NBA Finals Betting: Lakers Take It To Seven

The 2010 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers comes down to one game and a seventh game at that.

The Lakers are 7-point home faves and the Total is set at 186.5.

The Celtics are 6-3 against the spread in their last nine games against the Lakers at the STAPLES Center while the Lakers are 17-3 straight up in their last 20 home games.

In the Lakers’ last eight games when favored by 8-points or less, they are 6-2 SU and 5-3 ATS and in the Celtics’ last nine at +8 or less, they are 6-3 SU and ATS.

The Celtics had an opportunity to win their second NBA title in three years and they blew it, losing 89-67 to the Lakers in Game 6.

Boston was a 6.5-point underdog and the series is all tied up at three games apiece (3-3).

The Lakers shot 41.8 percent from the field, as opposed to 33 percent for the Celtics, they made 89.5 percent of their free throws, while Boston only made 60 percent and they outrebounded the Eastern champs 52-39.