What would you make the series price between L.A V.S S.A

[deadon]

I would make it L.A -270

 

[wilheim]

Dead on, no offense but you have the wrong favorite imho.


wil.

 

[D2bets]

daed on, I'lltake Spurs +230 or whatever fo the MAX please.

It will be around a pk em, maybe SA a slight fav, but it SHOULD be Spurs -160.

 

[deadon]

I might be off a few cents, but wrong side favorite never! If they do make it pk I will bet it up to minus 200

 

[D2bets]

It would be a "bad line" IMO, but the Lakers may in fact be made slgitht favs, but nowhere near -200. You won't see Spurs more than +110 anywhere anytime. No chance.

 

[shotgun69]

who has homecourt?

 

[winkyduck]

spurs have HC - but lakers WILL be favored. they are the #1 choice to win it all - odds wise - so they MUST come the fave in this series.

i'd say they come about -150ish - or as high as -165/-170.

this will be a classic "confrontation" between the sharps and the squares - with the sharps on the spurs and the squares on the lakers.

 

[deadon]

L.A

 

[deadon]

lakers are # 2 seed right?

 

[deadon]

don´t be calling me a square

 

[picasso]

Some current numbers at Pinnacle:

===========================================

Tue 4/27 Will Lakers Win 2003/2004 NBA Championship?
07:35 PM
201 Yes +244
202 No -274

Tue 4/27 Will Spurs Win 2003/2004 NBA Championship?
07:35 PM
203 Yes +300
204 No -360

Odds To win The Western Conference 2004
Tue 4/27 Will Lakers win the Western Conference?
07:35 PM
401 Yes +168
402 No -186

Tue 4/27 Will Spurs win the Western Conference?
07:35 PM
407 Yes +188
408 No -207

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Based on their numbers, it looks like the Lakers would be a slight favorite vs the Spurs.

 

[picasso]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dead on:
lakers are # 2 seed right?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Right, but home court goes to the team with the better record (Spurs). Division winners are guaranteed the 1/2 seeds but nothing else.

 

[WildBill]

If the Lakers win on Wednesday I am guessing LA -150, if it takes longer or someone gets hurt then LA -135. The number will be nothing like a realistic line, it will be a public number since just like last year will be the series everyone wants to watch and quite possibly again the true NBA Finals.

 

[Celaya]

As much as I am a Laker fan how can they be favorite when San Antonio has home court advantage plus they have won 15 straight games and are the defending champions.San antonio team plays much better defense, also Don't forget Shaq can't hit free throws worth $hit, And kobe has other things on his mind besides basketball. Kobe has sure stunk it up the last couple of games. Bruce Bowen defends Kobe really well and his defense gives him alot of trouble.Lakers have no answer on guarding tim duncan, Malone is old and past his prime at age 40, Duncan is a young guy and will do very well in the last quarter against the much older tired Lakers.

 

[Railbird]

SA should be -200 but will open +105 and will be bet to -113. SA in 5, if Malones elbows are allowed SA in 6.

 

[NickyDeuces]

IMO, the Defending Champ Spurs are the best all around NBA team. They faced no game seven last season, beating each of four opponents 4-2. If Lakers get by the Spurs their stock will rise sharply.

(I'll be playing S.A. at + 130)

[This message was edited by vegassportspics on April 27, 2004 at 05:04 AM.]

 

[JimFiestSux]

The Lakers are OLD! Spurs are resting! Lakers better hope to win it tomorrow or they are in trouble with a 7 game series with the Spurs having home court advantage! It might be early but their championship hopes are somewhat relying on this next game! OLD TIMERS,lol!

 

[D2bets]

How can the Lakers be a big favorite when they will be dogs in 4 of 7 games? What do you guys suppose the line will be for Game 1 in SA? I'm thinking somewhere between SA -3.5 to -4.5 depending on how LA looks the rest of this series, health, etc. And when LA hits home, depending on how it's going, LA probably also be in the -3.5 to -4.5 range. If you agree with that, it's clear that SA should be favored to win. If SA is any kind of + money for the series you probably have a pretty decent arbitrage/hedging situation.

Maybe I should be quiet for now.

 

[Fezzik]

Wow, every sharp is chunk betting Spurs. How much Laker square money can their be to make Lala on the road a favorite to win this series?

 

[Ladeda]

Spurs -135
Lakers +115