Heat vs Lakers 9/30/20 - NBA Finals Betting Picks & Odds
Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers
NBA: 9:00 PM EST
Sep. 30, 2020
TV: abc
Latest Odds : LAL -5 Total 218
On Wednesday, the Miami Heat will play the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals best of seven series. Miami eliminated the Boston Celtics in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals 4-2 following a 125-113 victory on Sunday night. Since the start of the postseason, Miami is 11-3. Miami outscored Boston at one point in the fourth quarter 26-6 to take an insurmountable lead. Bam Adebayo was the leading scorer with 32 points and pulled down a team-high 14 rebounds.
Goran Dragic is the leading scorer for Miami in the postseason with an average of 20.9 points per game and Jimmy Butler is the second-leading scorer with an average of 20.7 points per game. Bam Adebayo is the third leading scorer, leading rebounder and the leader in assists with averages of 18.5 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. Miami has six players averaging double-figures in scoring.
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Los Angeles will be well rested when starting the NBA finals on Wednesday after defeating the Denver Nuggets 4-1 and the NBA Western Conference Finals on Saturday. In the victory, LeBron James posted his 27th triple-double for his postseason career scoring 38 points, pulling down 16 rebounds and handing out 10 assists. Anthony Davis chipped in with 27 points and will play in the NBA finals in just his first season with the Lakers.
Anthony Davis is leading Los Angeles in scoring during the postseason with an average of 28.8 points per game. LeBron James is the second-leading scorer, leading rebounder and leader in assists with averages of 26.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game. Kyle Kuzma is averaging 10.5 points per game and is the only other player besides Davis and James averaging double figures in scoring for the Lakers.
Recent Betting Trends:
Miami is 12-3 ATS in it's last 15
The OVER has cashed in each of the Heat’s last 4
Los Angeles is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9
The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Lakers last 5
Free Betting Pick: Miami Heat +5
In just two head-to-head meetings this season with Miami, Los Angeles was 2-0 straight up and 1-1 ATS. The Lakers are 8-1 SU and 6-2-1 ATS over their last nine games played. LeBron James and Anthony Davis are taking control of most Los Angeles games and will create matchup problems for Miami. James will come out and make a big statement against his former team in Game 1 and the Lakers will take an early 1-0 in the series on Wednesday, but fall short ATS as Miami is 12-3 ATS in its last 15. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Lakers win but lose ATS 112-108