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NBA Futures and Props Still Favor the Lakers

By: Lynn Smith

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NBA futures and props favor the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA Finals.

The Lakers were preferred in basketball futures and props before the series commenced and they have continued to be the favored throughout. With the 2-3-2 structure the Lakers were in very good condition leading 2-1 in the series after Game 3.

The Lakers were preferred in the first two matches of the series and the Boston Celtics in the next 3 by NBA futures and props. The home team has been preferred in each game due to the fact home court advantage is highly regarded in NBA odds. That doesn't mean the home team continually covers though. Actually, in the first 3 matches of the series, the home team covered the spread only one time. The public and the sports books oftentimes give the home team too much credit and that's been the case to date in this series.

Two years ago in the NBA Finals the Lakers could not find a way to win in Boston nonetheless they took care of that hex in Game 3. The Lakers won an ugly Game 3 in which neither team shot the ball very well. The catalyst for the Lakers was Derek Fisher in the fourth quarter and the Lakers reclaimed the home court advantage. The Boston Celtics would still have to find a way to win another game in LA to win the championship even if they had won Games 4 and 5.

Before this series commenced the Lakers were about a 2-1 favored to claim the series in basketball futures and props. Those odds have gone up with the Lakers winning two of the first 3 matches in the series including a victory in Boston.

The NBA Finals happen to be broadly followed by fans throughout the world since the Lakers and Celtics are two of the most well-known teams in the league. They are also two of the most storied franchises. The Lakers are considered the premier team in the NBA today, though the Boston Celtics have won more titles in total. The Lakers have the best player in the world in Kobe Bryant, the best coach in the NBA in Phil Jackson and they've got one of the grittiest players in the game in Derek Fisher. It's all totaled up to the Lakers having a very good potential for defending their NBA championship.

Right now, the Lakers still have a chance at winning, with the series at 2-3 in favor of the Boston Celtics and the series going to LA for the final two matches. But even Kobe Bryant is beginning to lose his cool. It doesn't seem like he was ready for the series to get this far. But then, neither did the Boston Celtics. At the end of Game 2, which the Boston Celtics won, Paul Pierce yelled triumphantly that the team wasn't returning to LA. Unfortunately for the Boston Celtics, that proved to be false. On the other hand, they did manage to claim 2 of the 3 home games in Boston, keeping the Celtics at the top in this NBA Finals series.

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