Lakers-Magic Spread and Betting Line Picks Preview

The Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at STAPLES Center in the second game of the NBA Finals.

Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 7-point favorites at BetED  versus the Magic, while the game’s total is sitting at 202 at Bodog Life.

Kobe Bryant poured in a game-high 40 points as the Lakers ran over the Magic 100-75 in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series on Thursday.

The Lakers easily covered the 6-point spread, but the 175 points fell UNDER the night’s posted total of 205.5.

Bryant also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out eight assists in that win.

Dwight Howard had a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Magic in the loss.

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Team records:
Orlando: 59-23 SU, 49-32-1 ATS
Los Angeles: 65-17 SU, 42-39-1 ATS

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing LA Lakers are 6-4
After playing LA Lakers are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Orlando are 3-7
After playing Orlando are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando’s last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Orlando is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando’s last 7 games
Orlando is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games at home
LA Lakers are 15-2 SU in their last 17 games at home
LA Lakers are 11-2 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing at home against Orlando

Next up:
Orlando home to LA Lakers, Tuesday, June 9
LA Lakers at Orlando, Tuesday, June 9

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