Lebron Out But People Still Betting the Lakers

Written by :

Mary Montgomery

Published on :

28 February, 2023

Despite losing LeBron James for 2-3 weeks because of a foot injury, AND being a half game out of the play-in tournament, people are still betting on the Lakers.

Our traders are reporting that they took a "max bet" on the Lake Show to come out of the West yesterday at 10-1 odds.

BetOnline said it currently had millions in futures liability on LeBron and the Lakers to win another title, which is why it is offering some of the lowest Lakers' odds in the market.

Currently, the Lakers' championship odds are just 20-1, while other books are as high as 55-1.

"At the end of the day, like Tiger Woods, people are going to blindly bet on LeBron James no matter what the state of his team is," Adam Burns, Sportsbook Manager, said. "There's always a chance when you have LeBron on your roster, but we're talking about an old, beat-up team that has very little shot to be competitive in the playoffs, let alone win a championship. But we have to respect the bettors and our current positions."

Below are the Lakers latest playoffs, conference and NBA Finals odds.

Will the Los Angeles Lakers make the 2022-2023 NBA Playoffs?

Yes +175

No -210

NBA Championship

Boston Celtics +300

Phoenix Suns +450

Milwaukee Bucks +525

Denver Nuggets +750

Los Angeles Clippers +1200

Philadelphia 76ers +1200

Golden State Warriors +1400