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NBA DUNKEL


Boston at LA Lakers
The Celtics look to open up the series and build on their 5-1 ATS record in their last 6 playoff games as an underdog. Boston is the pick (+5 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Lakers favored by only 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Boston (+5 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, JUNE 3

Game 701-702: Boston at LA Lakers (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 127.183; LA Lakers 129.444
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Lakers by 2 1/2; 196
Vegas Line & Total: LA Lakers by 5 1/2; 192
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+5 1/2); Over

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Pick 'n' Roll: Today's best NBA bets

Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers (-5.5, 192)

History shows that the Lakers and Celtics have won the most NBA championships with a total of 32. But one unit has won even more - defense.

The old adage "Defense wins championships" didn't become an old adage for nothing. For all the changes in the modern game, it has stood the test of time.

That's why it's hard to pass on the Celtics in this series based on what they've done to a pair of offensive superpowers so far in the playoffs.

Boston's defense held the Magic to 90.6 points per game in the postseason, 12.2 points fewer than their regular-season average, and that includes a 113-point outburst in Game 5. Drop it and the Magic's average falls to 86 ppg.

The Celtics' D was similarly tenacious against LeBron James and the Cavaliers, limiting them to 94.5 ppg, a full 7.4 points off their regular-season pace. That includes the Cleveland's 120-point performance in Game 5. Without it, the Cavs were held to 89.4 ppg.

The Heat also were cooled to the tune of 87.6 ppg, 8.9 points fewer than their regular-season average. The key to the Celtics' success is no secret - they physically take teams out of their offense, a style the Lakers have not faced in the playoffs.

"We don’t have a smackdown mentality,’’ said Lakers coach Phil Jackson before campaigning against the Celtics' football brand of basketball. " ...That’s not our kind of team. We don’t go out there to smack people around."

Too bad because that's exactly what it takes to be NBA crowned NBA champs. Kobe Bryant may get his 30 (although primary defender Tony Allen may have something to say about that) but the rest of the Lakers can't produce enough points to cover, perhaps not even enough to win outright.

Pick: Celtics

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Game of the day: Celtics at Lakers

Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers (-5.5, 192)

The numbers

The Lakers are -5.5 for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The lone regular-season meeting in Los Angeles had the Lakers favored by just -2.5 points back in February, so this is a big jump from that. However, Kobe Bryant did not play in that 87-86 Celtics victory.

The total sits around 192 after opening between 194 and 195. Both regular-season meetings stayed well below the number.

Greatest pro rivalry ever?

This is the 12th meeting in the NBA Finals between the two most storied franchises in the NBA.

The series dates back to 1948, covering 272 meetings. But it really did not get going until 1959, the first of seven championship meetings in the next 11 years. The Celtics brought home the NBA title in all seven of those series with three of those going the seven-game distance.

The Lakers were able to get some of it back winning two of the three meetings in the Bird vs. Magic era in the 80’s. It was then 22 years before they finally got to meet again, this time in 2008 when the Celtics claimed their first NBA Championship since 1986.

After getting humiliated in the finals two years ago, including a 39-point shellacking in the deciding game, the Lakers were thrilled that the Celtics took out the Cavaliers and the Magic to get here, as they no doubt want some payback.

Better prepared

While the Lakers were beaten pretty badly in the 2008 finals, they can draw some positives from it. Los Angeles did not know what was coming at them two years ago but that won’t be the case this year.

“Well, you're just looking forward to the challenge of it,” Bryant told reporters. “The last time we played them, it was a great learning experience for us. It taught us what it takes to be a champion. The defensive intensity that they played with, the tenacity that they played with, we learned a great deal in that series.”

The Lakers used that series loss as a form of motivation and they were able to get it done last season against the Magic four games to one to bring home another NBA championship. It was the 15th in franchise history and a title this year will move it to within one of Boston’s 17 NBA crowns.

A win would also move it over .500 as Los Angeles is 15-15 in NBA Finals series. Boston meanwhile is an outstanding 17-4 in 21 trips to the Finals.

Same teams, different teams

The last NBA Finals meeting was just two years and while some things have stayed the same, a lot of things have changed. The core players for both sides are still in place and the styles of both teams have not changed but there are plenty of differences.

Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins have grown and matured as players. Ron Artest has given the Lakers a more formidable perimeter defender than the last time they played, Andrew Bynum is healthier and Pau Gasol has added 15 pounds of muscle.

Even with these differences, the Celtics are not going to be changing their gameplan or style because they feel what worked then is going to work again and there is no reason to stray from that. The defense that was so tough then is playing with that same tenacity now.

“They play one way and we play a different way,” Ray Allen told reporters. “That's what's beautiful about the Finals because you get a contrast of the two styles. It's about who can take away that team's strengths and force that team to play the way you want them to play.”

More competitive please

The NBA Playoffs have always been extremely entertaining and have provided us with many amazing moments and extremely great games. This year, however, the playoffs have been a dud unless you like blowouts and runaways.

Through the first 14 series, there were more games decided by 20 points or more (13) than three points or less (10). Where is the supposed parity in that?

Two rounds back, the Celtics were blown out by the Cavaliers by 29 points only to return the favor by 32 points two games later. On the other side, the Lakers lost to Oklahoma City by 21 points in Game 4 only to win by 24 points in Game 5.

The NBA Finals last season had two overtime games, both won by the Lakers but it also had two blowouts by 25 and 13 points. Two years ago, the Lakers lost the final game against Boston by 39 points - the second double-digit loss in the finals by Los Angeles.

After seven long months of pro basketball, is it too much to ask for a series that is competitive throughout and one that will go the distance? I don’t think so.

Trends

Boston is 9-20-1 ATS against the Western Conference this season.

Los Angeles is 15-5 ATS at home when playing on three or more days rest over the last three seasons.

The Celtics are 10-4 to the under in their last 14 playoff games when underdogs between 5.0 and 10.5 points.

The Lakers are 9-2 to the under in their last 11 home games against teams with a road winning percentage of .600 or better.

The Celtics are 9-2-1 ATS in the last 12 meetings

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets

Milwaukee Brewers at Florida Marlins (-240, 8)

No, you did not slip through a wormhole in time: Chris Capuano really is taking the hill for the Brewers tonight for the first time since 2007.

That's when the lefty left for his second Tommy John surgery and he has been mired in the minors or extended spring training ever since. Capuano went 3-1 with a 1.59 ERA in seven minor-league starts but the Brewers didn't call him up just because they think he is ready.

The loss of Doug Davis to chest pains and an effort to prevent Capuano from opting out of his contract forced the Brewers' hand. The fact that they inserted him to face Florida ace Josh Johnson tells you something about their expectations.

"As an organization, we have put a lot of energy into getting him back," Brewers manager Ken Macha said. "He's done the same thing on his side, probably more so from his side. I think it's worth everybody's while to go out and see how he does."

Not good, if history is any indication. Capuano left the Brewers three years ago with an 0-22 streak in games in which he pitched. He was 0-12 with a 6.08 ERA during that span.

Of course, the Brew Crew's track record isn't much better in Miami, where they are 6-22 in their last 28 games. Look for both of those dismal streaks to continue.

Pick: Marlins


Oakland A's at Boston Red Sox (-130, 9)

Tim Wakefield's knuckleball has been figured out by some AL East hitters who see him on a regular basis, but he spinless specials still baffle the Athletics.

In their last three meetings, Wakefield is 3-0 against the A's and has allowed just six earned runs in 22 1/3 innings, including a complete-game four-hitter last season.

The hard-luck loser in that game was Brett Anderson, who has otherwise enjoyed similar success against the Sox, going 2-1 against them last season.

Anderson allowed only five earned runs and struck out 22 Red Sox in his last 22 innings, including a complete-game shutout in which he limited Boston's batters to just two hits.

The A's have scored more than six runs just once in the past 14 games while the Red Sox have finally started to heat up, but it will take a lot of offense to top the total against these pitchers.

Pick: Under

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Football Jesus Free text today is LAKERS over Boston for the series

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National Sports Service Picks


Picks For 06/03/10


4* L.A. Lakers -5.5 over Boston (NBA)

3* L.A. Angels (WEAVER) -105 over Kansas City (GREINKE

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Premier Picks® For 06/03/10


4* Oakland (Anderson) +110 over Boston (Wakefield)
Range: +125 to -110
3* Washington (Martin) -110 over Houston (Moehler)
Range: +110 to -130
3* Boston +5.5 over L.A. Lakers (NBA)
Range: +7 to +3.5

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Outlaw Sports Advisors
Went 3-0 on Wednesday

WASHINTON NATIONALS -115
OAKLAND A'S @ BOSTON REDSOX - UNDER 9
BALTIMORE ORIOLES +270

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Baseball crusher pod 6/3

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Play of the Day:



Boston Red Sox -130 over the Oakland Athletics

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50* 3 Team Parlay
Oakland under 9
New York Yankees ML
Florida Marlines ML

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Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

The Atlanta Braves are the hottest team in baseball and ready to take it to the Dodgers who have struggled to score as of late. The Dodgers have put up only one run in each of their last two wins over the struggling D-Backs. The Braves went 21-8 in the month of may and they have won 8 straight games in a row with giving up no more than 3 runs in each of those wins. In the last two weeks the Braves have gone from worst to first in the National League East as they have gone from 6.5 games down to a 2.5 game lead over the Phillies who the Braves just swept. With their great play in the month of may the Braves players were honored with rookie of the month in Jason Heyward and NL player of the month Troy Glaus. Winning has been contagious for the Braves and it has even spread to their second year pitcher Kris Medlen who has done a great job in taking over for the injured Jair Jurrgens. Medlen is 2-1 with a 2.85 ERA. The Dodgers send out Hiroki Kuroda in this one and Kuroda has not been the same since coming back from getting hit in the head by a line drive in the Cleveland series. His ERA has gone up and in his last game he got roughed up in Colorado giving up 5 earned runs in 4 innings pitched.The Braves have also beaten the Dodgers the last three times they have played them in Los Angeles. Even though Chipper Jones was injured for the Braves in their last game I don't think it will matter as most of the Braves bench players have had better years than Jones. They will just plug in Infante or Hinske into the lineup and not loose a step. I think it is smart money to ride Hotlanta in this one.

Atlanta Braves +125

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JR ODonnell | NBA Sides Thu, 06/03/10 - 9:05 PM

triple-dime bet 702 LAL -5.5 (-110) Sportbet vs 701 BOS
Analysis:
LAKE SHOW 3*J BOMB

LAKERS - 5.5 TUNE UP THE CELTIC'S
GAME 1 POWER PLAY
The Lakers will not be the popular side tonight as the public will ride the Boston Celtics knowing that the Lake show gang is a slow starting club. The Lakers have a swagger about them and the way the Lakers play on the "Defensive" end as we have huge edges on the Defensive and Rebounding! The JR O POWER RATINGS have the Lake show by 9.5 points. We will call for the Lakers to shut down the Celtics Rondo who has just played out of his mind in the NBA~ playoffs so far. Celtics are 1-4 the last 5 off three plus days rest and the Lake Show 6-1 the last 7. LAKE SHOW BY 10 TO 15

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King Creole | NBA Total Thu, 06/03/10 - 9:05 PM

triple-dime bet 701 BOS / 702 LAL Under 192.0 Sportbet
Analysis: Thursday, June 3rd / Game One / NBA Finals / 9:00pm ET
Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers
3*** BEST BET on: UNDER the TOTAL