Los Angeles Lakers 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
It was a tale of two seasons for the Los Angeles Lakers. The first part was the Lakers without Luka Doncic. Los Angeles was mired in mediocrity and red ink. Fans and gamblers were tuning out, and a move needed to be made. Halfway through the season, the Lakers acquired Doncic in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks. Once Doncic arrived, the Lakers became one of the top teams in the NBA and gained the #3 seed in the Western Conference for the 2025 NBA Playoffs. But in the end, the Lakers were exposed as not being serious championship contenders. The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Lakers 4-1 in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
2024-25 NBA Championship Betting Odds
Los Angeles Lakers NBA Betting Lines
The Los Angeles Lakers' final regular season record was 50-32 straight up, 45-35-2 against the spread, and 41-41 over/under the total. Los Angeles was third in the Western Conference playoff standings, 18 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Los Angeles's NBA metrics were 17th for scoring offense, 9th for field goal percentage, 14th for 3-point field goal percentage, 13th for free throw percentage, and 26th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Lakers' metrics were 11th for scoring defense, 10th for field goal percentage permitted, 10th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 10th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
F LeBron James is a four-time NBA champion, four-time NBA Finals MVP, four-time NBA MVP, and 21-time NBA All-Star, including this year. This year, James averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.5 assists per contest.
PG Luka Doncic is a 5-time NBA All-Star. He has averaged over 30 points per game in the past two seasons and in three of his four playoff campaigns for Dallas. This season, Doncic averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.5 assists per game.
Additionally, Austin Reaves averaged 20.2 points and 5.8 assists per game.
Head Coach
Head coach Davin Ham was fired at the end of last season. JJ Redick is the new head coach. Previously, Redick hosted a podcast and served as an ESPN NBA analyst. Redick had a better-than-expected first season, leading the Lakers to their best record since 2020.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 7)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024–25 |
82 |
50 |
32 |
1st, Pacific |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Timberwolves) |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
47 |
35 |
3rd, Pacific |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Nuggets) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
43 |
39 |
5th, Pacific |
Lost in Conference Finals, 0–4 (Nuggets) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
33 |
49 |
4th, Pacific |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
42 |
30 |
3rd, Pacific |
Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Suns) |
| 2019–20 |
71 |
52 |
19 |
1st, Pacific |
NBA Champions, 4–2 (Heat) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
37 |
45 |
4th, Pacific |
Did Not Qualify |
Los Angeles Lakers History
Most people know that the Los Angeles Lakers were one of the first NBA franchises and started as the Minneapolis Lakers. However, they don’t know that the Minneapolis Lakers purchased the franchise spot of the short-lived Detroit Gems of the NBL. The Detroit Gems went 4-40 in their lone season, so the new ownership group brought in a new roster when they moved to the Twin Cities. There, the NBA’s first dynasty was born.
George Mikan became the NBA’s first superstar when he joined the Minneapolis Lakers as a rookie in 1948. He only played seven seasons of professional basketball but was unstoppable in the paint and helped the Lakers win five NBA titles in their first six years.
The Lakers moved to Los Angeles in 1960. They were a star-crossed team for over a decade, making it to the NBA Finals eight times, but they lost all eight of those trips. Seven losses came to the Boston Celtics as Bill Russell and company routinely got the better of Jerry West and Elgin Baylor.
This franchise finally brought Los Angeles a title in 1972, just before West, Baylor, and Wilt Chamberlain called it quits. The Lakers had much more success in the 1980s, winning five NBA championships with Magic Johnson running the Showtime Lakers alongside James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
The Lakers boasted another mini-dynasty at the start of the 21st Century. Phil Jackson led the Lakers to three straight titles while managing the egos of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. Jackson was the coach for the Lakers’ two titles at the end of the decade, too, with Bryant, Derek Fisher, and Pau Gasol.
NBA Teams
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Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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