Online NBA Championship Wagering Action - Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers
Despite
emphatically spanking the Los Angeles
Lakers, (69-30 SU, 57-39-2 ATS, 46-52
O/U) twice in the opening two games
of the 2007-08 NBA championship sports
betting series, the Boston Celtics, (80-24
SU, 62-40-2 ATS, 46-57-1 O/U) are likely
feeling a bit like late comedian Rodney
Dangerfield, since they are getting absolutely ‘no
respect’ whatsoever from sports
betting oddsmakers who seemingly love
the Lakers, their prolific offense and
superstar Kobe Bryant.
While the Celtics have covered the basketball
betting spread for the BetUS online NBA
basketball wagering community in each
of the first two games in the BetUS Sportsbook,
just as I predicted in the BetUS Locker
Room prior to those contests, the Lakers
are favored to win Game 3 in a big way
despite looking nothing like the team
that pounded the Denver Nuggets, Utah
Jazz and San Antonio Spurs en route to
winning the Western Conference championship.
Now, in a 2-0 hole despite a furious
fourth quarter comeback attempt in Game
2, the Lakers, who are a perfect 14-0
at home this postseason, say they are
not fazed by dropping each of the first
two sports betting games in Boston.
"All they did is protect their
home court," said Lakers guard Sasha
Vujacic. "All they did was protect
their home court, so it's going to be
a different story in L.A."
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gambling fans should know that just three
teams in league history have ever come
back from an 0-2 deficit to win the NBA
Championship.
While both
teams realize how crucial winning Game
3 will be, each franchise’s
head coach weighed in on the subject
of the Finals’ 2-3-2 format, which
gives the lesser team three straight
games at home, including the often-pivotal
fifth game.
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"From afar, what I've never liked
about the 2-3-2 is you fight all year
to have Game 7 at home and Game 5 at
home," Celtics coach Doc Rivers
said. "Game 5 is taken away from
you. We've had three huge Game Five’s
in the first three rounds. All of them
have been at home."
Lakers
head coach Phil Jackson didn’t
sound particularly pleased wither despite
having the three middle contests at home.
"The duration of three games on
one court, those have always been tough
to maintain," said Jackson. "I've
had teams that have been on the road
and won three games in a row, but I can't
ever remember winning three the other
way around as a home coach in the finals."
No matter
where the teams play, one thing should
be crystal clear for BetUS online sports
gamblers who like to wager on NBA basketball – the quicker,
sleeker, more offensive-minded Lakers
are no match for the Celtics in the physicality
department where they have been absolutely
overpowered by Boston’s frontcourt.
The Lakers
will also need to figure out a way
to get Kobe Bryant some better shots
as the Lakers’ superstar
shooting guard is shooting a less-than-glowing
20-for-49 in the two games going up against
the Celtic’s terrific defense.
The Celtics have covered the spread
in three straight playoff games while
going 5-3 against the spread, (ATS) in
their last eight postseason games overall.
Los Angeles has failed to cover the
spread in three of their last five games
overall.
Here
is a look at tonight’s online
sports wagering key trends followed by
my NBA online betting Free Picks.
The Celtics odds are 4-0 ATS in their
last 4 vs. NBA Pacific.
The Celtics are 4-0 ATS in their last
4 vs. Western Conference.
The Lakers odds are 8-2-1 ATS in their
last 11 games playing on 1 days rest.
The Lakers are 8-2 ATS in their last
10 home games.
The Under is 5-0 in Celtics last 5 games
as a road underdog.
The Under is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 games
playing on 1 days rest.
The Celtics are 4-0 ATS in the last
4 meetings.
The Home team is 4-1 ATS in the last
5 meetings.
Analysis:
Once again, BetUS NBA online bettors,
maybe it’s me, but I am
literally shocked that tonight’s
point spread is so high in favor of the
Lakers. While the Celtics have had their
share of road troubles, particularly
in the first and second rounds, Boston
has shown me absolutely nothing that
makes me think they will lose tonight’s
contest by a whopping 10 points. The
fact of the matter is that the Celtics
have the best defense in all of basketball
and have used it diligently in shutting
the Lakers down when they need to most.
I know I picked the Lakers to cover
the spread in this series for online
NBA bettors more often than not, but
that was prior to the start of the series
and the jaw-dropping odds that have all
favored the Celtics in a big way.
After calling
each of the opening two games correctly,
I have no doubt that the Celtics are
the pick again tonight to cover the
insanely high point spread. The BetUS
online NBA betting community should
roll with the Celtics to cover the
spread once again, though I do like
the Lakers to win outright while definitely
pushing the score Over the 195 1/2-point
total for both clubs. Take The C’s
and the Over.
NBA Free
Picks: Celtics + 9½ Points/Over
195½ Total Points
09:05 PM EST NBA Odds
Boston Celtics +9 -110
LA Lakers -9 -110
Over 195½ -110
Under 195½ -110
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