San Antonio Spurs versus LA Lakers ABC TV NBA Pro Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on April 4, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The San Antonio Spurs will battle Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers in an Easter Sunday NBA pro basketball game. Tip off time from the Staples Center in Los Angeles is scheduled for 3:30PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on ABC TV.

The LVSC NBA odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and it was the LA Lakers opening up as 6 point betting favorites with the over under coming in at 195.

The early money in this game has not moved the point spread, as the LA Lakers are currently a 6-point betting favorite. The total has seen early movement towards the under, as the game is now lined at 194 ½ for the NBA bettors to play into.

LA Lakers money line gamblers can lay –240 odds with the road underdog San Antonio Spurs bringing back +190 to win this game without the need for taking the points on their side.

These Western conference teams will be meeting for the fourth time this season on Easter. On January 12th it was the San Antonio Spurs with the 105-85 blowout victory against the Lakers as 3 ½ point favorites. The Spurs shot 57.3% from the field in their win. On February 8th at Staples Center it was the LA Lakers with the 101-89 victory as 2 ½ point favorites. The Lakers did a good job on the glass with a 57-49 rebounding advantage in victory. They last met on March 24th in San Antonio and it was the Lakers with the 92-83 victory as a 2 point road underdog. LA brought the defense by holding the Spurs to just 37.5% shooting.

The Lakers sit atop the Western conference with a record of 55-21. The team is 5 games ahead of the Dallas Mavericks for the best record in the West with only 6 games remaining. They have a 2 game lead over the Orlando Magic for home court should they rematch in the NBA Finals. The Lakers returned home from their East coast trip losing three of five games and 2 straight when they played Utah on Friday. The club bounced back with the 106-92 home victory against the Utah Jazz as a 4-½ point betting favorite. The Lakers took advantage of the Jazz poor shooting from beyond the arc and the charity stripe, as Utah was only 4 of 15 from three and 12 of 21 from the free throw line. Kobe Bryant had 25 points but he could only make 5 of 23 in the game. Kobe got to the free throw line 18 times and converted 15 throws. Lamar Odom had a solid game with 26 points on 11 of 14 against the Jazz.

San Antonio sits with an overall record of 46-29 and is sitting in the 7th seed in the Western Conference with only 7 games remaining. The Spurs have won 4 of their past 5 games with victories against Cleveland, Boston and Orlando in that span. The Spurs defeated the Spurs 112-100 on Friday night as 3 point betting favorites. San Antonio enjoyed 51.8% shooting in their victory marking the second time in two games for the squad to shoot over 50%. Guard Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 43 points on 13 of 25 shooting in the teams’ win against the defending Eastern Conference champion. It’s worth noting the Magic were playing the back end of a back to back while San Antonio enjoyed a day’s rest and faced no travel after defeating Houston 119-102 at home on Wednesday night.

Trend: The under is 6-1 in their past 7 games in Los Angeles

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