[No coincidences]

Take the Lakers on Sunday.



Denver covers easily at home by 15 and what's their reward? They get sliced in half as faves by oddsmakers. Line is screaming Lakers.

[BigDofBA]

I agree.

LA went to Denver with a goal of winning one game and that's what they will do. They didn't show up last game. They will show up this game and close it out at home in 5.

They don't want to have to come back to Denver. Trust me.

Lakers seems like a great play to me.

[hawley]

I noticed this immediately as did many others I am sure.

Line suggests the Lakers are the play.

[BernardMadoff]

Its perception. Denver's back was against the wall for Game 3 and they came out and played like it was. Perception is that Lakers even when down big in Game 3 managed to come back at a point but couldnt get close enough to actually win. Perception is they will not let the game get out of hand early again and if that doesnt happen then they should make it a game.

[mp5070]

[mp5070]

Its perception. Denver's back was against the wall for Game 3 and they came out and played like it was. Perception is that Lakers even when down big in Game 3 managed to come back at a point but couldnt get close enough to actually win. Perception is they will not let the game get out of hand early again and if that doesnt happen then they should make it a game.

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[HoulihansTX]

Zig/zag effect

[Pick'nParlays]

agreed

[Pauulzcappin]

Didn't see there was already a thread about this. But yeah.

[Snowball]

these Kobe-era Lakers are going to fetch a premium
they have long been favorites of lazy whales.
i wouldn't read into money falling on LA
just bet who you think will win

[BigDofBA]

these Kobe-era Lakers are going to fetch a premium
they have long been favorites of lazy whales.
i wouldn't read into money falling on LA
just bet who you think will win

I think LA will win and I hate the Lakers and hardly ever take them because they are overvalued.

[t-wizzle]

I lean L.A. but I can't help but think back to the Lakers/Thunder series a couple years ago. Same line situation in Games 3 and 4.

[dfish]

Lake show for me
GL

[PaperTrail07]

denver will come out hot an win it with effort

[lunchbawks]

u are seeing this all wrong nocoin...

half of the free world will be on LA, why should bookies give the public extra points?

[HoulihansTX]

Did not bet, but Denver has dissapointed my thoroughly. They have no plan on offense, and Bynum creates too many mismatches.

[No coincidences]

u are seeing this all wrong nocoin...

half of the free world will be on LA, why should bookies give the public extra points?

Again, lunch, the line was -3.5/-4 for Game 3 and Denver won by 15. What were the oddsmakers supposed to do here? The fact that it was -2 was a tell-tale sign. Given the 4-point loss in Game 2 in LA and the 15-point win in Game 3, this should've opened at -4 minimum.

[Pauulzcappin]

[lunchbawks]

Again, lunch, the line was -3.5/-4 for Game 3 and Denver won by 15. What were the oddsmakers supposed to do here? The fact that it was -2 was a tell-tale sign. Given the 4-point loss in Game 2 in LA and the 15-point win in Game 3, this should've opened at -4 minimum.

if they called the foul on Gasol Denver would have won. La backrs got lucky and still can't admit it

[Pauulzcappin]

You said yesterday that it wouldn't have made a difference, what made you change your mind overnight?

[lunchbawks]

watched replays on thescore, and thought damnnn how could u miss that call? like really on their home floor gasol lay the shoulder into gallo and no whistle? r u kidding me??

need to stop thinking about this.

[t-wizzle]

Again, lunch, the line was -3.5/-4 for Game 3 and Denver won by 15. What were the oddsmakers supposed to do here? The fact that it was -2 was a tell-tale sign. Given the 4-point loss in Game 2 in LA and the 15-point win in Game 3, this should've opened at -4 minimum.

No it should not have. This kind of stuff happens all the time in the nba playoffs. There was nothing unusual about the line being 2/2.5.