2009 NBA Finals Picks – Magic vs. Lakers – Covering The Spread
The pros at FiveStarPick.com have spent hours breaking down stats and trends for the upcoming 2009 NBA Finals. The Magic will travel to tinseltown to take on the Lakers in Game 1 on Thursday night which will provide another against the spread winner for our membership. Today we will give you some of the highlights of our research to try and get you on the right track to thinking like a pro.
Let’s start with the Orlando Magic. The Magic began the postseason covering the spread in 4 of their first 11 games. But since then, they have covered the spread in seven of their last eight matchups. Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Lakers as 6-point home favorites in Game 1 with a total of 206. You should note that Stan Van Gundy’s team is 6-3 against the spread as an underdog in the playoffs and 5-3 against the spread as an underdog on the road. For the season, the Magic are 32-19 against the spread on the road and 16-6 against the spread as a road ‘dog. To break it down further, the Magic are 15-4 against the spread when getting points on the road coming off a straight up win. Whew…that is a lot to digest!
Now what about the Lakers…the Lakers have been a toss up for bettors during the 2009 NBA Playoffs going 9-9 against the spread; 7-8 against the spread as a favorite. Betting on LA has been like kissing your sister this year, going 25-26 against the spread as a home favorite and 17-21 against the spread as home favorite coming off a win. The Lakers haven’t helped bettors much on the road either covering 26 of 49 games, but as a road ‘dog L.A. has gone 9-2 against the spread during the playoffs. Los Angeles is a dismal 2-7-1 against the spread in the first two games of the Finals in their last five apperances dating back to 2000, including a 1-4 against the spread record in Finals openers.
To break it down further, going into Game 1 on Thursday, the Lakers are a solid 6-2 against the spread on at least three days rest, while the Magic are a dismal 1-4 against the spread off the same. One more tidbit…8 of the last 11 Finals series openers have finished ‘under’ the total. Feeling better about this?
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