NBA Finals Odds Magic at Lakers Game 1 - Kobe vs Howard

NBA Finals odds for Game 1 are set as Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are favored by 6-points when they host Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic Thursday night at 9:05pm EST on ABC.

Los Angeles is back in NBA Finals odds for the second consecutive year and 30th time in franchise history while the Magic are in the NBA Finals for the second time in their history.

The matchup between the Magic and Lakers should be a good one as Orlando has the dominating presence of Howard while the Lakers have Kobe.

The Lakers will try and control Howard with three big men, Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom.

"He's a unique kind of player," Pau Gasol said about Howard, "I don't think there have been many players like him because of his physical gifts and attributes."

Howard averaged 21.5 points, 16 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots in the two regular season games against the Lakers, both Orlando wins.

NBA finals odds at SBG Global have the Lakers -6 point favorites at home in NBA odds for Game 1 against the Magic with a betting total of 206. Betting props for tonight's game have Dwight Howard +300 in NBA finals odds to win the MVP award.

The Lakers main weakness is handling a point guard who is quick. Unless Jameer Nelson makes a surprise appearance, the Magic don’t have a guard that can give the Lakers trouble as Rafer Alston does not have the speed to cause Los Angeles trouble.

On the other side, Orlando has no player that can stop Kobe. In the two regular season meetings, Kobe averaged 34.5 points per game. NBA finals odds at have have Kobe favored to win the 2009 NBA MVP award at -300.

Orlando lives and dies with three-point shooting and they could be in trouble against the Lakers who had the third-lowest opponents' three-point field goal percentage in the regular season (34.5%), and the second-lowest in the postseason (31.3%).

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Vegas NBA Finals odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Lakers -6 basketball betting favorites for Game 1 against the Magic with a total of 206.5.

NBA Finals Odds and Betting Stats for Magic at Lakers Game 1

The Magic are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Magic are 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 vs. the Pacific. The Magic are 17-7 ATS in their last 24 games as a road underdog. The Magic are 4-1 ATS in NBA odds for the last 5 meetings against the Lakers.

The Lakers are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 vs. the Southeast. The Lakers are 1-10-1 ATS in NBA Finals odds for their last 12 NBA Championship games.

The Over is 4-0 in NBA odds for Orlando’s last 4 games as an underdog. The Over is 5-1 in Orlando’s last 6 overall.

The Under is 5-0 in NBA Finals odds for the Lakers last 5 games as a home favorite. The Under is 8-2 in the Lakers last 10 overall. The Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Los Angeles between the two teams.

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