I understand that professional sports handicappers spend hours pouring over stats and critically analyzing every bit of information to predict winners, but these recent NBA playoff games have been so dominated and covered by the home teams that it makes the "trade" laughable.

On weekends I have more time to read Covers articles, threads, and posts, and today, for example, a great many users/bettors were all over both the Lakers and Hornets...to either win or, at least, to cover the point spread.  Yet regular season history pointed in the opposite direction.  Furthermore, after Cleveland, who looked like the New York Knicks as visitor, thumped Boston at home the other night, even the casual sports fan received a great example of the difference and value of playing at home in the NBA playoffs.

While it is arguably the combination of fanhood and sports wagering value that drives many bettors to the underdog, how many times does a day like today have to happen before the bettor lays the money down on the right team...the home team.