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Gambling911.com's free NBA pick for Tuesday February 24, 2009 is on the Los Angeles Lakers Against The Spread on the road in Oklahoma City.
Diamond Sports International was offering the Lakers as the -7 ½ favorite heading into Tuesday afternoon. They have won the last 7 against the Thunder (previously the Seattle Seahawks). Only 3 of those were by more than the current spread of 7 ½ however.
There is a great stat to monitor here that truly favors Los Angeles. Against The Spread in road games versus poor defensive teams that allow 99 points or more per game, the Lakers are 19-2 during the second half of the season.
From Stats.com:
Bryant leads the Lakers into Oklahoma City on Tuesday night to face a Thunder club that allowed its two highest point totals of the season in its last two games.
Los Angeles (46-10) picked up its fourth win in a row Sunday, 111-108 at Minnesota. Bryant had 28 points, six rebounds and seven assists as the Lakers won for the 15th time in 17 games.
With a layup 1:18 into the second half, the current Lakers superstar moved past Lakers great Elgin Baylor (23,149 points) into 20th place on the career list.
"I think it's great," Bryant said. "The Lakers are one of those franchises where the greatest to ever wear this uniform are some of the greatest of all time. It's a tremendous honor to pass him."
Bryant scored 34 points in the Lakers' 105-98 win over the visiting Thunder on Feb. 10, becoming the youngest player in league history at 30 years, 171 days to reach 23,000 points. On Tuesday, Bryant (23,164) will pass Adrian Dantley for 19th all-time if he scores 14 points.
Gambling911.com Staff
