NBA Finals Prop Odds
The Los Angeles Lakers are ready to take on the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals as the series starts Thursday night. The series will mark the 11th time the Lakers have met the Celtics in the Finals.
If the previous 10 meetings offer any indication on how this year’s Finals will play out, the Celtics have a lot to look forward to. Boston has won eight of the previous 10 NBA Finals matchups with the Lakers, but Los Angeles has won the last two meetings, which were played in 1985 and 1987.
According to oddsmakers from Sportsbook.com, the Lakers have the clear cut advantage and have opened at –200 to win the seven game series. But even though the odds are stacked against them, nobody should discount what the Celtics’ trio of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen can do. There’s certainly plenty of value in taking Boston to win the series.
While honoring this storied rivalry, Sportsbook.com has set “Old School vs. New School,” prop odds, which offer bettors a chance to wager on star players from past Lakers-Celtics matchups. To check out the “Old School vs. New School” prop odds, as well as series prop odds from Sportsbook.com, see below.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics Series Prop Odds
2008 Finals – Highest Scoring Avg in the Series
Kobe Bryant (Lakers) –5.5 (-220)
Field (Any Other Player +5.5 (+170)
Kevin Garnett (Celtics) Total Point Per Game Avg in the Series (Must Start Game 1 for Action)
PPG Avg in the Series Over 21.5 (-115)
PPG Avg in the Series Under 21.5 (-115)
Kevin Garnett (Celtics) Total Rebound Per Game Avg in the Series (Must Start Game 1 for Action)
RPG Avg in the Series Over 10.5 (-115)
RPG Avg in the Series Under 10.5 (-115)
Paul Pierce (Celtics) Total Point Per Game Avg in the Series (Must Start Game 1 for Action)
PPG Avg in the Series Over 20.5 (-130)
PPG Avg in the Series Under 20.5 (even)
Ray Allen (Celtics) Total Point Per Game Avg in the Series (Must Start Game 1 for Action)
PPG Avg in the Series Over 18 (+140)
PPG Avg in the Series Under 18 (-180)
Kobe Bryant (Lakers) Total Point Per Game Avg in the Series (Must Start Game 1 for Action)
PPG Avg in the Series Over 29.5 (-130)
PPG Avg in the Series Under 29.5 (even)
Kobe Bryant (Lakers Will he record a Double-Double (Points/Rebounds/Assists in Any game of the Series (Must Start Game 1 for Action)
Pau Gasol (Lakers) Total Rebound Per Game Avg in the Series (Must Start Game 1 for Action)
RPG Avg in the Series Over 9.5 (even)
RPG Avg in the Series Under 9.5 (-130)
Lamar Odom (Lakers) Total Point Per Game Avg in the Series (Must Start Game 1 for Action)
PPG Avg in the Series Over 13.5
PPG Avg in the Series Under 13.5 (-120)
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics Old School vs. New School Prop Odds
(Past Averages are based on the 1984 NBA Finals 7 Game Series)
Total Made 3 PT Fgs in the 1984 Series (16 3s made) +0.5 (even)
Most 3 PT Fgs Made in Any Game of the 2008 Series –0.5 (-130)
Larry Bird (PPG Avg 27.4) +2.5 (-115)
Kobe Bryant (PPG Avg) –2.5 (-115)
Magic Johnson (APG Avg 13.6) –2.5 (-105)
Kobe Bryant (RPG+APG Avg) +2.5 (-125)
Magic Johnson Assists in Game 3 (21 Assists) +0.5 (-115)
Lakers Most Assists in any Game of the 2008 Series –0.5 (-115)
Magic Johnson (PPG+RPG Avg 25.8) +1.5
Pau Gasol (PPG+RPG Avg) –1.5 (-120)
James Worthy (PPG+RPG Avg 26.5) –3.5 (-115)
Lamar Odom (PPG+RPG Avg) +3.5 (-115)
Kurt Rambis (PPG Avg 7.1) –1.5 (-130)
Luke Walton (PPG Avg) +1.5 (even)
Larry Bird Rebs in Game 4 (21 Rebounds) –7.5 (even)
Kevin Garnett – Most Rebounds in Any Game of the Series +7.5 (-130)
Robert Parrish (RPG 11.4) –1.5 (+120)
Kevin Garnett (RPG Avg) +1.5 (-150)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (PPG+RPG Avg 34) –1.5 (-130)
Kevin Garnett (PPG+RPG Avg) +1.5 (even)
Kevin McHale PPG+RPG Avg 19.3) +1.5 (-120)
James Worthy (PPG+RPG+APG Avg 28.8) +1.5 (-130)
Paul Pierce (PPG+RPG+APG Avg) –1.5 (even)
Larry Bird (PPG Avg 27.4) –3.5 (-115)
Ray Allen (PPG+RPG+APG Avg) +3.5 (-115)
Dennis Johnson (PPG Avg 17.6) +0.5 (-130)
Ray Allen (PPG Avg) –0.5 (even)
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