LeBron James 2018-2019 Los Angeles Lakers Head to Head Stat Betting Odds
–LeBron James declined a $35.6 million contract option for next season with Cleveland to become a free agent.
–On July 1, LeBron’s management announced that he would sign a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.
–The Lakers are now a serious threat in the Western Conference.
LeBron James’ decision to sign a four year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers is undoubtedly the biggest sports story of the Summer in the United States. It’s a long time coming for the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the NBA’s most storied and successful franchises. Despite winning a mind boggling 16 championships, Los Angeles has experienced some lean years of late. They haven’t been to the playoffs since 2013 and have finished higher than 14th in the Western Conference only once in the past five years.
Now the Lakers are contenders again overnight. In many ways, it feels like ‘deja vu all over again’ to 1996. The Lakers were in something of a lull at that time though transformed the team into their latest incarnation of a dynasty with the acquisition of Shaquille O’Neal and a 17 year old prospect they acquired in a trade with Charlotte for solid pro Vlade Divac–some guy named ‘Kobe Bryant’ who would pan out nicely.
In this set of odds we’ll compare Shaq’s stat line in his first regular season game with the Lakers to LeBron’s forthcoming debut in the Purple and Gold. We’ll also put LeBron in a head to head competition with….himself…by comparing the numbers he put up in his first game with the Miami Heat with his impending Lakers’ debut:
LEBRON JAMES 2018-2019 LOS ANGELES LAKERS HEAD TO HEAD MATCHUP BETTING ODDS
LEBRON JAMES VS. SHAQUILLE O’NEAL HEAD TO HEAD BETTING ODDS
WHO WILL SCORE THE MOST POINTS?
Shaq in his first game as a LA Laker (23): +300
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: -350
WHO WILL PULL DOWN THE MOST REBOUNDS?
Shaq in his first game as a LA Laker (14): -180
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: +150
WHO WILL DISH THE MOST ASSISTS?
Shaq in his first game as a LA Laker (3): +210
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: -250
WHO WILL HAVE THE MOST BLOCKED SHOTS?
Shaq in his first game as a LA Laker (2): +130
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: -150
WHO WILL BE WHISTLED FOR THE MOST FOULS?
Shaq in his first game as a LA Laker (5): -130
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: +110
WHO WILL PLAY THE MOST MINUTES?
Shaq in his first game as a LA Laker (35:00): +210
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: -250
LeBron James’ first regular season game as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers will be used for grading purposes of this bet.
LEBRON JAMES (LA LAKERS) VS. LEBRON JAMES (MIAMI HEAT) HEAD TO HEAD BETTING ODDS
WHO WILL SCORE THE MOST POINTS?
LeBron in his first game with the Miami Heat (31): -250
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: +210
WHO WILL PULL DOWN THE MOST REBOUNDS?
LeBron in his first game with the Miami Heat (4): +300
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: -350
WHO WILL DISH THE MOST ASSISTS?
LeBron in his first game with the Miami Heat (3): +300
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: -350
WHO WILL HAVE THE MOST BLOCKED SHOTS?
LeBron in his first game with the Miami Heat (2): +130
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: -150
WHO WILL BE WHISTLED FOR THE MOST FOULS?
LeBron in his first game with the Miami Heat(1): +600
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: -750
WHO WILL PLAY THE MOST MINUTES?
LeBron in his first game with the Miami Heat(42:39): -180
LeBron in his first game as a LA Laker: +150
LeBron James’ first regular season game as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers will be used for grading purposes of this bet.