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The Los Angeles Lakers (8-7) will lock horns with the Miami Heat (6-9) at the American Airlines Arena for a Western vs. Eastern conference clash. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 PM and scheduled to be televised on FSN. This has been a well-balanced series as of late as the Heat and Lakers have split the last six meetings between the two with three victories each. In the most recent contest, the Heat edged the Lakers 92-91 in the City of Angels in March.
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Los Angeles Heat at Miami Heat Overview<br />
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<b>Los Angeles Lakers </b>
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The Lakers come into this contest off a loss against Miami’s cross-state rival the Orlando Magic when they were dispatched 130-113 on Saturday night after closing as a 4.5-point favorite. The Lakers had won four in a row in the build-up to this fixture.
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<b>Miami Heat </b>
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Overall, the Heat come into this contest in recently poor form. The Heat have won just one game in their last five matches. The Heat are back at home after a two-game road trip that concluded on Friday night with a 99-91 loss in Indiana. The Heat have gone 1-4 ATS over their last five outings as well.
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Reasons To Avoid Los Angeles<br />
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62% of the consensus like the Lakers here with the points which makes them a good fade target as a public dog. However, this illustrates a phenomenon that is known simply as the "LeBron James Effect". Whenever the King sets foot on the court whatever team he is on becomes public immediately, and often takers pay a premium to back said team as a result. Also like the Cavaliers and Heat in the past, the Lakers have become quite overvalued as their against the spread record stands at a paltry 5-10. For this reason, it is ill-advised to back the Lakers here.
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Reasons To Back Miami<br />
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In addition to the potentially laying a reduced number, the Heat bode a deeper bench in comparison to the Lakers. While the Lakers are more or less a one-man show, the Heat have a lot of weapons that make them a more competitive ensemble across the board. There is a little question or doubt surrounding King James' greatness but when he is off the court, and this becomes a match-up of the sixth, seventh, and eighth men the Heat have a huge edge. The Lakers are also the worst team in the league in opponent free-throw percentage as opponents hit 80.3 percent of their shots while the Heat only allow a league-best 72.1 percent of attempts from the charity stripe demonstrating sound strategy in determining who to foul if need be. This is a huge advantage for Miami if this game comes down a scenario where free throws become prevalent.
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