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[17wasEZ]

For anyone who understands how odds work, Las Vegas currently has Dallas -280 to win their series against the Lakers while Miami is -650 to beat the Celtics and move on.

Just by going off of these odds, Las Vegas is saying that the Lakers are more than 2 times as likely to comeback and win their series as the Celtics are.

I realize the Lakers and C's are playing different levels of opponents, but those numbers also take into consideration that the Lakers lost two home games and would play 3 of the next 4 on the road while the Celtics lost their games on the road.

[Fafnir]

You have to remember that odds are put up to get action on both sides typically. Most booking places don't want to get huge exposure one way or another, they want to make money for sure.

Lakers and Miami are probably the teams with the most bandwagon support in the entire NBA atm among bettors. The Bulls/Celtics would be in the next tier, and then the Mavs/Thunder/Memphis.

[StartOrien]

Wonder why Las Vegas would set bad odds for the Lakers to win, seems like they're trying to take advantage of some of the hometown fans in the area.... - it's almost like they're out for people's money or something.

[17wasEZ]

Wonder why Las Vegas would set bad odds for the Lakers to win, seems like they're trying to take advantage of some of the hometown fans in the area.... - it's almost like they're out for people's money or something.

I think you have Las Vegas all wrong........