The Lakers winning would be a very solid result for the book,\u201d <\/strong>Korn told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cBeing that there was a bunch of money on the Bucks, Clippers, 76ers, Celtics, and Rockets all to win, the book will end up doing well if the Lakers can clinch the title tonight and in general.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Lakers are consensus 7-point favorites for Game 5 at sportsbooks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve seen fairly split action coming in tonight\u2019s game, which has caused the line to hold steady at Lakers -7,\u201d <\/strong>Korn said. \u201cWe are seeing more money\/bets come in on the Lakers\u2019 side in our moneyline market (mainly in parlays), but more bets\/money come in on the Heat for our point-spread market. The total hasn\u2019t moved much at all, either. We opened it up at 216 and it got to 216.5 at one point early this morning, but it has since moved back to 216.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nHere\u2019s another reason why a Lakers win would be good for sportsbooks. Korn said the only losing outcome for Finals MVP at PointsBet would be if the award went to Miami star Jimmy Butler.<\/p>\n
Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf the Lakers can wrap up this year\u2019s NBA championship, they will have 17 league titles \u2013 tied with the Boston Celtics for the most in league history.<\/p>\n
And they\u2019ll enter next season as the favorite to win an 18th title.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
In the 2020-21 season futures released by Westgate SuperBook on Monday, the Lakers are 7\/2 favorites. They are followed by the Clippers at 4\/1, Milwaukee Bucks at 7\/1, Golden State Warriors at 10\/1, the Celtics at 12\/1, and the Brooklyn Nets and Heat at 14\/1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In a year without COVID delays, the upcoming NBA season would begin in about two weeks. Instead, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told CNN recently that the hoped-for start is Christmas. But, more likely, at some point in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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