Will home teams continue to dominate the NBA Playoffs? Can the youth of the Lakers out-play the experience of the Spurs? These are a few of the questions that come to mind before Wednesday night’s Western Conference Finals opening game. For the sports bettor, the questions don’t stop there, we have the spread to consider as well!
Western Confernce Finals – Game 1 – San Antonio Spurs @ L.A. Lakers
It’s hard to compare the NBA regular season to the playoffs, even when the teams have played each-other a number of times. It’s even harder when those teams have only played two games against each-other. It’s harder yet to decipher who the better team is when the regular season series is split 1-1. The major factor that seems to have played into both victories whether or not the team was playing on their home court. The Lakers dominated the Spurs by 21 points in early April in Los Angeles, and you could make a strong argument that the Lakers have evolved into an even better team at this point in the season. I will admit that it is hard to bet against the Spurs in the playoffs in any situation, but I just don’t see the same spark, the same team chemistry that past Spurs teams exuded. It may be short-sited on my part, but I’m strong on the Lakers at home by seven Wednesday night.
Western Conference Finals – Game 1 Pick: Los Angeles Lakers -7
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