The Los Angeles Lakers turned the NBA on its Mind Saturday evening when they acquired Anthony Davis in a blockbuster trade with the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Lakers dealt away Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and also three first-round picks to pair the superstar forward with LeBron James.
The transaction sent shockwaves through the NBA and strengthened a new possible power structure in the league. Before the transaction, the Westgate SuperBook installed the Lakers at 5-1 to win the 2019-2020 NBA title. They were the favorites, ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers (both 6-1), chiefly due to the possibility for some kind of major name addition this offseason.
They left this movement on Saturday, but until the trade happened, a sports bettor showed some clairvoyance. Approximately three hours prior to the trade occurred, someone placed a $10,000 wager on the Lakers to win the title.
That bet improved the Lakers into 9-2, along with the Davis trade improved them farther to 3-1 — in which they currently stand. They’re followed closely by the Bucks in 6-1 and the Clippers in 7-1.
Did the bettor understand something about the trade ahead of time? We may never know, but whether he did or not, most casinos restrict the action on stocks stakes because of this kind of thing. There are generally fewer limits on stage spread and moneyline sport bets, but title futures feature lower limitations. The Westgate sets their win total limits at $50,000. Westgate executive Jeff Sherman told The Action Network,”I am convinced it had been with knowledge, but that’s the reason why we have accountability limits set up.”
Sports bettors are constantly on the search for inside information. You can find some edges on the injury report also with advanced analytics for a given game, however with futures a single trade nobody sees coming can swing chances considerably.