NBA Championship Odds

HoopsAvenue — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:02:24 +0000

Shortly after the Celtics won the NBA championship in June, we posted the NBA Finals Odds. Now that the off-season moves have been made, we thought it would be a good time to take another look at the NBA Championship Odds and see what Vegas was thinking about this upcoming season. Here’s a chart showing what each team opened at and what their current odds are:

Team	Open	Current
Los Angeles Lakers	5/2	3/1
Boston Celtics	7/2	7/2
New Orleans Hornets	7/1	6/1
Detroit Pistons	7/1	7/1
Cleveland Cavaliers	15/1	8/1
Houston Rockets	15/1	8/1
San Antonio Spurs	7/1	8/1
Utah Jazz	12/1	10/1
Phoenix Suns	10/1	10/1
Orlando Magic	15/1	15/1
Philadelphia 76ers	40/1	20/1
Toronto Raptors	25/1	20/1
Dallas Mavericks	15/1	20/1
Denver Nuggets	22/1	30/1
Chicago Bulls	40/1	30/1
Portland Trail Blazers	50/1	35/1
Washington Wizards	30/1	40/1
Golden State Warriors	30/1	45/1
Indiana Pacers	50/1	50/1
Los Angeles Clippers	75/1	50/1
Miami Heat	200/1	60/1
Atlanta Hawks	50/1	60/1
Charlotte Bobcats	75/1	60/1
New Jersey Nets	50/1	60/1
Milwaukee Bucks	150/1	75/1
Minnesota Timberwolves	100/1	75/1
New York Knicks	150/1	100/1
Sacramento Kings	75/1	125/1
Oklahoma City Thunder	250/1	250/1
Memphis Grizzlies	250/1	300/1

The first thing that stands out is how the Cavs and Rockets have moved from 15/1 championship odds to 8/1 due to their respective acquisitions of Mo Williams and Ron Artest. The Sixers also jumped from 40/1 lucky-to-make-the-playoffs odds to 20/1 longshot odds after acquiring Elton Brand.

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