Vegas oddsmakers predict Lakers will make playoffs, Spurs will miss out#Bl9Y

Vegas oddsmakers predict Lakers will make playoffs, Spurs will miss out You dont need to be a basketball genius to know the Los Angeles Lakers will be much better next season with the addition of LeBron James. So it was not much of a surprise when the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas opened win total betting Sunday and projected the Lakers will win 48.5 games, fourth-best in the Western Conference. The big surprise: The Westgate predicts the Spurs will miss the playoffs, something that hasnt happened since 1997. According to projected wins, the other Western teams predicted to make the postseason are the Jazz, Nuggets, Pelicans and Timberwolves. The Celtics lead the way in the Eastern Conference, with 57.5 projected wins, followed by the 76ers and Raptors with 54.5 apiece.