Yeah, I know we're sick of him by now, but here's a cool chart from Useful Dissident on the last few weeks of Intrade activity. As you can see (sorry about the size), wagers on the Cavs, Bulls, and Heat were bouncing all over the place until the last couple of days, when the smart money moved squarely to Miami.    
More by Mark Lacter:
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Amazon keeps pushing for faster L.A. delivery
Another rugged quarter for Tribune Co. papers
How does Stanford compete with the big boys?
Those awful infographics that promise to explain and only distort
Best to low-ball today's employment report
Further fallout from airport shootings
Crazy opening for Twitter*
Should Twitter be valued at $18 billion?
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   Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted 
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.
Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted 
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.