Friday NBA Playoff Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Dallas Mavericks look to inch closer to moving on to the next round when they host the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at 9:35PM ET.
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Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Mavericks 2-point favorites over the Lakers, while the over/under total for Game 3 is currently sitting at 187.5 points.
The Mavs went up two-games-to-none in this series with a 93-81 win in L.A. on Wednesday night. It was the second time in consecutive games that Dallas won as an outright underdog. In a 96-94 win in Game 1 of the series, the Mavs beat the Lakers as a 6-point dog and in Game 2, Dallas was a 7-point road dog.
Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs with 24 points and seven rebounds, while Shawn Marion finished with 14 points and a team-high nine boards. For L.A., Kobe Bryant led the team with 23 points and five steals, while Andrew Bynum chipped in 18 points and a team-high 13 rebounds.
NBA Free Pick: Why go against Dallas now? The Mavs have looked great so far in this series and they’re not going to let up just because they’re playing at home. They know they have the Lakers on the ropes and unless L.A. gets bigger contributions out of some other players, then Kobe Bryant will likely succumb to the pressure of having to lead this team on his own. According to latest NBA trends, the Mavericks are 7-0 against the spread in their last seven games as a favorite and 6-0 ATS in their last six home games. Meanwhile, the Lakers are just 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games coming off an ATS loss and 2-6 ATS in their last eight following a straight up loss. Take the Mavs and lay the measly two points.
FRIDAY NBA PLAYOFF FREE PICK: DALLAS MAVERICKS –2
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