[...] levision exposure, like the Boston Red Sox or the Los Angeles Lakers. Squares will place bets on these teams for a number of irrational reasons. Being a fan is a common reason. Civic pride is another. These are not good reasons for risking money for any purpose other than entertainment. A sharp player looks at a square as a negative role model. Whatever the casual bettor is doing, the sharp will [...]

[...] +1200 Los Angeles Lakers +3000 Indiana Pacers +3200 Philadelphia 76ers +7000 Los Angeles Clippers +8000 The sportsbooks also offer matchup betting props. Here is what 5Dimes has poste [...]

We are less than a month in to the 2012 condensed version of the NBA regular season and there are a few early surprises. We take a quick look at how the sportsbooks view the chances of winning the NBA title and how these teams have done against the spread. The Miami Heat are off to a fast start and are favored at online books at about +125 to win the NBA title. Against the spread, Miami is abou

[...] that take the court on Christmas Day against the Los Angeles Lakers won't look much different than the team that left the court against Miami back in late May. The one big addition, though, will be shooting guard Richard Hamilton, who comes to the Bulls after spending the last nine years with Detroit. "On this team, there are no ball hogs," Hamilton said recently. "There are guy [...]

[...] betting favorite and 5-5 ATS as the underdog. Los Angeles Lakers +395 Surprisingly the bookmakers are giving the Lakers a lot of credit here, more than likely overrating a team that has gotten older and lost Lamar Odom who was traded away to the Dallas Mavericks this offseason. The sportsbooks are most likely assuming the Lakers will find away to bring Dwight Howard to LA and pair him with Ko [...]

[...] s Hornets at the Greek Sportsbook Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers The Lakers are 12.5 point favorites to win today and close out the Utah Jazz in five games. The Lakers won the first two at home by 13 & 10 and you can expect Jerry Sloan's squad to play hard and keep it near the number for the third time. Eventually talent should prevail and Lakers will move on to round two but a cover is n [...]

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NBA Pick: Toronto at Los Angeles The Los Angeles Lakers are 39-23 against the spread this season. They are 16-5 in their last 21 starts versus the Vegas line. Los Angeles is shooting forty-nine percent in their last three encounters. In their last two match-ups, the Lakers have been “stupid” {in the positive fashion} from behind the arch shooting an incredible fifty-two percent. Tor [...]

[...] 1999-00 - Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers 1998-99 - Karl Malone, Utah 1997-98 - Michael Jordan, Chicago 1996-97 - Karl Malone, Utah 1995-96 - Michael Jordan, Chicago 1994 [...]

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[...] first place in the Pacific division, leading the Los Angeles Lakers by 2.5 games. LA made a big splash last week with a blockbuster of their own when they acquired Paul Gasol from Memphis. Upper management in Phoenix clearly is reacting to that trade and also add in the fact, that although Phoenix has been one of the best regular season teams in the NBA over the last few years but have not been a [...]

[...] officially a game-time decision.Kobe Bryant - G - Los Angeles LakersBryant was listed as a game-time decision for the Lakers against the Spurs on Sunday night (he had sat out the previous game with a sprained ankle), but he ended up in the starting lineup anyway for the big Western Conference matchup.Chris Bosh - F - Toronto RaptorsBosh (sore knee) was listed as questionable for the Raptors versus [...]