{"id":9174,"date":"2025-04-10T11:08:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T11:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=9174"},"modified":"2025-04-10T11:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T11:14:02","slug":"lakers-odds-2025-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/lakers-odds-2025-finals","title":{"rendered":"They&#8217;re In: Lakers&#8217; Odds to Win 2025 NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>They made it. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/match\/nba-103\/dallas-mavericks-los-angeles-lakers-1317-1321-103#id=4207441\">Wednesday night<\/a>&#8216;s 112-97 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/dallas-mavericks-1321\">Mavericks<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/player\/luka-doncic-53106\">Luka Doncic<\/a>&#8216;s return to Dallas, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/los-angeles-lakers-1317\">Lakers<\/a> have clinched a playoff position for the fifth time in six years. Doncic put up 45 points after fighting back tears in his return to the city that embraced his talent for six-and-a-half years. Now that the Lakers are back in the playoffs, what are their odds to win the Finals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#playoff-picture\">Playoff Picture<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#recent-performance\">Recent Performance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#odds\">Odds<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"playoff-picture\">Playoff Picture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, as the three-seed out of the Western Conference, the Lakers would be slated to play the current six-seed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/memphis-grizzlies-1327\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> in the first round. This scenario is subject to change, but the West is an absolute bloodbath; anyone the Lakers face will make it difficult for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To compare, the West&#8217;s eight-seed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/minnesota-timberwolves-1328\">Timberwolves<\/a>, at 46-33, hold a better record than the five-seed in the East, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/milwaukee-bucks-1312\">Bucks<\/a>, who are 45-34. No matter who they come across in the playoffs, it will be a battle for the Lakers, especially in a conference with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/oklahoma-city-thunder-1330\">Thunder<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/houston-rockets-1319\">Rockets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1967-535x1024.jpg\" alt=\"365Scores NBA Standings screen\" class=\"wp-image-9187\" style=\"width:335px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(via 365Scores)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recent-performance\">Recent Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since acquiring Doncic, the Lakers have been one of the best teams in basketball with a 21-12 record. However, since March 1st, they are 12-10. Inconsistent performances have plagued the team lately, but overall, they are still one of the best teams in the league with the star power of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/player\/lebron-james-53358\">LeBron James<\/a> and Luka Doncic to guide them. After all, they were due to cool down after losing just two games from January 21st to March 6th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lakers have also proven recently that they have what it takes to beat good teams. They&#8217;re coming off a split of back-to-back games against the Thunder; beating the Thunder this season is an accomplishment in itself. They held their own against the Rockets on April 1st, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/match\/nba-103\/houston-rockets-los-angeles-lakers-1317-1319-103#id=4207378\">winning 104-98<\/a>. However, recent losses to teams such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/chicago-bulls-1310\">Bulls<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/orlando-magic-1302\">Magic<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/brooklyn-nets-1308\">Nets<\/a> set them apart from Oklahoma City and Houston, who dominate the Western Conference; they simply don&#8217;t lose to sub-teams.500 teams, and the Lakers lack consistency in that sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208656052-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\nOKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - APRIL 8: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder handles the ball in front of Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half at Paycom Center on April 8, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.\" class=\"wp-image-9186\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Joshua Gateley\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"odds\">Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the current NBA Finals betting odds:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_32DCC3C76B27-1-833x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Lakers playoff odds\" class=\"wp-image-9184\" style=\"width:548px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Via 365Scores)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As shown, the Lakers have the second-best odds in the Western Conference to win it all. Not pictured from the right behind the Lakers are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/golden-state-warriors-1322\">Warriors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/denver-nuggets-1323\">Nuggets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/los-angeles-clippers-1326\">Clippers<\/a>, Timberwolves, and Rockets (with the <a href=\"http:\/\/365scores.com\/en-us\/basketball\/team\/new-york-knicks-1313\">Knicks<\/a> from the East between the Nuggets and Clippers). They have good odds, but there are a lot of Western Conference teams on their tail. Before they can even think about a championship, they have to make it out of their conference first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-widget-type=\"predictions\" data-entity-type=\"game\" data-widget-id=\"0.u9nwitrnyvd\" data-lang=\"en-US\" data-entity-id=\"4207467\" data-publisher-id=\"125\" data-inner-links=\"scores365\" data-show-odds=\"true\" data-odds-type=\"american\" data-live-mode=\"true\" data-hide-powered-by=\"true\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widgets.365scores.com\/main.js\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They made it. With Wednesday night&#8216;s 112-97 win over the Mavericks in Luka Doncic&#8216;s return to Dallas, the Lakers have clinched a playoff position for the fifth time in six years. Doncic put up 45 points after fighting back tears in his return to the city that embraced his talent for six-and-a-half years. Now that &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":9188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148,11],"tags":[173,1208,808,1006,758,44,1248,1224,2572,1741],"class_list":["post-9174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-nba","tag-basketball","tag-lakers","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-luka-doncic","tag-nba","tag-nba-finals","tag-nba-playoffs","tag-odds","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}