Apr 16, 2015
Raptors open playoffs as longshot for title
The Toronto Raptors will open the playoffs on Saturday as a 50-to-1 pick to win the NBA championship. Those odds, according to Bodog.ca, place the Raptors as 11th-most likely out of the 16 playoff clubs to win the title.
TSN.ca Staff
The Toronto Raptors will open the playoffs on Saturday as a 50-to-1 pick to win the NBA championship.
Those odds, according to Bodog.ca, place the Raptors as 11th-most likely out of the 16 playoff clubs to win the title.
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are co-favourites to win the championship at 11-to-5 odds.
The defending champion San Antonio Spurs are next at 7-to-2.
The Raptors are listed at 16-to-1 to win the Eastern Conference, behind Cleveland, Atlanta and Chicago.
Toronto's first-round opponent, the Washington Wizards, are 25-to-1 to win the Eastern Conference and 75-to-1 to win the championship.
Complete NBA playoff odds, courtesy Bodog.ca:
Odds to win 2015 NBA Championship
Cleveland Cavaliers - 11/5
Golden State Warriors - 11/5
San Antonio Spurs - 7/2
Atlanta Hawks - 12/1
Chicago Bulls - 12/1
Houston Rockets - 16/1
Los Angeles Clippers - 18/1
Memphis Grizzlies - 28/1
Dallas Mavericks - 40/1
Portland Trailblazers - 40/1
Toronto Raptors - 50/1
Washington Wizards - 75/1
Boston Celtics - 150/1
New Orleans Pelicans - 150/1
Brooklyn Nets - 200/1
Milwaukee Bucks - 250/1
Odds to win 2015 Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers - 1/2
Atlanta Hawks - 13/4
Chicago Bulls - 11/2
Toronto Raptors - 16/1
Washington Wizards - 25/1
Boston Celtics - 66/1
Brooklyn Nets - 75/1
Milwaukee Bucks - 100/1
Odds to win 2015 Western Conference
Golden State Warriors - 11/10
San Antonio Spurs - 2/1
Houston Rockets - 8/1
Los Angeles Clippers - 9/1
Memphis Grizzlies - 12/1
Dallas Mavericks - 22/1
Portland Trailblazers - 22/1
New Orleans Pelicans - 75/1