Jason Kidd Signing With the Knicks Will Have Nominal Impact on Vegas Odds

Written by :

Dan Shapiro

Published on :

5 July, 2012

The big sports news of the day Thursday July 5 was Jason Kidd’s agreement to sign with the New York Knicks. This move is expected to have little impact on the odds in Vegas or online.

RJ Bell, Sports Betting Analyst for PreGame.com tweeted:

RJ Bell ‏@RJinVegas

Kidd's impact on #Knicks Vegas odds close to ZERO, saysbookmaker @AndrewsSports

RJ Bell ‏@RJinVegas

Jeremy Lin's Vegas odds impact on #Knicks or #Rockets close to ZERO, says bookmaker @AndrewsSports

RJ Bell ‏@RJinVegas

Bynum for Howard swap would improve the #Lakers title odds, but only slightly - according to bookmaker @AndrewsSports

Odds on the Knicks winning in the East were slashed in half during this past regular season with Lin-Sanity in in full effect. Jeremy Lin was later sidelined with an injury.

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com

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