Christmas in August
When is too soon to put up lines for future games? According to head of marketing at Betonline the answer is officially never.
I had a chance to get a brief interview with Dave Mason who heads up the marketing team for the Panama based sportsbook and he shared some candid responses.
“Our players have grown accustom and appreciate the fact that we usually open our odds up before the competition. Since the NBA Christmas Day lineup always gets plenty of attention, we decided why wait? Put the numbers up early and get an early gauge on who the bettors like.”
It only makes sense considering bettors expect football numbers to be up months in advance that basketball should be afforded the exact same luxury.
As far as limits, well all the big shots out there might just have to wait if they’re itching to fire dimes into the virgin market. You also guessed it, bettors seem to love them some defending champion action especially against a Lakers team who still remains unsure of Kobe’s status.
“Not surprising that 80% of the early money is on the Heat minus-5.5 at the Lakers. Right now we are keeping the limits at just $250; we’ll look on raising a little later.”
Here are the prices on all 5 holiday clashes
Chicago Bulls
New Jersey Nets -3
Oklahoma City Thunder -2
New York Knicks
Miami Heat -5.5
Los Angeles Lakers
Houston Rockets
San Antonio Spurs -4
Los Angeles Clippers
Golden State Warriors -3
