Toronto Raptors versus LA Lakers NBA TV Pro Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 9, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Toronto Raptors will make the trek out west to face Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time at Staples Center in Los Angeles is set for 10:35PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.

The LVSC NBA odds makers set the opening line in this game and it was the home team LA Lakers opening up as a 9 point favorite with the over under coming in at 207.

The money came in early from the betting public on the side of the LA Lakers, as the home team is currently a 10-point betting favorite. The total has seen the early money on the side of the over, as the game is lined at 209.

Bettors playing the LA Lakers on the money line will find –800 odds with the underdog Toronto Raptors returning +600 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking the points.

This will be the second of two regular season meetings between the clubs. It was the Toronto Raptors with the 106-105 upset victory over the LA Lakers back on January 24th as a 4 point home underdog. Toronto had a good shooting night hitting on 47.6% of their shots in victory. LA only got to the free throw line 9 times to the Raptors 26.

The Lakers head home after losing all three of their road games on their recent trip. The team now sits with a 46-18 record and counting the tiebreaker are currently 4 games behind in the loss column to the Cleveland Cavaliers for best record in the league with only 18 games remaining. Dallas now has crept to just 2 ½ games behind the Lakers for best record in the west. The Lakers have been held to under a 100 points in each of their past two games. The team is coming off a 96-94 road loss to the Orlando Magic on Sunday in front of a national audience as a 3 point underdog. LA had another poor shooting night hitting on just 37.5% of their shots. That preceded a 36.3% shooting night in the teams’ loss on Friday night to the Charlotte Bobcoats. Kobe Bryant had a poor shooting night against the Magic with just 12 of 30 from the field in defeat.

The Toronto Raptors sit with a record of 32-29 and in the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference. They hold a 2 game lead over the Charlotte Bobcats who sits in the 9th seed for the final playoff spot in the east with only 21 games remaining. The Raptors are not going well right now as the team has lost 5 of their past 6 games. The team is coming off a 114-101 home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers as a 5-½ point favorite on Sunday. The Raptors once again was horrific on defense allowing the 76ers 55.6% shooting. Toronto has allowed no worse than 48.8% shooting in their past 6 games. Forward Chris Bosch has returned to the Raptors lineup in the loss to the 76ers after missing his previous 7 games with a back ailment. In his return to the lineup it was Bosch with 12 points and 12 rebounds on 6 of 14 shooting from the field.

Trend: The over is 5-0 in their past 5 meetings

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