Lakers-Magic Odds Preview

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Amway Arena in the fifth game of the NBA Finals.
Oddsmakers currently have the Magic listed as 3-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Lakers came out on top 99-91 in OT in Game 4 on Thursday night and now lead the best-of-seven series 3-1.
The Lakers won that game as a slight 1.5-point underdog, while the 190 points fell UNDER the posted total of 201.5.
Kobe Bryant led the way with a game-high 32 points to go with seven rebounds and eight assists for the Lakers.
Hedo Turkoglu led the Magic with 25 points, while Dwight Howard had a double-double with 16 points and 21 rebounds.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 65-17 SU, 42-39-1 ATS
Orlando: 59-23 SU, 49-32-1 ATS
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
After playing Orlando are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
After playing LA Lakers are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the LA Lakers last 7 games when playing on the road against Orlando
LA Lakers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
LA Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games
LA Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando’s last 7 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Orlando is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando’s last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Orlando is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games

 

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