The Lakers open the series as +945 underdogs. Some …

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The second-round odds look more like a No. 16 vs. No. 1 seed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Lakers open the series as +945 underdogs. Some books even pushed it to +1000. The Thunder are -1700 favorites. That means you’d have to lay $1,700 on OKC to win the series just to win $100. Those opening lines are unprecedented for the Lakers’ franchise. According to Sports Odds History, the Lakers have never been this big of an underdog in a conference semifinal in the NBA’s modern era. And maybe not in any era!

New York Post

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