{"id":1582416,"date":"2024-05-29T10:39:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1582416"},"modified":"2024-05-29T10:39:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:39:25","slug":"betmgm-says-36-8-of-bets-are-on-bronny-james-for-no-1-overall-pick-in-2024-nba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/betmgm-says-36-8-of-bets-are-on-bronny-james-for-no-1-overall-pick-in-2024-nba-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"BetMGM Says 36.8% of Bets Are On Bronny James For No. 1 Overall Pick in 2024 NBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BetMGM has reported that 36.8% of bets at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/betting-sites\/\">sportsbook<\/a> are on Bronny James, the eldest son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, for the No. 1 overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. His name recognition is driving a surprising number of wagers on the USC freshman in draft markets.<\/p>\n<h2>BetMGM revealed that Bronny James has more than twice the number of bets than Alex Sarr<\/h2>\n<p class=\"EkqkG nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">BetMGM also shows that James has a commanding lead over Alex Sarr (-300), who has the second-most bets at 14%. James was not initially listed in the No. 1 overall market at DraftKings, but he entered the field last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">At FanDuel, James has attracted 30% of the tickets to be selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks, the most for any player at the sportsbook. FanDuel reported that James has only 6% of the handle to go first overall, while BetMGM placed that figure at 4.1%<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">James has consensus odds of 200-1 to be taken with the draft's first pick \u2014 tied with Purdue's\u00a0Zach Edey for the longest on the board. The long odds seem to indicate that a lot of small-money bettors are putting bets down on LeBron's son because the gamblers know they have nothing to lose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">&#8220;We're not concerned with racking up a liability there,&#8221; BetMGM senior trader Halvor Egeland said. &#8220;It's all relatively small wagers, nothing over $100.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN's latest mock draft, James is projected as a late-second-round pick well behind Sarr, Zaccharie Risacher, Reed Sheppard, Nikola Topic, and Matas Buzelis.<\/p>\n<h2>Lakers are the favorite to draft James<\/h2>\n<p>Moreover, DraftKings and BetMGM both list the Lakers as the favorite to draft James with +180 odds. At DraftKings, the Lakers are also the leader to select the 19-year-old in both bets (33%) and handle (60%).<\/p>\n<p>However, BetMGM has LeBron's former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers\u00a0(10-1), as the handle leader with 34.8%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-c54b2db4=\"\">In the 2023-24 season, Bronny averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds and made only six starts out of 25 games for the Trojans.<\/p>\n<p data-v-c54b2db4=\"\">Since the Hawks hold the No. 1 selection in the NBA draft for the first time since 1975, it would be unwise for the team to take such a large risk on drafting James. Atlanta has a lot of options to consider sitting at the top of the draft board. The most logical move for the organization would be for it to put its faith in a more talented player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BetMGM has reported that 36.8% of bets at the sportsbook are on Bronny James, the eldest son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, for the No. 1 overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. His name recognition is driving a surprising number of wagers on the USC freshman in draft markets. 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