Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The undefeated Golden St Warriors will travel down south for an NBA pro basketball game against the LA Lakers on Sunday night.
Tip time from the Staples Center in Los Angeles is scheduled for 9:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA pay per view package.
The betting odds opened up in this NBA game with the home team LA Lakers lined as a 10 point favorite with an over under hung at 221 ½ points.
The early money has come in on the side of the road underdog as the LA Lakers have been bet down to a -9 ½ point favorite. The total moved downward to 217 ½ points.
Those backing the LA Lakers on the money line will find -600 odds with the Golden St Warriors returning +500 odds to earn the upset win without the need for taking the points.
The Golden St Warriors have started the season with a mark of 2-0 on the season. They have shot the ball extremely well hitting at a 54.3% clip from the field and surprisingly have held their opponents to just 42.9% shooting. Golden St has made 50% of their three point shots this season.
The team is coming off the 109-91 victory on Friday night against the LA Clippers as a 6 point home favorite.
The Warriors shot the ball well making over 53% of their shots and 58% from beyond the arc. They also limited the Clippers to just 38.6% shooting from the field.
Dorell Wright led the club with 24 points on 9 of 13 shooting from the field and 8 rebounds.
Newly acquired David Lee contributed with 15 points and 12 boards in his 30 minutes of play.
Golden St guard Stephen Curry has been listed on the injury report as out for this game after turning an ankle in the teams victory against the Clippers on Friday night.
Guard Monta Ellis has been red hot out of the gate making over 66% of his shots an averaging 30 points per game.
The Lakers host this Halloween night NBA pro basketball game with a 2-0 record on the season.
The team is making 45% of their shots and allowing the opposition 44.6%. The Lakers have shot the ball well from the three point line this season hitting at a 43.8% clip. They have won by outscoring their opposition this season by an average score of 113-108 this season. This trend towards higher scoring games could continue until center Andrew Bynum returns to the lineup some time in November.
The LA Lakers are coming off a 114-106 road win at the Phoenix Suns as a 3 ½ point favorite on Friday night.
LA shot over 48% in victory and 44.4% from the three point line. Lamar Odom had an excellent game hitting on 8 of 12 shots for 18 points and he pulled down 17 rebounds.
Pau Gasol hit on 10 of 17 shots for 21 points and 8 boards.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers scorers with 25 points on 9 of 19 shooting.
Reserves Matt Barnes and Steve Blake combined for 17 points on 5 of 9 shooting from the three point line.
Defensively the Lakers held a low output to Suns guard Steve Nash who finished with just 8 points on 3 of 9 shooting and 9 assists.
Trend: Golden St Warriors are 3-1 ATS in their past 4 games at LA Lakers.
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