NBA Betting Odds: Favorites to Win 2012 NBA Title The Miami Heat
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
by Bodog Sportsbook
All you are hearing on television today is people piling on LeBron James after his disappointing performance in the Heat’s NBA Finals loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Yet every team in the NBA would probably take Miami’s roster right now over their own. And the Heat have opened as Bodog Sportsbook’s favorites to win the NBA title next year at 5/2.
It’s hard to know exactly what the NBA will look like next season because it’s widely assumed that the owners will lock out the players when the current collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of this month. It could be a long work stoppage because the NBA owners and players are much, much further apart than the NFL owners and their players are. One thing the NBA owners want is a hard salary cap and a rollback of salaries – thus it’s possible that the Heat’s Big 3 of LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh could be broken up after just one season, although it’s unlikely.
The second favorites on Bodog Sportsbook are the Los Angeles Lakers at 11/2 even though they were swept in the Western Conference semifinals by Dallas and saw Coach Phil Jackson retire. But the Lakers still have arguably the best overall roster in the NBA, although there is talk that either Pau Gasol or Andrew Bynum could be traded this offseason.
The Chicago Bulls, who lost to the Heat in five games in the East Finals, are the next favored team to win the 2012 NBA title at 6/1. The Oklahoma City Thunder are next at 8/1 followed by the champion Mavericks. The reason Dallas Mavericks is considered behind these other clubs is that the Mavs are a veteran bunch and age might start to catch up to them.
The longest shot to win the title next season? That would be the Toronto Raptors at 150/1.
Bet on next season’s NBA futures now at Bodog Sportsbook!
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