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The Luka Doncic era is officially underway in Los Angeles when the famous Hollywood sign even recognized his Laker’s debut.

The five-time All-Star ended with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in a blowout victory over Utah Jazz Monday.

Doncic played 24 minutes while only one lacquer played more than 30 minutes in a game that was decided in the fourth quarter.

While fans exploded by excitement, it leaves to sharp bettors to count on the parade.

For his Prop bet, they rightly knocked less than 26.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists. After all, Doncic hadn’t played in seven weeks after suffering a left veal.

Just before Tipoff, Sideline Reporter Mike Trudell shared that Lakers would monitor Doncic’s minutes and ease into his workload. I had never felt Dumber to bet on a point -plug, thinking LeBron James would postpone his new striker and allowed Doncic to turn it on.

Doncic only made one of his seven 3-point attempts, so there was a conceivable path to pay over. Nevertheless, I was on the wrong side.

Winning is hard enough, so I’m extremely annoyed when my thought process overlooks key angles.

Lakers vs. Jazz odds

Team Spread Moneyline Total
Lakers -8.5 (-114) -375 O235 (-110)
Jazz +8.5 (-106) +300 U235 (-110)
Odds via fanduel

These same two teams run it back on Wednesday, but this time in Salt Lake City.

Lakers are 8.5-point favorites and I put it. Doncic aside comes the guard plan in full shape.


Los Angeles Lakers -vagt Luka Doncic runs during the second half of a NBA basketball match against Utah Jazz, Monday 10 February 2025, in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Lakers -vagt Luka Doncic runs during the second half of a NBA basketball match against Utah Jazz, Monday 10 February 2025, in Los Angeles. AP

Sharpshooter Gabe Vincent finally seems healthy and the same goes for Jarred Vanderbilt. Rui Hachimura also seems much more settled.

In Monday’s loss, jazz was embarrassingly lazy to loose bullets and incoherent over offense. The missing point Guard Collin Sexton has proved much more significant than I initially expected.

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Plus, Lakers’ length is significant and the team plays rejuvenated basketball with Doncic’s arrival.

Lakers have a thin frontcourt, but Utah can’t really take advantage of it with Isaiah Collier and Jordan Clarkson, who drives the offense. Collier is young and excellent, while Clarkson is more shooter than distributor.

I support Lakers for dealing with their business professionally and going into the All-Star break by beating the jazz and then hosting the low hornets on Thursday.

Lakers are 17-5 against teams below .500 and are fighting for playoff pods.

Bet: Lakers -8.5 (-110, Betmgm)

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