Kobe Most Popular NBA Player Sports Book. Sports book has Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as the most popular player in the NBA. For the second straight season, Kobe’s jersey was the most popular. In fact, sportsbook has the Lakers as the most popular team, as they are #1 in team merchandise sold.
Sports book had LeBron James second behind Kobe as the league’s most popular player. Orlando’s Dwight Howard had the third most popular jersey and he was followed by Chicago’s Derrick Rose, Miami’s Dwyane Wade, Boston’s Kevin Garnett, New Orleans’ Chris Paul, Boston’s Paul Pierce, Cleveland’s Shaquille O’Neal and the Lakers’ Pau Gasol. The rankings for the most popular jersey are based on sales at the NBA Store in New York and the NBA Store online.
While Kobe and the Lakers are the most popular team they are not the best team vs. the sports book odds. In fact, the Lakers are well down the list at #25. The most profitable team for those wagering at the sportsbook is the Atlanta Hawks. They are followed closely by the Charlotte Bobcats. Oklahoma City is right there as well vs. the sports book number. These three teams don’t get as much attention as the Lakers but they are definitely more profitable to wager on. Other teams that are above the .500 mark vs. the betting line at the sportsbook are the Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers. The Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves are right at the .500 mark. Just below the break even point at the sports book are the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets.
What about the worst team vs. the line at the sportsbook this season. It is a close race between the New Jersey Nets and Washington Wizards. So far the Nets have been the worst though at 13-27 vs. the sports book spread. Washington is not much better. The Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls are also no bargains at the sports book.
Kobe is the most popular NBA player but as these numbers show, some teams that go under the radar a little bit like Atlanta and Charlotte are the teams that make gamblers the most money.