Kobe Bryant.(credit: Wikipedia.org)
Crunch Sports Staff - 24 Jul 2010
Backing the Los Angeles Lakers to three-peat entails extra risk as Kobe Bryant is starting to show signs of slowing down.
The Los Angeles Lakers, the reigning NBA champions, are the second favorite to win the 2011 NBA title although odds are not easy to come by at this point. For the best price on the Lakers right now, look to Bwin who have them priced at +375 (15/4) in the 2011 NBA Championship's outright winner's market.
The Lakers have won for two years running, a fact that may earn them a load of bets in the futures market for next year. If not for the Miami Thrice plus Mario Chalmers and Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Los Angeles would be a likely outright favorite.
To win the Western Conference the Lakers are priced at +110 (11/10) with Stan James, odds that have to be considered too short to bet as the Oklahoma City Thunder should be coming into their own soon and might be a better pick at +450 (9/2).
Career Laker Kobe Bryant will be 32 years old in August and his numbers are starting to dip. While many of his per game averages improved in 2009/10 over his 2008/09 averages the best things to look at are his PER MINUTE averages and those have declined.
Bryant's per minute stats declined in 2009/10 vs 2008/09 in all of the following categories:
Points per minute
Blocks per minute
Steals per minute
Assists per minute
Rebounds per minute
Furthermore these three categories saw a decline as well:
Free throw percentage
Three point percentage
Field goal percentage
Meanwhile these less than flattering averages went up:
Personal fouls per minute
Turnovers per minute
The Lakers are more than just Kobe Bryant of course but he has been pivotal to their success and he can be expected to trail off more and more with each season.
Los Angeles are not a great bet to win the NBA championship nor are they a good bet to win their conference. Our recommendation is to take the favorite, the Miami Heat with SkyBet at +187 and to back the OKC Thunder at +450 to win the Western Conference with Stan James.
Register with Stan James to bet on the 2011 NBA futures - take advantage of their deposit bonus offer to receive free bets that can be used on Los Angeles Lakers' games.
sumber :: http://www.crunchsports.com/category/NBA/Kobe-Bryant-Losing-His-Edge--2011-NBA-Betting-Odds-201007240011/
The Los Angeles Lakers, the reigning NBA champions, are the second favorite to win the 2011 NBA title although odds are not easy to come by at this point. For the best price on the Lakers right now, look to Bwin who have them priced at +375 (15/4) in the 2011 NBA Championship's outright winner's market.
The Lakers have won for two years running, a fact that may earn them a load of bets in the futures market for next year. If not for the Miami Thrice plus Mario Chalmers and Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Los Angeles would be a likely outright favorite.
To win the Western Conference the Lakers are priced at +110 (11/10) with Stan James, odds that have to be considered too short to bet as the Oklahoma City Thunder should be coming into their own soon and might be a better pick at +450 (9/2).
Career Laker Kobe Bryant will be 32 years old in August and his numbers are starting to dip. While many of his per game averages improved in 2009/10 over his 2008/09 averages the best things to look at are his PER MINUTE averages and those have declined.
Bryant's per minute stats declined in 2009/10 vs 2008/09 in all of the following categories:
Points per minute
Blocks per minute
Steals per minute
Assists per minute
Rebounds per minute
Furthermore these three categories saw a decline as well:
Free throw percentage
Three point percentage
Field goal percentage
Meanwhile these less than flattering averages went up:
Personal fouls per minute
Turnovers per minute
The Lakers are more than just Kobe Bryant of course but he has been pivotal to their success and he can be expected to trail off more and more with each season.
Los Angeles are not a great bet to win the NBA championship nor are they a good bet to win their conference. Our recommendation is to take the favorite, the Miami Heat with SkyBet at +187 and to back the OKC Thunder at +450 to win the Western Conference with Stan James.
Register with Stan James to bet on the 2011 NBA futures - take advantage of their deposit bonus offer to receive free bets that can be used on Los Angeles Lakers' games.
sumber :: http://www.crunchsports.com/category/NBA/Kobe-Bryant-Losing-His-Edge--2011-NBA-Betting-Odds-201007240011/
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