Game: Lakers at Phoenix
Tip-off: 9:00 pm ET
Line: Lakers ? 6
Total: 189
Summary/Angles:
Tonight?s matchup between the Lakers and Suns looks like a trend bettor?s dream game. Almost every trend except one is favoring the Suns to cover tonight. For instance, the Lakers are just 2-6 ATS the last 8 games, 1-5 ATS the last 6 road games and 5-11 ATS in the second of back-to-back games this year. Here?s another trend, the home team in this series is 6-0 ATS the last six times. Furthermore, Phoenix beat the Lakers back on November as a 4.5 point underdog here at America West.
So why did the line opened with Lakers favored by 6 points? Well, very simple, the Lakers are the better team. They still lead the NBA with their 42.2% FG defense while the Suns are 26th in the league in offensive FG %. Lakers need to win tonight if they want to keep pace with first-place Sacramento atop the Western Conference. Don?t think Phil Jackson doesn?t know how important every game is from now on and the Lakers usually turn it up a notch during this time of the season. I?m even willing to bet Phil is aware of his recent struggles on back-to-back games and the fact that they have played 3 games in 4 days. I mean look at last night?s game, he knew he wasn?t going to lose to Cleveland, so he sat out Shaq the entire 4th quarter and limited Kobe to 31 minutes. You see the Lakers cannot afford to lose tonight with 2 tough games coming up. They face Portland on Friday and then San Antonio on Sunday.
The Lakers have already beaten Phoenix twice this season but did lose to them at home. The Lakers are also 10-2 SU vs Phoenix in the last 12 meetings. However, they have lost their last two games at Phoenix.
Although the line is a bit higher than what we would like, especially on the road, we still feel the Lakers should win tonight by at least 10 points.
Favorable Trends:
Phoenix:
2-6 ATS in their last 8 games
Pick2Play: Lakers ? 6 (2 units)
Good Luck,
Picks2Play
Tip-off: 9:00 pm ET
Line: Lakers ? 6
Total: 189
Summary/Angles:
Tonight?s matchup between the Lakers and Suns looks like a trend bettor?s dream game. Almost every trend except one is favoring the Suns to cover tonight. For instance, the Lakers are just 2-6 ATS the last 8 games, 1-5 ATS the last 6 road games and 5-11 ATS in the second of back-to-back games this year. Here?s another trend, the home team in this series is 6-0 ATS the last six times. Furthermore, Phoenix beat the Lakers back on November as a 4.5 point underdog here at America West.
So why did the line opened with Lakers favored by 6 points? Well, very simple, the Lakers are the better team. They still lead the NBA with their 42.2% FG defense while the Suns are 26th in the league in offensive FG %. Lakers need to win tonight if they want to keep pace with first-place Sacramento atop the Western Conference. Don?t think Phil Jackson doesn?t know how important every game is from now on and the Lakers usually turn it up a notch during this time of the season. I?m even willing to bet Phil is aware of his recent struggles on back-to-back games and the fact that they have played 3 games in 4 days. I mean look at last night?s game, he knew he wasn?t going to lose to Cleveland, so he sat out Shaq the entire 4th quarter and limited Kobe to 31 minutes. You see the Lakers cannot afford to lose tonight with 2 tough games coming up. They face Portland on Friday and then San Antonio on Sunday.
The Lakers have already beaten Phoenix twice this season but did lose to them at home. The Lakers are also 10-2 SU vs Phoenix in the last 12 meetings. However, they have lost their last two games at Phoenix.
Although the line is a bit higher than what we would like, especially on the road, we still feel the Lakers should win tonight by at least 10 points.
Favorable Trends:
Phoenix:
2-6 ATS in their last 8 games
Pick2Play: Lakers ? 6 (2 units)
Good Luck, Picks2Play
