As the NBA Finals head into Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida for game 3 of the series between the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers, many questions arise as to what possible outcome will come forth of the final grade. Tuesday night at 9pm EST many of these questions will begin to find answers and one of them for sure will be, is the Orlando Magic a worthy opponent for the Lakers on home court advantage?

BetUS Sportsbook has the line listed at Orlando Magic -4 with a total of 198 points. Again the recommendation in spite of Orlando’s home court appearance is the Lakers. As a plus four point road dog, Kobe and company would seem the pick for many reasons.

In spite of Stan Van Gundy’s efforts as a tactician to come out with a win at the Staples Center the Orlando Magic turned over the ball 20 times and lost focus in the final stretch of the game. The Magic even had a last second buzzer beater in an elaborate play that ended with Courtney Lee missing a point blank shot, thus taking the game into an overtime that proved the Lakers to be the winners although the spread was not covered by a minimal difference.

Orlando’s situation is difficult since eventually they ended up relying on Hedo Turkoglu to provided the offensive required to get in the game. Orlando’s two starting point guards just did not show to the game it seemed, and very soon both Jameer Nelson and Rafer Alston were benched to provide the team with fresh options. In spite of the efforts the Magic lost a game quite possibly ready for the taking more due to their own mistakes then to the performance on behalf of the Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers will very likely win one of the two next games in Orlando and to start that leg of the series as a +4 point dog is too tempting to pass up. We suggest the dog with an over 198. Hope you enjoy the game!