Saturday, February 11th, 2012
Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics will travel in game 1 of their best of 7 NBA Finals series as they take on Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers on Thursday night.
They start the opening game of the NBA Finals from Los Angeles at 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC.
The point spread was opened up in Las Vegas with the home team LA Lakers as 6 point favorites with the over under coming in at 192 ½.
The early money from Sin City has been Boston Celtics money as the LA Lakers is currently lined as a 5 point betting favorite at Leroy’s sportsbook. Bettors looking for the best odds on the Boston Celtics can take +5 ½ points at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Money line gamblers betting the LA Lakers will find -250 odds at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Boston Celtics money line bettors will take back +210 odds at the Las Vegas Hilton for the road underdog to win outright without the need for points on their side.
The Lakers have been opened as a -200 favorite to win this best of 7 NBA Finals series with the Boston Celtics the underdog at +175. LA owns the home court advantage in the NBA Finals.
Offshore the sports books opened up game 1 with the LA Lakers as 6 point betting favorites with the over under coming in at 194.
The early money overseas has come on the Boston Celtics as the LA Lakers are lined as a 5 ½ point favorite at every sportsbook.
The over under in game 1 has been under money as the game is hung at 192 ½ at Bookmaker. Under players can play this game at 193 at The Greek and 5 Dimes.
Bettors playing the LA Lakers on the money line will find -260 odds at The Greek.
Road underdog money line gamblers can get +225 at Bookmaker and Bet Online for the Boston Celtics to win game 1 with the point spread no factor in the money line bet.
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