Heat Favored Over Lakers To Win NBA Title? You Bet!
September 5, 2010 at 5:42 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Las Vegas, NV, United States (AHN) – The majority of popular sports betting sites are listing the newly-formed superstar-laden Miami Heat as the favorites to win the 2010-11 NBA title, ahead of defending champions and three-peat seekers the Los Angeles Lakers.
The majority of popular sports betting sites are listing the newly-formed superstar-laden Miami Heat as the favorites to win the 2010-11 NBA title, ahead of defending champions and three-peat seekers the Los Angeles Lakers.
BoDog.com list the Heat at 7/4 odds, while the Lakers are at 11/4. Vegas.com has Miami at 7/5 and Los Angeles at 7/2. Linesmaker.com also favors the Heat, at 8/5 as opposed to the Lakers at 3/1.
Miami, listed on most sites at around 25/1 last season, added superstars LeBron James and Chris Bosh alongside former scoring champion Dwyane Wade in the offseason.
The defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic follow up on most betting sites, at odds between 8/1 and 12/1.
The teams least likely to win the NBA Championship, according to most betting sites, are the Sacramento Kings, New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors at between 125/1 and 200/1.
The NBA preseason starts Oct. 3 with the regular season tipping off Oct. 26 when Miami visits Boston.
