June 16th, 2010 | 
Author: Basketball odds overall favor the Lakers to claim the NBA title but the other three teams still have a chance. Boston and Orlando are fighting it out in the Eastern Conference and Phoenix may not be thorugh as their series moves to Phoenix. There are some things to keep in mind as you wager on basketball odds at this part of the NBA season.
In the NBA playoffs you have to keep in mind that the public is far more caught up than they were during the regular season. That means the favorite team in an NBA playoff game is going to get a ton of public action. If the Lakers or Orlando are the favorite, then you can expect them to be receiving a ton of encouragement from the public. This will lower their value in NBA odds. You must be aware of this fact as you wager on the games.
As you explore and wager on the NBA playoff games, you will recognize that what happened in the regular season doesn’t mean much during the playoffs. You don’t have issues such as jet lag being as significant in the NBA playoff games as both teams are on the same schedule. You also must be careful when wagering on this round of the playoffs and laying points. The Lakers, Orlando Magic, Celtics and Phoenix Suns are all strong teams and usually they don’t get blown out.
There are other things to think about in the NBA Playoffs as you wager basketball odds, like the last game, the overall series situation, injuries, etc. It once was that you could automatically take the loser of the last game and get a win but the zig-zag theory has been irrelevant mostly in this year’s playoffs. Betting the NBA playoffs can be a money maker if you keep a few things in mind. When it gets to the conference finals, there are just four teams left standing. There are few secrets left, so you really must analyze the situations when you bet these games.
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