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Saturday brings the start of the 2015 NBA playoffs. There was a lot of movement on the last day of the regular season: the Pelicans officially ousted the Thunder from the playoff chase with a win over San Antonio; the Pacers fell out of the top eight thanks to a loss to the Grizzlies; and the defending champion Spurs fell from second to sixth in the Western Conference.
In the marquee first-round matchup, the Spurs are set to face the Clippers, with L.A. having home-court advantage.
The Clippers are favored in Game 1 at home, but as you’ll see below, the Spurs have much better odds to win the NBA Title (although they’re not as high as they would have been had they held onto a top-three seed).
With bucket-loads of playoff and post-season excitement ahead, we set the odds on all things NBA heading into the spring and summer months.
NBA playoff Odds:
NBA Title Odds:
- Golden State Warriors: 2/1
- Cleveland Cavaliers: 5/2
- San Antonio Spurs: 7/2
- Atlanta Hawks: 12/1
- Chicago Bulls: 15/1
- Los Angeles Clippers: 18/1
- Houston Rockets: 25/1
- Memphis Grizzlies: 25/1
- Portland Trail Blazers: 40/1
- Dallas Mavericks: 50/1
- Toronto Raptors: 50/1
- Washington Wizards: 66/1
- New Orleans Pelicans: 100/1
- Boston Celtics: 100/1
- Brooklyn Nets: 150/1
- Milwaukee Bucks: 250/1
NBA Finals MVP Odds:
- Steph Curry (Golden State): 4/1
- LeBron James (Cleveland): 4/1
- Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio): 10/1
- Klay Thompson (Golden State): 10/1
- Tim Duncan (San Antonio): 12/1
- Kyrie Irving (Cleveland): 27/2
NBA Awards Odds:
MVP Odds:
- Steph Curry (Golden State): 1/2
- James Harden (Houston): 3/1
- Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City): 4/1
- LeBron James (Cleveland): 20/1
Coach of the Year Odds:
- Mike Budenholzer (Atlanta): 3/2
- Steve Kerr (Golden State): 3/2
- Gregg Popovich (San Antonio): 8/1
- Steve Joerger (Memphis): 8/1
- Brad Stevens (Boston): 15/1
Rookie of the Year Odds:
- Andrew Wiggins (Minnesota): 1/9
- Nerlens Noel (Philadelphia): 10/1
- Elfrid Payton (Orando): 15/1
- Nikola Mirotic (Chicago): 20/1
6th Man of the Year Odds:
- Isaiah Thomas (Phoenix/Boston): 1/1
- Lou Williams (Toronto): 3/2
- Jamal Crawford (L.A. Clippers): 9/1
- Marreese Speights (Golden State): 15/1
- Taj Gibson (Chicago): 30/1
Coaching/Draft Odds:
Odds to be the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft:
- Jahlil Okafor (Duke): 5/6
- Karl-Anthony Towns (Kentucky): 4/3
- Emmanuel Mudiay (China): 4/1
- D’angelo Russell (Ohio State): 10/1
Odds on which NCAA coach(es) will go to the NBA:
- John Calipari (Kentucky): 3/2
- Billy Donovan (Florida): 5/1
- Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State): 5/1
- Kevin Ollie (UConn): 8/1
Odds on which NBA coach will be fired first in the offseason:
- Scott Brooks (Oklahoma City): 2/1
- Byron Scott (L.A. Lakers): 5/2
- Derek Fisher (New York): 5/2
- Steve Clifford (Charlotte): 3/1
- Brett Brown (Philadelphia): 5/1
(Photo credit: JoeJohnson2 (NBA_Trophy.png) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. Photo has been cropped from its original.)
