2025 NBA Playoffs Wetten: Los Angeles Lakers Losing is 'Fantastic result' for sports books

The Minnesota Timberwolves were not the only ones who celebrated on Wednesday evening after they had sent the Los Angeles Lakers (103-96) to achieve a 4-1 win in round 1 of the NBA Playoffs 2025. The Lakers were the Meistste NBA team in relation to the overall catchers and the total obligation for several sports books. Therefore, the Chancer were thrilled that they went home.

At BetMGM, the Lakers had the most bets (15.6%) of all playoff teams to win the championship, together with the third highest (14%). Since Los Angeles had 10-1 chances to win the title into the post-season (and previously longer chances of winning), liability quickly added up.

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“It was great for us,” said Halvor Egeland, a BetmGM dealer, to Yahoo Sports about the lacers' excretion. “You were our greatest liability for the title. It is always a hook-22 when it comes to these public teams. The additional handle that is going is great, but it obviously brings more risk. We couldn't write a bet on the wolves before the series started. It was a fantastic result for us.”

For Egeland's Point, 88% of the total dollars were on the series price at BetMGM on the Lakers together with 69% of the bets.

Los Angeles is always a public team and will attract oversized measures compared to the overall quality of the team, but the futures bets on the Lakers have recorded steam after the team took over superstar Luka Dončić in February. The Lakers were short favorites to win the series against the Timberwolves.

The biggest wager at BetMGM was a bet of $ 100,000 for the Lakers at 10-1 chances to win everything that would have won $ 1 million. Instead, it will return to the coffers of the quota makers together with the remaining futures tickets on Los Angeles.