NBA Betting Lines Based On Recent NBA Rumors 2024

The Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals odds are +2500 odds with rumors of landing Dejounte Murray.
Victor Wembanyama is favored to win the Rookie of the Year at -150 odds.
There are four players with under +1000 odds to win the Sixth Man of the Year award.

LOS ANGELES – The midseason point of the NBA is approaching and there have been several transactions and rumors to unfold that have had a shift on different NBA betting lines. The NBA betting lines that have seen some serious action recently have been the odds to win the NBA Finals, the Rookie of the Year odds, and 6th Man of the Year odds.

Dejounte Murray Rumors Causes Spike In Lakers Odds

The Los Angeles Lakers always seem to find themselves busy at the NBA trade deadline and legal sports betting are looking to stay ahead of any potential move as the Lakers NBA finals odds rise.

Dejounte Murray is the latest to be rumored to the Lakers as the Hawks asking price of two first round picks and a starting caliber player is feasible for LA. D’Angelo Russell is a name the Lakers have had on the trade market for a while and could get the deal done.

With just the possibility of Murray going to the Lakers, NBA betting sites has the Lakers odds to win the title down from +2800 to +2500.

Wemby Vs. Chet Leading For ROY Odds

At this point in the NBA season, it has come down to a head-to-head race between Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren for the NBA Rookie of the Year. Wemby leads slightly at -150 with Holmgren not far behind at +110. Both have been on absolute fire during their rookie campaigns as Wembanyama is averaging 20.4 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 2.9 apg, 3.2 blk, and 1.1 stl. Holmgren is laying 17.1 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.8 apg, and 2.6 blk.

While Wembanyama has the slight advantage in numbers, Holmgren is having a bigger impact for the OKC than Wemby is for the Spurs. They are literally on opposite sides of the spectrum as the Thunder are in first place while the Spurs are in dead last of the Western Conference at the time of writing.

They have gone against each other twice this season with the Thunder winning both games by 30+ points.

Fatal 4-Way For 6th Man Of The Year Betting

The Sixth Man of the Year odds are cutting close with four contenders under +1000 odds through the midway point of the season.

6th Man of the Year Odds

Tim Hardaway Jr (DAL) +155
Malik Monk (SAC) +300
Bogdan Bogdanovic (ATL) +650
Jordan Clarkson (UTA) +700

Currently, Tim Hardaway Jr., Malik Monk, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and Jordan Clarkson are all putting up extremely similar numbers. All are averaging between 15-18 ppg, roughly 3 rpg, and between 2-5 apg.

What could separate the four could come down to their teams records which has implications in the final voting. Both the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings are in the top half as far as their records go while the Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz are in the bottom half.

This is a great sign for Tim Hardaway Jr.’s odds to win the 6th man of the year award at Texas sports betting sites.

Rozier/Lowry Trade Helps Miami Stay Relevant

The biggest trade of the NBA season to this point was recently struck between the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat where Terry Rozier was sent to Miami in exchange for Kyle Lowry and a first-round pick. Rozier is expected to have a major impact on Miami as he’s averaging 20+ points per contest making him the fourth Heat player averaging that much.

Miami has seen their odds slide as of late with their four-game losing streak, however, the addition of Rozier saw them jump back up from +3300 to +3000.

Bucks Odds Skid with Doc Rivers

It seems that a lot went on behind closed doors for the Milwaukee Bucks that led to them firing their head coach, Adrian Griffin. It didn’t take long for them to fill his vacancy though as Milwaukee has quickly hired Doc Rivers to replace him.

Many would think that because of Rivers resume and playoff experience as a coach that their odds would have spiked a little. That wasn’t the case at all after came down slightly to +525 from +500.

They currently have the third shortest odds to win the NBA Finals and have the second-best record in the NBA at the time of writing.

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Sam Profeta

Samuel has been writing professionally for 4 years. He comes from a sports writing background where he enjoys writing mostly about basketball and football both professional and collegiate. He is a recent graduate of Florida State University where he majored in Editing, Writing and Media with a minor in Communications. During his free time, you can find him watching or playing sports as well as playing videogames and listening to music.