Game 1 Tip-Off: Magic vs. Lakers
The wait is over, the 2009 NBA finals are beginning and the oddsmakers are expecting Kobe Bryant to win his first NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers, without the aid of Shaquille O?Neal.
In series price betting, the Lakers are listed as -245 favorites while their opponents, the Orlando Magic, are +205 underdogs. The early series betting action at online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com has 66% of the action coming in on LA.
NBA Playoff MVP - Bryant is listed at -300 to be named the NBA finals MVP while the Magic?s big man, Dwight Howard, is the favorite on the other side, at +300 to take the MVP award.
NBA Playoff Trends - So far this postseason, the Lakers have been a solid 12-6 straight up but only 9-9 against the spread with an Over/Under record of 6-12.
The Magic?s postseason run got off to a rocky start, as they dropped their first four playoff games ATS but have since gone 11-4 ATS; they are 9-10 O/U.
Game 1 will take place tonight, under the lights of the STAPLES Center in SoCal. The online sportsbooks have the Lakers favored by 6-points and the Total is set at 206.
The sports betting public are giving the nod to LA, as the betting volume has favored the SoCal crew with 63% of all the volume.
When the Lakers are 6-point favorites or less, their supporters have been marginally successful profiting at a rate of 11-9 ATS.
At first glance, Orlando looks to be a profitable bet when an underdog of 6-points or less, going 15-5 ATS but in its last 10 is only 5-5 ATS.
In the Magic?s three series openers these playoffs, they have gone 2-1 ATS. The lakers haven\t been as fast out of the gate, only posting a 2-1 ATS mark.
Jameer Nelson back? - Going into Game 1, Orlando may receive a scoring injection to the lineup as point guard Jameer Nelson, who has been out since February with a shoulder injury, could be back in the lineup.
Nelson practiced Tuesday and many of his teammates are expecting him to see opening game action?he has averaged 16.7 ppg, 5.4 apg and 1.2 spg and that will help against the Lakers.
It seems as if the Lakers and NBA finals have gone hand in hand in recent times but Los Angeles has been horrible ATS in June and is currently on an 0-11 ATS losing streak in that month and 6-13-1 ATS in the last 20 June games.
In the last 15 games against the Lakers at the STAPLES Center, Orlando is 5-8-1 ATS (odds were absent for one game).
Overall, the Lakers are 11-8-1 ATS in their last 20 games against the Orlando Magic.
The NBA finals are here and although it isn?t the Kobe-LeBron matchup everyone wanted, Dwight Howard and the Magic shouldn?t disappoint.
Good luck on Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Check out SPORTSBETTING.com for their innovative ?Prospective Bets? options, plus their wide range of prop bets and great bonuses.
The wait is over, the 2009 NBA finals are beginning and the oddsmakers are expecting Kobe Bryant to win his first NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers, without the aid of Shaquille O?Neal.
In series price betting, the Lakers are listed as -245 favorites while their opponents, the Orlando Magic, are +205 underdogs. The early series betting action at online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com has 66% of the action coming in on LA.
NBA Playoff MVP - Bryant is listed at -300 to be named the NBA finals MVP while the Magic?s big man, Dwight Howard, is the favorite on the other side, at +300 to take the MVP award.
NBA Playoff Trends - So far this postseason, the Lakers have been a solid 12-6 straight up but only 9-9 against the spread with an Over/Under record of 6-12.
The Magic?s postseason run got off to a rocky start, as they dropped their first four playoff games ATS but have since gone 11-4 ATS; they are 9-10 O/U.
Game 1 will take place tonight, under the lights of the STAPLES Center in SoCal. The online sportsbooks have the Lakers favored by 6-points and the Total is set at 206.
The sports betting public are giving the nod to LA, as the betting volume has favored the SoCal crew with 63% of all the volume.
When the Lakers are 6-point favorites or less, their supporters have been marginally successful profiting at a rate of 11-9 ATS.
At first glance, Orlando looks to be a profitable bet when an underdog of 6-points or less, going 15-5 ATS but in its last 10 is only 5-5 ATS.
In the Magic?s three series openers these playoffs, they have gone 2-1 ATS. The lakers haven\t been as fast out of the gate, only posting a 2-1 ATS mark.
Jameer Nelson back? - Going into Game 1, Orlando may receive a scoring injection to the lineup as point guard Jameer Nelson, who has been out since February with a shoulder injury, could be back in the lineup.
Nelson practiced Tuesday and many of his teammates are expecting him to see opening game action?he has averaged 16.7 ppg, 5.4 apg and 1.2 spg and that will help against the Lakers.
It seems as if the Lakers and NBA finals have gone hand in hand in recent times but Los Angeles has been horrible ATS in June and is currently on an 0-11 ATS losing streak in that month and 6-13-1 ATS in the last 20 June games.
In the last 15 games against the Lakers at the STAPLES Center, Orlando is 5-8-1 ATS (odds were absent for one game).
Overall, the Lakers are 11-8-1 ATS in their last 20 games against the Orlando Magic.
The NBA finals are here and although it isn?t the Kobe-LeBron matchup everyone wanted, Dwight Howard and the Magic shouldn?t disappoint.
Good luck on Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Check out SPORTSBETTING.com for their innovative ?Prospective Bets? options, plus their wide range of prop bets and great bonuses.
