Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The LA Lakers will open their east coast road trip with a stop in South Beach to face Lebron James and the Miami Heat on Thursday night.
Tip off time from Miami is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.
The betting odds opened up with the home team Miami Heat favored by –5 1/2 odds with an over under lined at 191 points.
Early money from the NBA wagering public has landed on the side of the home team as the Miami Heat has been bet up to a -6 point betting favorite.
The total has moved up to 191 ½ points.
Miami Heat money line gamblers will lay –230 odds with the road underdog LA Lakers bringing back +210 odds to pull off the straight up win with the points no factor in the bet.
The Miami Heat won and covered both games against the LA Lakers in their two meetings in the 2010-11 year.
Each total went under in both games.
LA Lakers will travel to Miami with a record of 10-5 on the season. The club is 1-4 on the road.
On offense the Lakers put up 93 points and 45.7% shooting with 25% coming from beyond the arc. LA makes 74.9% of their free throws.
The team on defense allows 89 points and 40.9% shooting. Opponents connect on 30% from the three point line against them.
LA Lakers bounced back from their defeat to the Clippers with the 73-70 home win on Monday night to the Dallas Mavericks as a -3 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under came in at under the total of 181 ½ points.
LA survived a third quarter where they produced just seven points.
The club shot just 38.2% from the floor with a poor 1 of 10 coming from the three point line.
Lakers were out rebounded by Dallas by a margin of five.
Center Andrew Bynum led LA with 17 points and 15 boards on 8 of 13 shooting.
Kobe Bryant had 14 points and seven assists with just 7 of 22 from the floor.
Derek Fisher chipped in with 13 points in the win.
The Lakers allowed Dallas just 35% shooting with 4 of 26 coming from the three point line.
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Miami Heat will host the LA Lakers with a record of 9-4 on the year. The team is 4-1 at home.
Miami puts up 107 points with 49.4% from the floor with 39.7% coming from the three point line. The Heat makes 72.9% of their free throws.
Defensively the team allows 99 points and 42.9% shooting. Clubs connect on 37.8% from the three point line against them.
Miami returned home with a three game losing streak.
They broke that on Tuesday with their 120-98 home win against the San Antonio Spurs as a -7 point home favorite.
The over under landed over the closing line of 197 ½ points.
Miami simply pounded the Spurs in the second half by outscoring San Antonio by 36 points as they overcame a first half deficit of 14 points.
The Heat shot a very good 58.2% from the floor with 16 of 26 coming from the three point line.
Lebron James led Miami with 33 points and 10 rebounds with 12 of 21 shooting.
Chris Bosh had 30 points along with 8 rebounds as he made 14 of his 22 shots.
Off the bench Mike Miller made his return from injury and contributed with 18 points with a perfect 6 of 6 from the three point line in his season debut.
They allowed San Antonio 47.5% shooting with 10 of 25 coming from three.
Trend: Miami Heat is 6-0 ATS in their past six games versus the LA Lakers.
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