The money is even more one-sided than the tickets in Clippers at Lakers: the Los Angeles Lakers have 51% of spread bets and 62% of the dollars.
| Market | Side | Bet % | Money % | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Los Angeles Clippers +9.5 | 49% | 38% | -110 |
| Los Angeles Lakers -9.5 | 51% | 62% | -110 | |
| Total | Over 228.5 | 87% | 88% | -107 |
| Under 228.5 | 13% | 12% | -110 | |
| Moneyline | Los Angeles Clippers | 4% | 8% | +320 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 96% | 92% | -410 |
The dollars are even more one-sided than the tickets on Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers. The Los Angeles Lakers (-9.5) have 51% of the spread bets and 62% of the money, so the bigger bets are on the same side as the crowd, only more so.
That's a 11-point gap in the other direction from the usual one. There's no disagreement to read here: large and small bettors want the same side, and the line already reflects it.
On the total, 87% of bets and 88% of the money are on the Over 228.5. That's the normal pattern in the NBA: over the last two seasons, 60% or more of total bets landed on the over in about 96% of games.
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Almost always. Over the last two seasons, 60% or more of total bets landed on the over in about 96% of NBA games. On this game the public side of the total is the Over 228.5.
Bet percentage counts tickets: every wager counts once. Money percentage counts dollars, so one $1,000 bet outweighs a hundred $10 ones. Reading the two together shows whether the bigger bettors agree with the crowd.
At the latest snapshot, the Los Angeles Lakers have 51% of the spread bets and 62% of the money. The table above has both sides of the spread, the total and the moneyline.
The Los Angeles Lakers have 62% of the spread dollars against 51% of the tickets, a 11-point difference. A gap that size means the larger bets are not landing in the same proportions as the ticket count.
No. They reflect publicly reported sportsbook handle, aggregated, rather than a single book's customers. Individual books can differ, especially early in the day when few bets are in.
Every ticket counts once in the bet percentage, but in the money percentage a $1,000 bet counts a hundred times more than a $10 one. When the two disagree, the bigger bets are landing somewhere other than the crowd. On NBA spreads the two usually sit close: last season the typical closing gap was about 4 points, and only about one game in eight reached 10. On its own, following the money has not reliably beaten NBA prices. See our methodology →
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Last updated: October 22, 2026 at 9:48 PM UTC
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