Fifteen of the 16 teams that entered the National Basketball Association postseason are still alive — although the San Antonio Spurs are in a 3-1 hole, as are the Miami Heat (which explains their tumble to the bottom of the odds ladder). However, we have seen some huge shifts in the postseason moneylines. If you jumped on Philadelphia to win the title back when the futures were first posted, you could have gotten a +15000 payday. Now those odds have dropped to +900 thanks to their punishment of the Miami Heat so far in the first round. Golden State has largely held serve (although they did drop Game Four in San Antonio over the weekend), but Houston didn’t look that good in their Game Three loss to Minnesota — the Timberwolves’ first playoff win since 2004, so their odds have slipped a bit. Let’s look at your NBA championship odds for each of the 15 remaining teams.
Updated NBA Championship Odds – April 23rd
Along with tying the Cavaliers’ series against the Pacers 2-2, @KingJames became the 2nd player in NBA history with 100 30-point games in NBA playoff history. You’ve probably heard of the other guy. pic.twitter.com/VEZEa2zCI3
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 23, 2018
- Golden State Warriors -105
- Houston Rockets +185
- Toronto Raptors +850
- Philadelphia 76ers +900
- Cleveland Cavaliers +1100
- Utah Jazz +2800
- Oklahoma City Thunder +5000
- New Orleans Pelicans +5000
- Indiana Pacers +6000
- Boston Celtics +6600
- Milwaukee Bucks +10000
- Washington Wizards +10000
- Minnesota Timberwolves +10000
- Miami Heat +25000
- San Antonio Spurs +25000