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The Los Angeles Lakers are a California institution and a world-renowned marquee NBA franchise. Currently led by superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the team has 17 NBA titles and has high hopes for another in 2024-25. Here’s your guide to betting on the Lakers, including information about available options in CA and current bonuses and promotions.
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How to bet on the Lakers in California
Betting on the Lakers — or on anything NBA-related — starts with signing up for an online account at a sportsbook. While you cannot bet real money at online sportsbooks in CA just yet, there are options as discussed below.
Getting started at a sportsbook first means following these steps:
- On the sportsbook’s website, select the “Sign Up” or “Register” button on the homepage.
- Alternatively, you can download and install the sportsbook app from the homepage and use that to create an account.
- Go through the registration form and fill out all the necessary fields.
- Make sure to enter the bonus code if you need one to claim any promos for new customers.
- Accept all the terms and conditions and submit your information for verification.
Currently California sports betting remains a topic of debate among legislators, CA tribes, and other interested parties. While there are no real money retail or online sportsbooks available in CA, there is an alternative. Social sportsbooks like Fliff offer ways for those in California to bet on sports for free and even offer chances to redeem winnings for cash prizes.
LA Lakers betting bonuses and promotions
Fliff has a sign-up offer for new customers right now that will match 100% of your first purchase on the site. That means you can get up to 600,000 in Fliff Coins plus a bonus of up to $100 in Fliff Cash. Be aware, though, that there is no purchase necessary and you can also bet on games just for fun at Fliff.
Most online sportsbooks have welcome offers of one type or another, often offering bonus bets or “second chance” wagers that are sometimes called insurance bets for which if you lose your wager you can get your stake amount back as bonus bets.
You’ll also find social sportsbooks have frequent bonuses and promos, too, including:
- Daily login bonuses that reward you every day when you log onto the site or app
- Boosted bets that give you better odds or increase your payouts for winning wagers
- Referral bonuses for getting a friend to sign up and wager at the site
There are more bonuses and promos as well worth taking advantage of when they come along. At Fliff Sportsbook, for instance, you’ll sometimes see the site offer so-called “free square“-type offers that invite you to bet on an easy-to-win prop either as a standalone bet or one leg in a parlay.
For example, to kick off the 2024-25 season, Fliff had a “LeBron scores a point, you win” superboost promo inviting users to place a +100 odds bet (even money) on James scoring more than 0.5 points in the season opener. You could bet either Fliff Coins or Fliff Cash and double your stake if James scored a single point.
LA Lakers betting lines
The online sportsbooks invite you to bet on Lakers games in various ways, including betting Lakers player props like LeBron James scoring 25+ in a game. That said, here are the three most common basketball bets:
What is the Lakers’ moneyline?
Pick either the Lakers to win outright or the Lakers’ opponent to do the same. You lock in the current odds when you place your bet. For example, the moneyline for a LAC-LAL game might be LA Clippers +150 @ LA Lakers -175.
The team with the positive odds — in this case, the Clippers — is the underdog. The positive number 150 means that if the Clippers win, you will win $150, plus your bet back, for every $100 you bet on them. The Lakers at -175 indicate that they are the favorite, and you’d stand to win $100, plus your bet back, for every $175 you bet on them.
What is the Lakers’ spread?
In this case, you’re picking whether the Lakers or their opponent will do better after you consider the spread. An NBA spread is a number that the sportsbook sets to handicap the favored team and boost the underdog from a betting perspective. Continuing with the above example, the spread might be LA Clippers +5.5 (-110) @ LA Lakers -5.5 (-110).
Bet on the Clippers, and you’ll win if they win by any score or lose by five points or fewer. Bet on the Lakers, and you need them to win by six or more to win your bet. The odds are the same (-110) on both sides, indicating that you would win a $100 profit, plus your bet back, on a wager of $110.
What is the Lakers’ over/under?
Totals, or over/unders, are when you bet on the total combined score of a game. The Lakers-Clippers total line might be 220.5 points, for example. If that’s the case, you could bet on the game’s combined score being over or under 220.5. In general, the odds on both sides of such a bet will be around -110, similar to spread bets.
Lakers futures odds
Futures are bets on long-term outcomes. For the NBA, and the Lakers, that might mean betting on the team winning more than a certain number of regular-season games, winning the Pacific Division or just making the playoffs. You could also bet on the Lakers winning the Western Conference Finals or the NBA Finals before the season starts.
Many of these Lakers futures bets are available for most of the year, with the odds changing alongside the team’s chances. For instance, at the start of the 2023-24 season, the Lakers were at around +1500 to win the NBA title at many sites with only five or so teams having shorter odds. By season’s end, those odds were much longer at around +3200 as the Lakers began the play-in tournament. The Lakers did make it to the first round, but that’s where their season ended with a 4-1 series loss to the Denver Nuggets.
To begin the 2024-25 campaign, most sportsbooks set Lakers futures odds to win the NBA title at around +3000 with about eight or nine teams having shorter odds. Among the teams with better odds to win it all, the defending champion Boston Celtics led the way with the shortest odds of around +300.
Meanwhile, before the season started the odds for the Lakers to make the playoffs were right around -105 or -110 at most sites, meaning the oddsmakers believed LA to be a slight favorite to make the postseason.
Live betting on the Lakers
Mobile technology has put online sportsbooks in the palm of your hand. That means watching a Lakers game on your sofa with your phone or tablet by your side can be like watching it from a Las Vegas sportsbook lounge. In fact, sports betting apps can let you bet on Lakers games in the middle of the action via live betting.
For the most part, live betting or “in-game” betting lets you place many of the same bets during the game that were available before tip-off. That means you can keep on betting on the moneyline, the point spread, the total, or on various props just as you could before the game, but the odds will change in response to the action on the court.
Sportsbook apps like the DraftKings Sportsbook or FanDuel Sportsbook apps are available for both Android and Apple devices. If you are in CA you cannot bet on sports using these sites, but you’ll find social sportsbooks like Fliff Sportsbook have apps as well you can download and use similarly.
Who are the Lakers’ betting partners?
Corporate Lakers sponsors include MGM Resorts. The $100,000 Mandalay Bay Big Shot Jackpot promo is a longtime feature of that sponsorship. It has occurred between the third and fourth quarter of Lakers home games since 2006. Over the years 15 people have hit the half-court shot to win six-figure scores.
Pechanga Resort Casino is also a corporate sponsor of the Lakers. Pechanga hosts the annual Hoops for Troops event on Veterans Day.
As noted, legal and regulated real money sports betting hasn’t made its way to California yet, so the Lakers do not have an official sportsbook partner. However, DraftKings and FanDuel are co-official sports betting partners of the NBA. Several other online sportsbooks across the country are on a list of the NBA’s authorized sports betting operators.
Where to find the Lakers on radio and TV
You can watch Lakers games locally on Spectrum SportsNet. Stu Lantz still serves as the Lakers’ broadcast analyst after 35 years. Bill Macdonald does the play-by-play, and Mike Trudell is the sideline reporter. Many Lakers games will be shown on other networks during the 2024-25 season, including on ESPN, ABC, TNT, and NBA TV.
KCAL-9 is the Lakers’ flagship radio station. Radio broadcasts feature play-by-play with John Ireland and Lakers great Mychal Thompson on analysis. Spanish-language radio broadcasts are on 1330 ESPN Deportes, with Fernando Gonzalez doing the play-by-play and Jose “Pepe” Mantilla providing analysis.
How to stream the Lakers online
Lakers highlights, news and analysis are free at NBA.com. Get an NBA League Pass subscription to stream live Lakers games on your mobile device or computer. You can also stream Lakers broadcasts and other content online via Spectrum SportsNet by signing in with your TV provider.
Where to watch the Lakers in person
From 1967-1999, the Lakers played games at the vaunted Forum in Inglewood. The team moved to its current digs in 1999. Originally known as the Staples Center, the arena’s name changed to Crypto.com Arena in 2021. Here are the details on where you can catch the Lakers in person:
- Venue: Crypto.com Arena
- Address: 1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015
- Owner: Anschutz Entertainment Group
- Capacity: 19,079 for basketball
- Opening date: Oct. 17, 1999
- Construction cost: $375 million
- Tenants: Lakers, Clippers, Sparks (WNBA), Kings (NHL)
- Events hosted: Concerts, Grammys, League of Legends, pro wrestling
Where can I bet on the Lakers right now?
As noted, if you are in CA you can use social sportsbooks like Fliff Sportsbook to bet on the Lakers and other NBA action. Neighboring Arizona, Nevada and Oregon all have legal sports betting as well, as do many other states across the US.
Los Angeles Lakers FAQs
The franchise is owned by Jeanie Buss and its General Manager is Rob Pelinka. However, LeBron James, his agent Rich Paul, and their agency Klutch Sports also have a major influence on most basketball decisions. Former Laker Kurt Rambis, his wife Linda Rambis, former coach Phil Jackson, and Laker legend Magic Johnson additionally hold sway with the team.
The franchise began in Minneapolis where the Minneapolis Lakers played from 1947 to 1960. Minnesota’s nickname is the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” and thus the basketball team took on the name “Lakers” as an ode to that.
The Lakers have won 17 NBA championships, which until last year was tied with Boston for the most NBA titles. Boston’s win in 2024 was the Celts’ 18th title, however, which means the Lakers are now in second.
There is a Los Angeles Lakers TikTok account. It is @losangeleslakers and the account is tagged as the #1 Los Angeles Lakers Fan Shop Official NBA Store.