The lines are up for every game in the NBA Finals. Want to bet Game 3 in Orlando? The Magic are 3-point favorites, and if there is a Game 7 back in LA, the Lakers are 6-point favorites.
SPORTSBETTING.com has all the lines up with their “Prospective Bets”, which have been running all NBA playoffs.
And while the Finals matchup won’t feature a Kobe vs. King James battle, it is still an intriguing series.
The Celtics are 9-point underdogs in their series opener vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers…and bettors at SPORTSBETTING.com still like King James and the Cavs to continue their playoff domination, as 80% of all the volume wagered on the game is on Cleveland.
Burns’ Bad Beats
Nothing hurts more than when a player intentionally elects not to score the uncontested and, for bettors, winning touchdown or basket.
Those of you who had over 193.5 in Game 1 of the Rockets-Lakers series know exactly how it feels.
Fantasy players might remember when Brian Westbrook did it against Dallas in 2007.
Regular season dominance
The Lakers were a perfect 4-0 straight-up in the four head-to-head meetings during the regular season and this is a bad sign for the Rockets as teams that were swept in the regular season (3+ games) are 0-25 all-time in a NBA playoff series.
Odds: Los Angeles is currently -900 to win this series, while the Rockets are +700.
Nuggets at Hornets (-2½, 193) –
Game 4 – 8:35 pm ET (NBA-tv)
Line movement
The oddsmakers opened the Hornets as a 3-point favorite, but the early money quickly moved the line down to 2 ½ by Sunday afternoon. This is a full two points less than the line in Game 3 which saw New Orleans as a 4½-point favorite.
Bulls at Celtics (-8, 196) – 7:05 pm ET (TNT)
Tale of Two Teams
The Bulls pulled the upset in Game 1 as an 8½-point underdog and they covered from start to finish as they never trailed by more than five points the entire day. Chicago became a better team in late February after they acquired John Salmons and Brad Miller from the Kings. Salmons averages more than 36 minutes per game and finished the regular season ranked second in scoring (17.6 ppg), while Brad Miller averages more than 27 minutes per game and is fifth on the team in scoring (11.8 ppg).
The Houston Rockets look to take the upstart Portland Trail Blazers to school tonight in game one of the NBA Picks Playoff series. One focus of the Rockets will be Brandon Roy who is averaging 22.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game this NBA Picks season. He’s had 55 games with 20 or more points, and 12 with 30 or more.
Bulls at Pistons (-4, 196) – 7:35 pm ET (NBA-tv)
Playoff Positioning
The good news for Chicago and Detroit is the fact they have both clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The bad news is that they will have to face Cleveland, Boston, or Orlando in the first round. Chicago (40-40) is currently 7th in the conference and one spot ahead of Detroit (39-41) who is currently seeded 8th. The Bulls could surpass Philadelphia for the 6th seed, but can not move any higher.
Magic Look To Hand Cavaliers, James, Consecutive Losses
Cleveland at Orlando
The Cleveland Cavaliers (61-14 SU, 45-30 ATS, 32-43 O/U) and the Orlando Magic (55-19 SU, 46-27-1 ATS, 34-40 O/U) will both be gunning for an SU and ATS victory in the BetUS Sportsbook when they square off at Amway Arena at 8 PM ET.
Nuggets To Narrowly Cover Against ATS Struggling Jazz Tonight – Utah at Denver
The Utah Jazz (46-28 SU, 37-37 ATS, 36-37 O/U) had their two-game winning streak snapped in its 125-104 rout at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
Utah failed to cover the spread as a 6-point road underdog while the 229 combined points played well over the 194-point O/U total.
Veteran forward Carlos Boozer scored a team-high 20 points in the loss.
March Madness isn’t the only game in town tonight with a good TNT Doubleheader in addition to the L.A. Lakers (-8.5) at Detroit.
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Miami (+5.5) at Chicago – 8 pm ET
Miami (38-33, 33-38 ATS) has the same number of losses as Philadelphia and is situated in the number five slot in the Eastern Conference.
If you have been around NBA Picks betting circles long enough you’ll hear a ton of handicappers talk about an NBA team looking ahead to their next game? The “look ahead” angle seems to be blamed more than any other situation for a team’s loss or poor effort. So the question really becomes, does the influence of the “look ahead” really create NBA Picks profits or is it all just a bunch of talk?
It has been written many times in the past that the majority of bettors do not make money with their NBA picks. Because of this you have many “experts” who make a living touting that if you generally go against the public that you’ll create profitable NBA picks!
The push for the Los Angeles Lakers 15th World Championship begins Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers.
This is no ordinary season for the Lakers, its championship or bust after getting smoked by the Celtics in the NBA Finals last year.
The Cleveland Cavaliers invade the Boston Celtics tonight with home court advantage in the East potentially on the line.
Sportsbook.com has Boston as two-point favorites, with a Total of 184. Check out all the live odds for Friday’s NBA games here. ESPN will have the telecast of this anticipated matchup stating at 8 pm ET.
The TNT Thursday doubleheader is an all Western Conference affair as four potential playoff teams are in action.
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