LeBron James 2018-2019 Los Angeles Lakers Proposition 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. In the rest of the world, it is likely the ‘runner up’ story behind the 2018 World Cup but still a huge deal. Although LeBron was expected to decline his $35.6 million contract option for next season with Cleveland the situation moved very fast when it actually occurred. Most observers expected LeBron to take some time and weigh his options after the NBA Free Agent Signing Period began on July 1 but that wasn’t the case. Before the end of the day, the LeBron to Los Angeles deal was announce and sent shock wave across the league even though the Lakers were considered the most likely destination.

The LeBron-to-Los Angeles story has an even greater magnitude due to its timing. This is traditionally the slowest time of the year for North American sports and the World Cup really doesn’t change that. Things will start to pick up later in the month when NFL training camps start to open but with little else to talk about you can expect the US sports media to keep LeBron front and center for the next several weeks. The Lakers aren’t done dealing and the task at hand now is to assemble a team around their newly signed superstar.

With attention now turning to how LeBron will fare with his new team it seemed like a good idea to come up with some numbers for various scenarios. This will be the first of several ‘LeBron in L.A.’ odds articles in the next couple of weeks. In this post, we’ll look at how LeBron’s Lakers will fare during the 2018-2019 season. In addition, we’ve got odds on LeBron’s statistical performance in his first regular season game wearing the purple and gold:

LEBRON JAMES 2018-2019 LOS ANGELES LAKERS PROPOSITION BETTING ODDS

LEBRON JAMES FULL SEASON PROPS

WILL THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS WIN THE 2018-2019 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP?

Yes: +750
No: -1500

WILL LEBRON JAMES WIN THE 2018-2019 NBA REGULAR SEASON MVP AWARD?

Yes: +350
No: -700

WILL LEBRON JAMES WIN THE 2018-2019 NBA REGULAR SEASON SCORING TITLE (POINTS PER GAME)?

Yes: +210
No: -250

LEBRON JAMES’ 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON SCORING AVERAGE WILL BE?

Over 27.5 PPG: -150
Under 27.5 PPG: +130

LEBRON JAMES’ 2018-2019 PLAYOFFS SCORING AVERAGE WILL BE?

Over 29.5 PPG: -150
Under 29.5 PPG: +130

All bets are action. If the Lakers’ fail to make the NBA playoffs this bet will be graded ‘Under 29.5 PPG’

LEBRON JAMES’ 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON REBOUNDING AVERAGE WILL BE?

Over 8.5 RPG: -130
Under 8.5 PPG: +110

LEBRON JAMES’ 2018-2019 PLAYOFFS REBOUNDING AVERAGE WILL BE?

Over 9.5 RPG: -130
Under 9.5 RPG: +110

All bets are action. If the Lakers’ fail to make the NBA playoffs this bet will be graded ‘Under 9.5 RPG’

LEBRON JAMES OPENING GAME PROPS

WILL THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS WIN THEIR FIRST 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON GAME?

Yes: -210
No: +180

LeBron James must play for action

WILL THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS WIN THEIR FIRST 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME?

Yes: -350
No: +300

LeBron James must play for action. If Lakers’ first 2018-2019 game is at home this bet will apply to the second home game.

WILL THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS WIN THEIR FIRST 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON ROAD GAME?

Yes: -170
No: +150

LeBron James must play for action. If Lakers’ first 2018-2019 game is on the road this bet will apply to the second road game.

LEBRON JAMES’ FIRST 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON GAME POINTS SCORED WILL BE?

Over 30.5: -150
Under 30.5: +130

LEBRON JAMES’ FIRST 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON GAME TOTAL REBOUNDS WILL BE?

Over 9.5: -150
Under 9.5: +130

LEBRON JAMES’ FIRST 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON POINTS WILL SCORED?

Before 5:30 of the first quarter in the Lakers’ opening game: -210
After 5:30 of the first quarter in the Lakers’ opening game: +180

LEBRON JAMES’ FIRST 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON GAME FIRST QUARTER POINTS SCORED WILL BE?

Over 7.5: -170
Under 7.5: +150

LEBRON JAMES’ FIRST 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON GAME FIRST HALF POINTS SCORED WILL BE?

Over 15.5: -150
Under 15.5: +130

LEBRON JAMES’ FIRST 2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHEST SCORING QUARTER WILL BE?

First Quarter: +225
Second Quarter: +450
Third Quarter: +350
Fourth Quarter: -120

About the Author: Jim Murphy

For more than 25 years, Jim Murphy has written extensively on sports betting as well as handicapping theory and practice. Jim Murphy has been quoted in media from the Wall Street Journal to REASON Magazine. Murphy worked as a radio and podcasting host broadcasting to an international audience that depended on his expertise and advice. Murphy is an odds making consultant for sports and 'non-sport novelty bets' focused on the entertainment business, politics, technology, financial markets and more.