Jun 17, 2015
Cavaliers favoured to win 2016 NBA title
The Cavaliers are 3-to-1 favourites to take home the Larry O’Brien Trophy next season. According to odds released on Bodog.ca on Wednesday, the Cavs edged the reigning champion Golden State Warriors who were at 5-to-1, while the Toronto Raptors were given 40-to-1 odds.
TSN.ca Staff
With Finals experience now in hand, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the favourites to take the 2015-2016 NBA Title.
According to odds released on Bodog.ca on Wednesday, the Cavaliers are a 3-to-1 favourites to take home the Larry O’Brien Trophy next season.
The reigning champion Golden State Warriors have the second-best odds at 5-to-1. The Warriors captured their first NBA title since 1975 on Tuesday night.
Rounding out the top five are the Oklahoma City Thunder at 7-to-1, and the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, and San Antonio Spurs who were all given 10-to-1 odds.
Following their second consecutive first-round exit, the Toronto Raptors are middle of the pack with 40-to-1 odds. They were given 50-to-1 odds at the beginning of the 2014-2015 season and made the playoffs as Atlantic Division champions.
Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves, who own the number one pick in the NBA Draft, open at 150-to-1. Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Orlando Magic share the longest odds at 250-to-1.
Odds to win 2016 NBA Championship
Cleveland Cavaliers 3/1
Golden State Warriors 5/1
Oklahoma City Thunder 7/1
Chicago Bulls 10/1
Los Angeles Clippers 10/1
San Antonio Spurs 10/1
Houston Rockets 18/1
Atlanta Hawks 25/1
Memphis Grizzlies 25/1
Dallas Mavericks 33/1
Indiana Pacers 33/1
Miami Heat 33/1
New Orleans Pelicans 33/1
Portland Trailblazers 40/1
Toronto Raptors 40/1
Washington Wizards 40/1
Boston Celtics 50/1
Los Angeles Lakers 66/1
Denver Nuggets 100/1
Detroit Pistons 100/1
Milwaukee Bucks 100/1
Brooklyn Nets 100/1
New York Knicks 100/1
Phoenix Suns 100/1
Sacramento Kings 100/1
Utah Jazz 100/1
Minnesota Timberwolves 150/1
Charlotte Hornets 250/1
Orlando Magic 250/1
Philadelphia 76ers 250/1
Courtesy of Bodog.ca.