While World Cup betting gets underway in a couple of weeks and football betting tips will be the main story once it does, there is still a lot going on the sports betting world, like the Champions League final, NHL and NBA playoff betting and a pair of big MLB series.

Champions League Final Betting

Champions League final betting odds (Saturday, 2:45 PM ET) have Inter Milan as a +130 favorite at Madrid’s venerable Santiago Bernabeu, while Bayern Munich is listed at +215, which is the same as a draw.  Inter were the champions of Italy, while winning the Italian cup, while Bayern pulled off the same accomplishments in Germany.  Dutch fans will have an extra interest in this match as Wesley Sneijder (Inter), Arjen Robben (Bayern) and Mark van Bommel will all play important roles.  It’s not quite French Open betting, where Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are slated to go head-to-head, but this will be an intriguing sport betting match.

NBA Championship Betting

Celtics Magic betting odds (Saturday, 8:30 PM ET) are backing the Celtics by 3.5 points at home after winning the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals in Orlando, but they’re playing a very good road team in the Magic, who have won five of their last seven trips to Beantown.

Suns Lakers betting odds (Sunday, 8:30 PM ET) favor the Suns by three points in the desert, where the Lakers have won three of their last five.  The Lakers hold a solid 2-0 edge over the Suns in the Western Conference final, and Phoenix is going to have to step on defense as the Lakers hit 57.8% of their shots in the first two games at the Staples Center.

Stanley Cup Betting

Blackhawks Sharks betting (Friday, 8:00 PM ET; Sunday, 3:00 PM ET) will move to the Windy City for Games 3 and 4, and the Blackhawks are a -145 favorite at the United Center on Friday night.  The Blackhawks will be out to take a 3-0 strangehold on the series.

Flyers Canadiens betting odds (Saturday, 3:00 PM ET) are favoring Montreal at -145 at the Bell Center after their 5-1 win in Game 3, but the Flyers should be awake now after winning the first two games by a combined 9-0 score.

MLB Odds

If you’re going to be looking at MLB sports betting odds, take a look at the under for Yankees Mets betting (Sunday, 8:05 PM ET) in their Subway Series finale, as C.C. Sabathia will head to the mound at Citi Field to take on two-time Cy Young winner Johan Santana.

With the Flyers out of town, Red Sox Phillies betting (Sunday, 1:35 PM ET) should take center stage, and Boston will face an old nemesis as they clash with Roy Halladay, who has dominated since moving to Philly.  The Red Sox will counter with Tim Wakefield, but the Phillies will be favored at home if you’re going to bet on sports.

On another note, how excited are you that the college football betting guide is coming out this weekend so we can shift our focus to the pigskin?