New betting favorite emerges to become next Lakers coach

LeBron James is nine points away from another historic landmark. Already the NBA's all-time leading scorer, if James has even a well-below average scoring game he will become the first player to ever notch 40000 points. That is just a staggering figure. But did you know LeBron also holds the record for the most playoffs points scored in NBA…

Dejounte Murray and D'Angelo Russell have been tangled in rumors as the NBA trade deadline approaches. Check out the latest next team odds and see how likely top names like Dejounte Murray are to be moved. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports Trade rumors are swirling in a competitive title chase, as franchises look to make upgrades or sell off before…

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The Nuggets and Lakers will face off in the first game of the NBA season and this FanDuel promo code offer will up the ante on the game. Denver made quick work of Los Angeles in a Western Conference sweep en route to a championship. New users who sign up and bet with this FanDuel promo code offer can bet $5 on Nuggets vs. Lakers to win. Bettors…

The NBA season is here, and one of the best divisions in basketball gets ready to roll. We're here to share our NBA odds series, make a 2023-24 Pacific Division winner prediction, and pick while showing reasoning. The Sacramento Kings won the Pacific Division last season, emerging out of nowhere to snag first place. Likewise, the Phoenix…

After many years of wandering aimlessly, the Sacramento Kings finally assembled a roster that snapped their playoff drought last season. The Kings lost in a difficult series to rival Golden State in the first round of the playoffs last season but have hope for what they can do moving forward. Anyone looking to make Kings vs Lakers picks & parlays…

The NBA's 78th season is set to tip off with a ring ceremony. After raising their 2023 championship banner into the rafters of Ball Arena, the Denver Nuggets will host the Los Angeles Lakers to kick off the NBA season. Nuggets vs Lakers is a thrilling rematch of the Western Conference finals, which Denver won 4-1. With the spread at -5 for Denver…

Phoenix, Arizona (Burn City Sports) Frank Vogel is entering into his first season as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns. Vogel has over 10 seasons of head coaching experience in the NBA. He coached five plus seasons with the Indiana Pacers. Two years with the Orlando Magic and three seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite the Suns having very…

TV viewers and advertisers might not be too excited for an NBA Finals matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. In the second Finals in 13 years without LeBron James, Steph Curry, or both, the national spotlight will finally hit emerging stars like the Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and the Heat's Jimmy Butler. While it's no Boston Celtics-Los…

2023 NBA Playoffs are getting closer to their final shape. Now, only the top teams in the league are a step closer to winning the championship. With the Memphis Grizzlies set to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, it means it is time for some Grizzlies NBA Playoffs bold predictions. Memphis finished the regular season with a 51-31…

If you hold up betting odds as a great predictor, then you may believe the Rockets already have narrowed their focus on their next head coach. A day after the Rockets officially fired Stephen Silas BetOnline has current Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse as the clear favorite to take over for Silas. Nurse, who the online sportsbook has as an…

The San Antonio Spurs (14-33) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (22-26) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 10:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Lakers prediction, pick, and how to watch. San Antonio has lost two straight and eight of their last 10 and sits in 14th place in the Western. conference. The Spurs covered 49%…

Who: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers When: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 Time: 10:00 pm ET Where: Crypto.Com Arena (Los Angeles, CA) Betting Odds Summary Spread: Clippers -5 (-110), Lakers+5 (-110) Moneyline: Clippers -196, Lakers+164 Total: Over/Under 230 (-110/-110) Note: Odds and lines from FanDuel Sportsbook are current at the time of…

LEBRON JAMES HAS shown no signs of slowing down as he rapidly approaches the NBA's all-time scoring record long held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It seems like a safe bet that James, who recently celebrated his 38th birthday, will become the first player to break the 40000-point barrier. He's averaging 29.1 points per game for the Los Angeles Lakers,…

LOS ANGELES - It was only a pickup game after Wednesday's practice on the campus of the University of Southern California. But there was Josh Green, ripping and running and flying up and down the court like he didn't have a care in the world. The Dallas Mavericks' third-year guard was attacking the basket and soaring through the sky - just like the…

Anthon y Davis has been on a roll for the Los Angeles Lakers (9-12) over his last eight starts, averaging an incredible 32.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game over that span. He'll look to keep it going against a Washington Wizards (11-12) team that has struggled in its last six games, winning just once during that streak. The Wizards gave up 52…

The Los Angeles Lakers were the favorites to win the NBA Championship and the Western Conference at the start of the 2021-22 season. The pairing of LeBron James and Anthony Davis with Russell Westbrook was too strong for the bookmakers to ignore. They had absurd odds of+350 to capture the conference and+500 to win their second title in three years…

To help with your selections, here are our picks for tonight's games. We'll start with our prop bet picks, then to our game picks. The player prop bets are 54-44 making $735.50 for the season wagering $50 per prop. Line: Lakers -3 Total: 237 points I am betting on the Pacers plus 3-points at and is a valid bet up to and including 4.5 points…

The evidence is piling up that, well, this Lakers team isn't just bad. It's approaching certifiably terrible status. After falling to the Sacramento Kings in a hard-fought 120-114 home loss, yours Los Angeles Lakers are now tied with the baby Houston Rockets for the worst record in the NBA at 2-10, having played most of those games with its two…

Good news for all NBA lovers, and is that the 2022 preseason is already underway, and in week two; the 30 teams plus the two guests, will try to show their best level of play for the start of the new season, which we are only 2 weeks to happen. It has been many years since the NBA ceased to be a simple sports league to become a global concept, a…

The 2022-23 NBA season will commence in just a matter of weeks, and while players and coaches are busy preparing for the new campaign, general managers and backroom staff are still busy working on a frenzy of possible trades. On the back of two hugely frustrating years, the Los Angeles Lakers are expected to make a number of moves, which could…

Just as Jack McKinney flocked to Hollywood to be the Los Angeles Lakers coach over 40 years ago, history may repeat itself in 2022 with a former Portland Trail Blazers coach moving to LA. According to sources, former Blazers coach Terry Stotts is the favorite to become the next coach of the Lakers. The Lakers interviewed Stotts last week as part of…

It's only been a few weeks since the 2021 NBA Finals ended, but it's never too early to start looking ahead to next year's Finals. The NBA offseason is underway, which means teams have already begun maneuvering for the upcoming campaign. One of the first teams to make a splash this summer was the Los Angeles Lakers, who acquired star point guard…

How and when LeBron James is expected to become NBA's all-time scoring leader USA Today Images LeBron James is on the verge of making history, and it could possibly happen sooner rather than later. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward is on the brink of breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time NBA scoring record. A record (38387 points) that at…

The San Antonio Spurs play host to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night in a rematch of the Lakers' Wednesday night win from the Frost Bank Center. It wasn't easy for LA two nights ago but the win gave them their fifth in six games, as they continue to move up the Western Conference standings. For San Antonio, they are mired in a lengthy losing…