Lakers vs Heat 10/2/20 - NBA Betting Odds & Picks
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat
NBA: 9:00 PM EST
Oct. 02, 2020
TV: ABC
Latest Odds : LAL -7 Total 216
The opening game of the NBA Finals too place on Wednesday night and it ended up being a big disappointment for the fans who were looking forward to seeing a competitive game. The Lakers cam into the game completely prepared and took the Heat down rather easily. The downside is at some points of the game and it looked like the Heat were starting to battle back in the game.
The Lakers were able to shoot at 45.2% in the game from the field. The Lakers did hit 39.5% of the shots from the field. Oddly, the Lakers turned the ball over 12 times in the opening game, but the rebounding battle definitely went to the Lakers with 54 boards.
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With the Heat they had been impressive in the playoffs so far at battling back from being down and coming out on top. However, the two headed monster of Davis and James proved to be the counter balance to the spreading of the ball the Heat have used. Look for that type of problem to keep coming for the Heat as they have to push harder than normal to overcome the adversity the Heat have faced.
Miami was able to shoot only 42.7% from the field in the loss. The Heat also struggled from the 3 point line at 31.4% in the game. The Heat only turned the ball over 8 times, but the major failing was the fact that the Heat only pulled down 36 rebounds in the game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Miami are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games.
LA Lakers are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 6 games.
Free Betting Pick: Miami Heat +7
The Heat lost the opening game and quite a bit of that comes from the fact that the Heat were unable to control the glass. Look for the Heat to work on that aspect of their game quite a bit in the game here as the Heat need to win the rebounding battle to have a chance at winning the game. If the Heat can do that and remove the second chance gimme shots for the Lakers the game gets to be a lot more competitive and that is what should happen in the game here as the Heat improve dramatically in the game. Final Score, Miami Heat win, but grab the points 112-107.