Email from bodog, gist of it:

Bet on any team except the lakers to win the title, up to $50. If your team wins, you get paid. If Lakers win, you get money back. If anyone else wins, you are screwed.

Is this worth betting on the Cavs and/or Celtics?

Please quote the exact e-mail. The "gist" can be misleading.

just checked my email, and i didn't get this...looked around their site for a minute, didn't see it there, either..

though i'm intrigued.

both the lakers and cavs are 8/5 right now to win, celts are 4/1, and next highest is 7/1...

From the email:

"Do you have what it takes to bet against Kobe?

Place a bet on any team other than the Lakers to win the NBA Championships and...

If your team wins - You win!
If the Lakers win - We'll refund your bet!

Placing your risk-free bet is quick and easy:
Go to NBA Futures and place a bet on: "Odds to Win - 2009 NBA Championships."
If the Lakers win, you'll receive a bonus for the amount of your wager (up to $50) within 48 hours. If the Lakers lose, your bet will be settled as usual.
So jump off the Kobe bandwagon and get behind Lebron and the Cavs, Pierce and the Celtics, or any other top team capable of taking it down."

Looks like they neutered all of the prices accordingly too.

Yea, the Cavs @ 8/5 is pretty lol. Still, there's easily value in betting $50 on the Cavs or Celtics.

Fair value is +158 for Cavs, +253 for Celts, +2508 for Jazz.

didnt get this email...not in my spam folder either

just did the 'bet 400 every day of the ncaa tourney and get a 400 bonus' but havent received the funds yet

never recieved the email either, i think they randomly send out different promos.

Getting the email isn't a requirement.

herehttp://www.bodoglife.com/en/sportsbo...he-lakers.html

You basketball nerdos, where is the best value on this? Per Ben's numbers, the Cavs (the bet I would make if betting without thinking about it), isn't even much +EV. Should I just pull up Pinny and see what numbers Bodog didn't kill as much?

No market at Pinnacle. Celts and Jazz are only lines with +EV.

Celts are at +455 at WSEX, so the +400 at Bodog is alright. The cavs at 8/5 is pretty bad considering you could get +270 at WSEX.

Is there a book that offers futures for western/eastern conference. I have accounts on 3 sites (bet365/wsex/sportsinteraction) and none of them have it. I would like to know what the odds are for the lakers to win the west and cleveland for the east..

bodog has cavs at 4/7, and the lakers in the west at 4/9...

hopped on the cavs for the max just now...****ty odds, but the whole get your money back if kobe goes kobe thing is too tempting..