Almost a week into the NBA playoffs and several series around the league are starting to heat up. The short-handed Lakers have a 2-0 lead, despite being big underdogs against the Rockets. The heavily favored Spurs are tied 1-1 in their series against the Blazers, as the status of Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is in question following a concussion. Those are not the only upsets brewing out West, as the 6-seed Timberwolves have a 2-1 lead as they look to eliminate the Nuggets for the second time in three years. But where I want to focus is the Eastern Conference. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. The 7-seed 76ers won Game 2 against the Celtics as 14-point underdogs to even the series at 1-1, but there is another potential upset perhaps lurking in the East as well. The Magic came into this season picked by some to make the NBA Finals. Trading four first-round picks for guard Desmond Bane last June had many thinking the Magic would have the ability to play deep into this June. Through the 82-game regular season, those lofty expectations were not met, as the Magic floundered to an underwhelming 45-37 record and lost their first play-in game to the 76ers. But after thrashing the Hornets to earn the 8-seed, the Magic upset the 1-seed Pistons in Game 1 of the playoffs, before dropping Game 2. The Magic are currently 55-1 to win the East. They are tied 1-1 in their series with the Pistons, a 1-8 series that doesnt look like a typical 1-8 (see Suns vs. Thunder, for an example). Prior to the season, the Magic had an Over/Under season win expectation of 51.5 in the betting market, while the Pistons were around 46.5. Sure, we have a full season of games that show the Pistons to be the superior team, but now, less than ever, does the NBA regular season seem to resemble the postseason. The Magic are only 2.5-point underdogs to the Pistons for Game 3 on Saturday, an indication that very little separates these teams in terms of talent. If the Magic were able to get by the Pistons in this series, they would then take on the winner of the Cavaliers-Raptors series. The path to making the conference finals for the Magic is still an unlikely one. After all, theres a reason theyre 55-1. However, if they were able to get that far, hedging by betting against them could ensure a nice profit if that opportunity presents itself. Three years ago, the Heat shook off a play-in loss and had to rally to win their final play-in game just to qualify for the playoffs. That team pulled off a string of upsets and found itself in the NBA Finals a couple of months later after underachieving during the regular season. At 55-1 odds, its worth even just a small bet that, three years later, another team from Florida can come out of nowhere and make a deep postseason run. PICK: Orlando Magic (+5500) to win Eastern Conference

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Undefeated English-Pakistani slugger Ubaid Bad Hussain survived a breathless three-round war to claim a unanimous decision over Panpadej NF Looksuan in the flyweight Muay Thai main event at ONE Friday Fights 151, which emanated live in Asia primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 24.Two fighters with identical 5-0 records on the global stage met knowing only one would leave with that record intact and a sixth straight triumph and they wasted no time getting to it.Fists flew within seconds of the opening bell, and neither man let off the gas from that moment forward, keeping up a dizzying pace that had the crowd on their feet. Panpadej edged the opener with cleaner shots that did the more visible damage.View this post on InstagramThe second round was more of the same chaos. Punches flew from every direction with both youngsters going all out in search of a statement.The 20-year-old Kiatphontip representative walked his opponent down behind heavy leather. On the other end, Panpadej created angles and countered. But whenever the two locked up in the clinch, the Thai made him pay, driving knees into his stomach and legs to sap the British-Pakistani fighters energy.The third round belonged to Hussain. The two threw crushing hooks alongside the ropes until the England-based fighter sent his 24-year-old adversary to the canvas with a perfectly timed right hand. Panpadej answered the eight-count and fought on, but he couldnt claw back the deficit on the scorecards.As a result, Hussain upped his pristine record to 15-0 and announced himself as a serious possible future recipient of the US$100,000 contract and main roster spot with ONE Championship.Source

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It can be challenging to find love, which the Arizona Cardinals learned firsthand on Night 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft. "If you want me to tell you the honest-to-god truth, we had the wrong phone number. The phone number that we were given was the wrong one. That was a little bit of the delay, so we got that straightened out. We called [Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back] Jeremiyah [Love}, and we got a hold of him," Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort said about why the Cardinals took so long to select Love with the No. 3 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft in a press conference on Thursday night, according to Arizona Sports. "That's what the delay was. There was no delay. Technical difficulties." As for rumors that the Cardinals wanted to trade down from pick No. 3, Ossenfort said they had "very minimal conversations" with teams about the possibility, with no offer coming "anywhere close" to what they would've been looking for in such a move. Arizona selecting Love marked the highest selection of a running back in the NFL draft since the New York Giants took Saquon Barkley with the No. 2 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Last season (2025), Love rushed for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns on 6.9 yards per carry, helping him earn All-American honors and finish third in 2025 Heisman Trophy voting. Over his last two seasons at Notre Dame, Love rushed for 1,248.5 yards and 17.5 touchdowns per season on 6.9 yards per carry, while also averaging 258.5 receiving yards per year. Love joins a potentially stout Cardinals' running back room that includes veteran and two-time Pro Bowler James Conner and free-agent signee Tyler Allgeier, among others. With that said, Arizona's offense is managing starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett being away from the team, as he seeks a new contract. As for the rest of the 2026 draft, the Cardinals have picks No. 34, 65, 104, 143, 183 and 217.