2009 NBA Playoffs Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers Game 1: The NBA Western Conference top seeded Los Angeles Lakers will begin Sunday's NBA playoffs action by taking on the eighth-seeded Utah Jazz at Staples Center in a best of seven games series. Game-one will be televised on ABC beginning at 3 p.m. ET.
Sports odds professionals at SBGglobal.com list the Lakers as 11-chalk favorites over the Jazz with a 210 total. Los Angeles is a -800 favorite on on the SBG Global moneyline while Utah backers are getting +600 moneyline odds.
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The Lakers had the best record in the Western Conference at 65-17 and they won the season-series, 2-1 by an average of 13 points per game. Not many NBA Playoffs betting experts give Utah much of a chance in this series particularly in Los Angeles. The Jazz were not a good road team this season, having much of their success at home. Another problem for Utah in NBA Playoffs odds is their defense which ranked 19th in the league. Stopping the Lakers will be a major problem for Utah in this NBA Playoffs betting series. The Lakers have Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and now they have Andrew Bynum healthy again.
Utah can score, ranking 7th in the league led by Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur. Williams averaged 22 points and 12 assists per game against the Lakers this season.
Most of the NBA Playoffs betting numbers favor the Lakers but the Jazz are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 Conference Quarterfinals games. The problem for Utah in this NBA Playoffs betting matchup is that they are not playing well lately and they don’t play well on the road. The Jazz are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Jazz are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Jazz are 1-8 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Los Angeles.
The numbers in NBA Playoffs odds are pretty good for Los Angeles. The Lakers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games. The Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.
