NBA Puzzle Pieces: Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers?

NBA LeBron James Anthony Davis (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
NBA LeBron James Anthony Davis (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 02: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after a play at the end of the second quarter during a preseason game against the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center on October 2, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 02: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after a play at the end of the second quarter during a preseason game against the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center on October 2, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Puzzle Piece Three: Betting Odds

Vegas makes money. Plain and simple. So when they set there sports betting odds, they want to make sure making money is the outcome. Back in August when Kawhi Leonard was traded, Toronto shot up the betting odds to become the favorite in the days before the trade.

The Chicago Bears were quietly a close second favorite to land Khalil Mack right before they actually landed him. You think odds makers are blindly choosing the correct favorite or do you think someone is giving them information?

You want to guess who was reported as the strong odds on favorite to be the team Anthony Davis starts the 2019-20  with?

The Los Angeles Lakers. As you may have heard before, Vegas isn’t in the business of losing money.