Submitted by rsteel on
Portland Trailblazers over Los Angeles Lakers: Anytime you bet on the Lakers you will pay a premium. That does not mean they will not cover but it does mean they rarely have value. The Laker name Davis and Lebron attract the money in the marketplace. This series and especially game 1 maybe much closer than expected. Port has been in playoff mode since they entered the bubble. Lal have been on cruise control with players in and out of the line up. First off the Port defense is horrible. So how do they win? Push the pace try and outscore Lal since they are not going to stop them. The focus is on Lillard and McCollum rightfully so. However Anthony is playing his best basketball in a long time Nurkic is strong up the middle and Trent off the bench is instant scoring. Port has nothing to lose just go out there and bombs away. I made this game 4.5 giving us excellent value.