The Thunder, too, have been bitten by the injury bug, and it’s impacted their championship odds as well. Down to 9-to-2 last week after winning seven-straight games, OKC is 6-to-1 on the updated futures list. While Russell Westbrook is expected to return on Wednesday after missing Sunday’s game at the Lakers with a fractured cheekbone, they’re still missing Kevin Durant. OKC is clinging to eighth place in the West.
The Spurs, meanwhile, are now one of five teams listed with single-digit odds to win the title, adjusted from 10-to-1 last week to 8-to-1 this week.
Could the Grizzlies be the best bargain on the board? Memphis has the third best record in the NBA, yet is just the sixth betting choice, at 12-to-1 odds at the Westgate.
ODDS TO WIN 2014-15 NBA TITLE (odds from last week listed in parentheses) CAVALIERS 5-2 WARRIORS 9-2 (4-1) HAWKS 6-1 (5-1) THUNDER 6-1 (9-2) SPURS 8-1 (10-1) GRIZZLIES 12-1 BULLS 14-1 (20-1) CLIPPERS 14-1 ROCKETS 20-1 (30-1) RAPTORS 25-1 (20-1) MAVERICKS 40-1 (30-1) BLAZERS 30-1 (40-1) WIZARDS 60-1 PACERS 100-1 (300-1) BUCKS 100-1 (200-1) PELICANS 100-1 (500-1) HEAT 300-1 NETS 300-1 (1000-1) CELTICS 300-1 (1000-1) SUNS 300-1 HORNETS 300-1 (500-1) PISTONS 500-1 (1000-1) MAGIC 9999-1
ODDS TO WIN 2014-2015 EASTERN CONFERENCE
CAVALIERS 2-3 HAWKS 2-1 (9-5) BULLS 6-1 (8-1) RAPTORS 12-1 (8-1) WIZARDS 25-1 PACERS 50-1 (150-1) BUCKS 50-1 (100-1) HEAT 150-1 NETS 150-1 (500-1) CELTICS 150-1 (500-1) HORNETS 150-1 (250-1) PISTONS 250-1 (500-1) MAGIC 5000-1
ODDS TO WIN 2014-2015 WESTERN CONFERENCE
WARRIORS 9-4 (2-1) THUNDER 3-1 (9-4) SPURS 4-1 (5-1) GRIZZLIES 6-1 CLIPPERS 7-1 ROCKETS 10-1 (15-1) MAVERICKS 20-1 (15-1) BLAZERS 15-1 (20-1) PELICANS 50-1 (250-1) SUNS 150-1
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