernandez for the Mariners.

In King Felix’s last 10 starts, Seattle has gone Under eight times, including five straight in Hernandez’s last five starts.

Tonight’s Total is set at 9.5.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will come out on May 22, 2008 and three days later the 92nd Indianapolis 500 will take place.

SPORTSBETTING.COM has Scott Dixon as the odds-on at +250 and Danica Patrick at +1000.

With a 88-77 loss to Cleveland last night, the Boston Celtics not only allowed the Cavaliers to tie the series at 2-2, it lost it’s fifth in a row SU and ATS.

Boston has yet to win on the road in the postseason.

Still bothered by an injury to his right quads and still on the 15-day DL, New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez says he could return next Tuesday vs. the Baltimore Orioles.

Rodriguez hasn’t seen any action since April 28 and the Yankees have gone 5-7 SU in his absence.