Online Sports Betting – A Look At Thursday’s Betting Slate

[Freddy Wills]

Online Euro 2012 betting (read more on Euro 2012 betting ) will be the hot play on Thursday, but don’t forget about Game 2 of the NBA Finals, as well as a couple of MLB matinee matchups and the beginning of the second golf major of the year.

Euro 2012 Betting

Italy Croatia Odds (12:00 PM ET): The Italians come into this affair as a +120 favorite over Croatia, which is listed at +220 (the same price as a draw), and a of Italy’s draw with Spain would be complimentary as they held the defending champs.

Spain Ireland Odds (2:45 PM ET): Spain is a huge -450 favorite in the other Group C match, while Ireland is valued at +1200 and a draw comes in at +500, and the Irish have to chase the game after a loss in their opener, but Spain could tear them apart.

NBA Odds

Heat Thunder Odds (9:00 PM ET): Oklahoma City is favored by five points at home after a 105-94 victory in Game 1 in which the Thunder took over in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Heat by 10 points in the final 12 minutes. Kevin Durant got the better of LeBron James in their head-to-head matchup, but James should come back stronger in this game.

MLB Betting

Mets Rays Odds (1:10 PM ET): New York’s Johan Santana was hammered in his first start after his no hitter, and he’ll look to rebound as he leads the Mets into Tampa Bay to face Jeremy Hellickson and the Rays.

Tigers Cubs Odds (2:20 PM ET): Players that use software have watched Justin Verlander fail to reach his usual heights, but the Detroit ace should get back on track as he takes on Chicago’s Travis Wood at Wrigley Field.

Golf Betting

U.S. Open Odds (tee times start at 10:15 AM ET): Tiger Woods is the +600 favorite at most to win his fourth U.S. Open, and he will be in the featured threesome with fellow major championships Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson at 10:33 AM ET. Mickelson has finished second in the U.S. Open five times and would love to win his fifth major title after three wins at the Masters, along with a PGA Championship, while Watson is playing in his first major as a champion after his win at Augusta. One of the other groups to watch features the top three players in the world as Luke Donald, defending U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood teeing off at Olympic Club at 4:29 PM ET. These groups are going to get a lot of attention and all six golfers will be worthy of a this weekend.