Bet Live as Heat Play Pacers in Game 7

Basketball is an unpredictable sport. Just one month ago, the Indiana Pacers were struggling through their opening-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, while the Miami Heat swept the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a 46-3 winning streak that began in February. On Monday night, the two teams face off in game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Indiana have defied all their doubters by making it this far, but one game still remains before they can complete one of the great NBA playoff upsets. Their success has come on the back of a great defensive effort that has made it almost impossible for LeBron's two sidekicks, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, to score easily.

Nonetheless, Miami go into this game as steady favorites, with many experts believing they can win the way the Cleveland Cavaliers used to do it - with LeBron doing all the work on his own. James has averaged 28.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists on 51.6% shooting in this series, so he remains the one problem the Pacers haven't been able to solve.

As it has done throughout the series, William Hill Sports is offering the full-range of pre-game betting on Game Seven, with the Heat (3/10 on money line, -6.5 on the spread) heavily favored to win against Indiana (11/4). The headline offers for this game are: LeBron to score 28 or more and Heat to win, 6/5; Paul George to score 25+ in a Pacers win, 10/1.

Punters can choose from dozens of other wagering options in the hours leading up to the big game, including winning margin, period betting and point spreads. According to the odds, the most likely result is a Miami win by 4-6 points, at 11/2. If Indiana win, their most likely winning margin is 1-3 points, at 15/2.

As usual, William Hill Sports will be there with all the In-Play betting action. Throughout the 48 minutes of tonight's game, this global leader in online sports betting will deliver up-to-the-second odds on the game result, next play and a whole stack of other scenarios.