The betting public acquired burned by the Lakers’ first-round flameout towards the Timberwolves.
All the time one of the in style franchises to wager on, Lakers backers took it to a different degree within the hours and days after the Luka Doncic commerce in early February.
Los Angeles shifted from 40/1 to win the 2025 NBA Championship right down to 14/1 at BetMGM Sportsbook after the blockbuster deal, ending up at 10/1, the fourth-best odds within the league, earlier than the primary spherical tipped off in mid-April.
The Lakers had probably the most bets (16.2 % of tickets) and the second-highest deal with (15.4 %) behind the Celtics (17.1 %) at BetMGM.
Greater than 1 / 4 of the cash at FanDuel Sportsbook was on the Lakers to win all of it, per ESPN.
In opposition to Minnesota, the Lakers opened as a heavy -160 favourite — and bettors nonetheless got here pouring in.
Earlier than Sport 1, the Lakers had a whopping 96 % of the deal with and 65 of bets to win the collection at BetMGM.
Now, their season is over, and the betting public’s pockets acquired a bit thinner.
Betting on the NBA?
The Thunder (+140) stay the favorites to win the title at ESPN BET, adopted by the Celtics (+195) and Cavaliers (+500).
The Timberwolves are at present +2000 to take house the Larry O’Brien Trophy, that are the fifth-best odds on the board.
