Basketball betting storylines for the first month of the season have led to Thursday night’s matchup between the Miami Heat (-4.5) and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Online Sportsbook were projecting the Heat as nine-point favorites for this contest when the season began (with NBA Prospective lines), but given Miami’s current seven-game streak of losses against the spread (ATS), it’s a wonder they’re even favored at all.
Cleveland has posted a 4-4 ATS record the past while but they were underdogs in 7-of-8. The Cavs have an illustrious 5-0 record straight-up (SU) and ATS vs. Miami since March of 2009, but LeBron James was Cleveland’s leading scorer in four out of five games.
Ah yes, King James. Where would the Cleveland franchise be without their deserting leader? James averaged more than 28 points per game the past five years with Cleveland and so far this year with the Heat is netting just 23.7 points per contest.
James was good for 31.6 points in the past five meetings between these teams and this season through 17 games the King has crowned 32-plus points only three times.
Sportsbooks are giving bettors a chance to bet on nearly every aspect of this game, offering betting prop and Over/Under odds for how many points LeBron will score, does Chris Bosh remain an afterthought (O/U 19 points) and an exotic prop on whether or not James will do his patented powder move that became famous during his past seven seasons.
The routine involves filling his hands with white powdered rosin and tossing it above his head just before tip-off, creating a dust cloud that has become as much his signature as any powerful dunk.
All eyes in the basketball betting world will be on Cleveland Thursday night and the early public betting percentages show more than 70-percent of NBA picks lay with the favorite covering the spread.
As the betting action heats up and the shot clock to tip-off counts down, expect more betting options to come available.
Cavs owner Dan Gilbert has thrown gas on the fire, hiring a law firm to investigate whether the Heat violated NBA rules in their recruitment of LeBron James.
It has all the makings of a mid-week drama. Just what the league was hoping for.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
NBA Betting – Boston Celtics Value
The demise of the Boston Celtics has been written over and over this NBA betting offseason. It seems many are giving the Miami Heat the best basketball odds to reach the NBA finals. Did we miss something here? Aren’t the Celts bringing back, essentially, the same team that was a few points away from winning the title?
Boston has been called aging and finished by the critics for a couple of years now. Still, their veteran stars continue to perform at a high level. NBA odds are starting to skew towards the Heat and all of their new acquisitions. However, basketball bettors at Sports Betting shouldn’t overlook the Celtics.
Boston had a very quiet offseason. They re-signed both Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, two of their key veterans. Boston also managed to replace the retired Rasheed Wallace with Shaquille O’Neal. In Shaq, Boston loses some of the outside shooting ability that Wallace brought, but they now have less of a risk of technical fouls and they upgrade their rebounding ability. Boston was terribly outrebounded versus the Lakers in the final postseason game last year and knew they needed to correct that element.
Meanwhile, point guard Rajon Rondo continues to emerge for the Celtics. Each year, he becomes more critical to the Celtics success and his game becomes more well-rounded. If he can develop a reliable outside jump shot, Boston should be able to match up with anyone in the league, and yes, that includes the Miami Heat.
Right now the Celtics are a 10-1 shot to win the NBA title at the sportsbook. Now is the perfect chance to get in on those favorable future odds. With Miami and the Lakers listed as 6-4 co-favorites to win it all, the respect for Boston has waned considerably. Look for this experienced team to use this as motivation in their quest to get back to the finals and finish what they couldn’t this past June.
Boston has been called aging and finished by the critics for a couple of years now. Still, their veteran stars continue to perform at a high level. NBA odds are starting to skew towards the Heat and all of their new acquisitions. However, basketball bettors at Sports Betting shouldn’t overlook the Celtics.
Boston had a very quiet offseason. They re-signed both Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, two of their key veterans. Boston also managed to replace the retired Rasheed Wallace with Shaquille O’Neal. In Shaq, Boston loses some of the outside shooting ability that Wallace brought, but they now have less of a risk of technical fouls and they upgrade their rebounding ability. Boston was terribly outrebounded versus the Lakers in the final postseason game last year and knew they needed to correct that element.
Meanwhile, point guard Rajon Rondo continues to emerge for the Celtics. Each year, he becomes more critical to the Celtics success and his game becomes more well-rounded. If he can develop a reliable outside jump shot, Boston should be able to match up with anyone in the league, and yes, that includes the Miami Heat.
Right now the Celtics are a 10-1 shot to win the NBA title at the sportsbook. Now is the perfect chance to get in on those favorable future odds. With Miami and the Lakers listed as 6-4 co-favorites to win it all, the respect for Boston has waned considerably. Look for this experienced team to use this as motivation in their quest to get back to the finals and finish what they couldn’t this past June.
Monday, May 31, 2010
NBA Finals Betting: Lakers-Celtics Rematch
The Conference Finals have concluded and the championship series has been set — it’s a rematch of the 2008 NBA Final with the L.A. Lakers and the Boston Celtics.
In Championship Series Price betting, the Lakers are a slight favorite at -170 while the Celtics are +150 underdogs and in Game 1 line betting, the Lakers are 5.5-point home favorites while the Total is set at 192.5.
The Boston Celtics are 7-2 straight up and against the spread in their last nine games overall and as well, they are also 7-2 SU and ATS in their last nine home games.
Also in the Celtics’ last nine home games, there have been 2 Overs, 6 Unders and a Push.
The Los Angeles Lakers are only 7-4-1 ATS in their last 12 overall but they are 10-2 SU at the same time.
The Purple and Gold have been near unstoppable in their last 20 home games, going 17-3 SU but have had trouble covering, with a record of 7-12-1 ATS.
In the last 12 overall games between the two, the Celtics have the edge, only going 7-5 SU and 9-2-1 ATS.
In the Celtics’ last nine when underdogs of 6-points or less, there have been 6 Overs and 3 Unders.
The Lakers have struggled to cover in their last eight when favored by 6-points or less, going 2-5-1 ATS.
The NBA Finals begin this coming Thursday. For more NBA Betting Live Odds and Picks Check Out Sportsbetting @Sportsbook.
In Championship Series Price betting, the Lakers are a slight favorite at -170 while the Celtics are +150 underdogs and in Game 1 line betting, the Lakers are 5.5-point home favorites while the Total is set at 192.5.
The Boston Celtics are 7-2 straight up and against the spread in their last nine games overall and as well, they are also 7-2 SU and ATS in their last nine home games.
Also in the Celtics’ last nine home games, there have been 2 Overs, 6 Unders and a Push.
The Los Angeles Lakers are only 7-4-1 ATS in their last 12 overall but they are 10-2 SU at the same time.
The Purple and Gold have been near unstoppable in their last 20 home games, going 17-3 SU but have had trouble covering, with a record of 7-12-1 ATS.
In the last 12 overall games between the two, the Celtics have the edge, only going 7-5 SU and 9-2-1 ATS.
In the Celtics’ last nine when underdogs of 6-points or less, there have been 6 Overs and 3 Unders.
The Lakers have struggled to cover in their last eight when favored by 6-points or less, going 2-5-1 ATS.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Lebron James Wins Second NBA MVP Award in Landslide
Lebron James was this years NBA MVP. I know that’s an easy statement to stand behind AFTER the award was handed to him, but it has truly been a fact sinc long before the season ended.
Lebron James was amazing this season. And stood alone as the natural choice for most valuable player. On all but seven ballots. Yes, amidst his amazing season, there were actually seven voters that thought Kevin Durant or Dwight Howard was the MVP. Keving Durant is a great basketball player, and may in fact move on to a handful of MVP awards in his own career, but the “greatest” of the great players this season? I dont think so. Dwight Howard, defensive player of the year, dunk champion, force in the pant? Not a chance.
Not if you saw Lebron this year. Not if you actually watched what this kid pulled off night in and night out. He was a force. It was ridiculous. nothing so dominating since “you know who” left the league the second time.
But there were still nay-sayers to his MVP conquest. I understand that there is a case to be made for many other players, but coming to the conclusion to officially cast your vote for somebody other than Lebron this year is actually saying that there is a case against James. Which there is not. Simply put, he was the best player on his team, in the league. One that his team could not do without, that other players feared playing against, and whose actual season stats are bordering on legendary status this year.
But alas, there will always be the homers, deciding to vote on who they see more often instead of who deserves it, and the only way to silence these doubters, is to bring home the first major sports championship to Cleveland in over 35 years.
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Lebron James was amazing this season. And stood alone as the natural choice for most valuable player. On all but seven ballots. Yes, amidst his amazing season, there were actually seven voters that thought Kevin Durant or Dwight Howard was the MVP. Keving Durant is a great basketball player, and may in fact move on to a handful of MVP awards in his own career, but the “greatest” of the great players this season? I dont think so. Dwight Howard, defensive player of the year, dunk champion, force in the pant? Not a chance.
Not if you saw Lebron this year. Not if you actually watched what this kid pulled off night in and night out. He was a force. It was ridiculous. nothing so dominating since “you know who” left the league the second time.
But there were still nay-sayers to his MVP conquest. I understand that there is a case to be made for many other players, but coming to the conclusion to officially cast your vote for somebody other than Lebron this year is actually saying that there is a case against James. Which there is not. Simply put, he was the best player on his team, in the league. One that his team could not do without, that other players feared playing against, and whose actual season stats are bordering on legendary status this year.
But alas, there will always be the homers, deciding to vote on who they see more often instead of who deserves it, and the only way to silence these doubters, is to bring home the first major sports championship to Cleveland in over 35 years.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers Live Odds, Preview and NBA Predictions
Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers Live Odds @ Sportsbook: The match between Phoenix vs Portland will kick off on Thursday, April 29, 2010, 10:30 PM ET at Rose Garden, Portland, OR.
Phoenix with 3-2 leads against Portland till now in 5 matches. Now the sixth match on Thursday will decide whether the phoenix lead will continue or the Portland bounce back.
In the first match Portland has beaten Phoenix by 105-100. After winning first match Portland lost the second by 90-119 to Phoenix. In the third match Phoenix continued their winning over Portland by 108-89. But in the fourth match Portland strongly back in to the series with the win over Phoenix by 96-87. In the fifth of series with 107-88 Phoenix has beaten the Portland and leads the series with 3-2.
“We’ve got to get out and open the floor up. It’s the same thing that we’ve been talking about from day one,” Suns coach Alvin Gentry said about his team’s obvious strategy. “We have to be the one that imposes our will.”
“It’s just the playoffs,” Stoudemire said. “Both teams are being physical.”
“It’s a huge challenge to win the series,” McMillan said. “But not an impossible challenge.”
“This team has responded to so many things this season,” McMillan said. “We know we’re capable; we’ve done it all season.”
Match Information
Match: Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers
Date: 29 April 2010, Thursday
Time: 10:30 pm, ET
Event: NBA Playoff First Round
Stadium: Rose Garden, Portland, OR.
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San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks Live Odds, Preview and NBA Predictions
San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks Live Odds @ Sportsbook: The match between Dallas vs San Antonio will kick off on Thursday, April 29, 2010, 08:00 PM ET at AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX.
In the Western Conference No 2 team Dallas Mavericks is trailing 1-3 against the No 7 team of the San Antonio Spurs. Spurs coach Greg Popovich is showing to the world that they can beat Mavericks through their defense. He gave a rah-rah speech about finishing off Dallas to his players.
He Said, “They’re grown men”. “They don’t need me to tell them.”
On Wednesday In Game 5 San Antonio was back home after an uninspired showing against Mavericks, in this match Mavericks beaten San Antonio by 103-81.
“They’re up 3-2, and we did it to ourselves,” Mavericks center Brendan Haywood said. “Right now we have to fight and put a lot of pressure on them. If we win that game, then it becomes anybody’s series.”
Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobli played well in the playoffs for this team to finish off a playoff opponent at home. Jason Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki must have a big game for the Mavericks to win.
Match Information
Match: San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks
Date: 29 April 2010, Thursday
Time: 8:00 pm, ET
Event: NBA Playoff First Round
Stadium: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
2010 NBA Playoffs Schedule and Key Dates
The National Basketball Association released 2010 NBA playoff schedule and key dates on 14th April 2010. The important dates are released by the NBA on the final night of the NHL championship. So many are eagerly waiting for NBA Playoff schedule to know what will be the starting bracket, so that predictions and picks can be made.
After completion of stimulating March Madness, now it’s time for an even more exciting NBA Playoff Schedule. Presently, there are some crucial games going on tonight for the NBA which make it hard to predict the entire bracket.
The Playoff Schedule page provides a status of each playoff series including past scores, future game dates, and probabilities of game and series outcomes.
The NBA playoffs begin on this Saturday, April 17th. People are very excited, and here we are providing some information about the brackets:
The Cavaliers are the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. They will go up against either the Chicago Bulls or Toronto Raptors. The Bulls play the Bobcats tonight, and if they win they get the #8 seed. If they lose, then they will still have the #8 seed if Toronto loses their game as well. If Toronto wins and Chicago loses then they will face the Cavaliers on Saturday.
Cleveland, Orlando, Atlanta, and Boston are the top four seeds in the Eastern conference. The Lakers are #1 in the Western Conference, and are the only team that has been seeded this far.
There are so many important games to be played tonight that will have an effect on the 2010 NBA Playoff schedule.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
College Basketball Betting- Cremins signs extension through 2014-Online Sportsbook
Cremins signs extension College of Charleston athletic director Joe Hull announced Friday that men's basketball coach Bobby Cremins has signed a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2013-14 season.
The Cougars have posted a 65-37 record and made a pair of Southern Conference championship game appearances during Cremins' three years at the helm.
Now, with Wildcats' star Stephen Curry gone to the NBA, College of Charleston likely will be the favorite to win the SoCon title -- and return Cremins to the NCAA college basketball betting tournament.
"Yeah, we hope to get there one day," he said. "We'll see."
Charleston returns one of the Southern Conference's top players in Andrew Goudelock, who averaged 16.7 points a game -- fourth-best in the league -- and made the postseason all-conference first team. The schedule, though, could make things difficult with games against Clemson, Tennessee and, in Charleston, defending NCAA college basketball betting champion North Carolina.
"I love online basketball betting at College of Charleston and I'm excited about the direction of the program," said Cremins. "I really appreciate the support of the College of Charleston and its administration." Cremins made a name for himself with Georgia Tech, guiding the program to 14 winning seasons and 14 postseason berths in his 19 years as bench boss. The Yellow Jackets won three Atlantic Coast Conference tournament titles, one ACC regular-season crown and reached the Final Four in 1990. He departed as the school's all-time winningest coach.
"We are thrilled to have Bobby Cremins as our head basketball coach," said Hull.
"Bobby is a proven winner, a terrific person and a great fit for the College of Charleston." Cremins' trophy case is also full of personal accolades, taking home National Coach of the Year honors in 1985 and 1990, while capturing ACC Coach of Year in 1983, 1985 and 1996.
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When the wins didn't come as frequently, Cremins was let go by Georgia Tech after the 2000 season. He spent his time as a college basketball analyst and playing tennis on Hilton Head -- until joining the College basketball betting of Charleston.
Cremins would be nearing 67 when his new deal runs out. He's watched Penn State's Joe Paterno coach into his 80s and isn't ready to put a time limit on his basketball coaching career.
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The Cougars have posted a 65-37 record and made a pair of Southern Conference championship game appearances during Cremins' three years at the helm.
Now, with Wildcats' star Stephen Curry gone to the NBA, College of Charleston likely will be the favorite to win the SoCon title -- and return Cremins to the NCAA college basketball betting tournament.
"Yeah, we hope to get there one day," he said. "We'll see."
Charleston returns one of the Southern Conference's top players in Andrew Goudelock, who averaged 16.7 points a game -- fourth-best in the league -- and made the postseason all-conference first team. The schedule, though, could make things difficult with games against Clemson, Tennessee and, in Charleston, defending NCAA college basketball betting champion North Carolina.
"I love online basketball betting at College of Charleston and I'm excited about the direction of the program," said Cremins. "I really appreciate the support of the College of Charleston and its administration." Cremins made a name for himself with Georgia Tech, guiding the program to 14 winning seasons and 14 postseason berths in his 19 years as bench boss. The Yellow Jackets won three Atlantic Coast Conference tournament titles, one ACC regular-season crown and reached the Final Four in 1990. He departed as the school's all-time winningest coach.
"We are thrilled to have Bobby Cremins as our head basketball coach," said Hull.
"Bobby is a proven winner, a terrific person and a great fit for the College of Charleston." Cremins' trophy case is also full of personal accolades, taking home National Coach of the Year honors in 1985 and 1990, while capturing ACC Coach of Year in 1983, 1985 and 1996.
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When the wins didn't come as frequently, Cremins was let go by Georgia Tech after the 2000 season. He spent his time as a college basketball analyst and playing tennis on Hilton Head -- until joining the College basketball betting of Charleston.
Cremins would be nearing 67 when his new deal runs out. He's watched Penn State's Joe Paterno coach into his 80s and isn't ready to put a time limit on his basketball coaching career.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Canada to play Argentina for bronze at world U-19 Basketball Betting tournament
Canada will play Argentina for bronze at the world under-19 women's basketball Betting championships after a lopsided 82-51 loss to the United States in Saturday's semifinals.
Kayla Alexander of Milton, Ont., scored 12 points to top the Canadians, who were coming off an upset win over Australia to earn their first appearance in the semifinals.
The two-time defending champion Americans broke the game open early with a 27-0 run, and the Canadians never recovered. Adding to the team's troubles, starting forward Natalie Achonwa of Guelph, Ont., left the game early on with a hip injury.
"I think we just didn't respond to that offensive quality," said Canadian coach Rich Chambers. "We still have a chance for a medal. So we hope we can take this experience to (Sunday)."
Nicole Larke of Calgary hit a three-pointer for the game's first points, but the Americans held Canada (4-4) off the scoreboard for the next 13 minutes to take a 27-3 lead, and led 50-18 at halftime.
The U.S. (7-1) had 19 steals.
Spain defeated Argentina 67-49 in Saturday's other semifinal. Canada will face the Argentines for bronze on Sunday.
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Kayla Alexander of Milton, Ont., scored 12 points to top the Canadians, who were coming off an upset win over Australia to earn their first appearance in the semifinals.
The two-time defending champion Americans broke the game open early with a 27-0 run, and the Canadians never recovered. Adding to the team's troubles, starting forward Natalie Achonwa of Guelph, Ont., left the game early on with a hip injury.
"I think we just didn't respond to that offensive quality," said Canadian coach Rich Chambers. "We still have a chance for a medal. So we hope we can take this experience to (Sunday)."
Nicole Larke of Calgary hit a three-pointer for the game's first points, but the Americans held Canada (4-4) off the scoreboard for the next 13 minutes to take a 27-3 lead, and led 50-18 at halftime.
The U.S. (7-1) had 19 steals.
Spain defeated Argentina 67-49 in Saturday's other semifinal. Canada will face the Argentines for bronze on Sunday.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
NBA Betting-NBA Insider-Raptors Trade for Belinelli
Andrea Bargnani won’t be the only Italian Stallion on the Toronto Raptors anymore. The Raptors shipped newly acquired Devean George, who Toronto received in the mega deal that shipped Shawn Marion to Dallas and allowed the Raps to sign Turkoglu, to Golden State in exchange. It’s not the biggest move, but it proves that Toronto is still looking to the future. Their willingness to continue to build a team around Chris Bosh, so that he resigns in Toronto, is priority one amidst all of these shifty moves by Colangelo.
Belinelli is the 18th overall pick from the 2007 NBA Draft, and was drafted right behind guys like Al Thornton, Rodney Stuckey and Nick Young. Though he averaged just 8.9 points per game and 2.1 assists in 42 games during the 2008-09 NBA Betting Online season, Bellini did have a 13-game stretch where he averaged 16.0 points per game. The Italian shooting-guard made a name for himself during the 2006 FIBA World Championships where he played for the national team of Italy and averaged 13.5 points per game. Against the U.S. National Team, Belinelli scored 25 points in a preliminary game loss. In short the kid has talent, but we just aren’t sure how much.
Don Nelson was extremely high on Belinelli after the 2007 summer league and the injuries the Italian sustained that have kept him in only 75 games in two seasons allowed the staff in Golden State to lose some faith in the speedy guard. Trading Belinelli to the Raptors had more to do with the pressing financial situation of the Warriors. Toronto will assume most of George’s contract with the cash considerations paid to Golden State in the trade.
This move alone isn’t enough to secure Bosh. But Belinelli, DeRozan, Calderon, Turkoglu, Jarrett Jack and Bargnani will have to prove that the Raptors are a team worth signing on to long-term. For the short-term, they are slowly inching towards respectability in the eyes of their gambling online faithful who were burned at the stake by Toronto.
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Belinelli is the 18th overall pick from the 2007 NBA Draft, and was drafted right behind guys like Al Thornton, Rodney Stuckey and Nick Young. Though he averaged just 8.9 points per game and 2.1 assists in 42 games during the 2008-09 NBA Betting Online season, Bellini did have a 13-game stretch where he averaged 16.0 points per game. The Italian shooting-guard made a name for himself during the 2006 FIBA World Championships where he played for the national team of Italy and averaged 13.5 points per game. Against the U.S. National Team, Belinelli scored 25 points in a preliminary game loss. In short the kid has talent, but we just aren’t sure how much.
Don Nelson was extremely high on Belinelli after the 2007 summer league and the injuries the Italian sustained that have kept him in only 75 games in two seasons allowed the staff in Golden State to lose some faith in the speedy guard. Trading Belinelli to the Raptors had more to do with the pressing financial situation of the Warriors. Toronto will assume most of George’s contract with the cash considerations paid to Golden State in the trade.
This move alone isn’t enough to secure Bosh. But Belinelli, DeRozan, Calderon, Turkoglu, Jarrett Jack and Bargnani will have to prove that the Raptors are a team worth signing on to long-term. For the short-term, they are slowly inching towards respectability in the eyes of their gambling online faithful who were burned at the stake by Toronto.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Basketball Odds -Kidd Re-ups With Mavericks
After losing to the Hornets in the first round of the 2008 playoffs, Avery Johnson was fired, and Rick Carlisle was hired as the new head coach for the Dallas Mavericks. After getting off to a rocky start at 2-7, the Mavericks eventually found themselves with the sixth spot in the western conference playoff bracket for 2009. This was after going 50-32 (ninth consecutive 50+-win season) and about three to four weeks earlier, weren't even sure if they were going to make the eighth and final spot. But a run of 5-1 in their last six regular season games got them to a game over the Hornets for sixth place. Dirk Nowitzki also entered the postseason with a streak of twenty-five consecutive games of scoring 20 or more points, which was ended in the first game of the quarterfinals series verses the arch-rival, San Antonio Spurs.
The Mavericks surprised many people by winning Game 1, 105-97 in
Point guard Jason Kidd has re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks for three-years at over $25 million reports ESPN.
The Mavs are listed at +1800 to win the Western Conference next season.
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