Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 30/09/2020, 08:14  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 30/09/2020 at 09:14 in Basketball Predictions

it's been a long road to the final with a suspension part way during the season. The LA Lakers take on Miami Heat in the NBA final and it is the Lakers who are favourites to win their first title since 2010. Their opponents last lifted the title seven years ago but this is no normal NBA Final this year. This best-of-seven final won't see teams having home advantage, instead we're in the bubble in Orlando, where this teams have been since the end of July.

The Lakers won the Pacific Division of the Western Conference with a 52-19 season record. That made them the top seeds for the play-offs and they have been in great form in the past few weeks. 15 games have been played and 12 of them have ended in a win for the Lakers. The Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets were all beaten 4-1 as they made their way to the Western Conference title. Lebron James and Anthony Davis have both been in top form during the play-offs. Just a few more excellent efforts will see the Lakers lift the title.

Miami Heat won the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference but their 44-29 record saw them seeded only fifth in the play-offs. They have defied the critics though in the play-offs with a 4-0 win over the Indiana Pacers and followed that up by beating top seeds Milwaukee Bucks 4-1, before beating the Boston Celtics 4-2 in the Eastern Conference final. That was a series that they could easily have lost though with the Celtics guilty of giving away good leads. The Lakers are unlikely to do that and can win this opening game.