Updated Eastern Conference Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – The NBA season is more than halfway complete and oddsmakers still feel the Cleveland Cavaliers are the team to be in the Eastern Conference.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Cavaliers are currently getting 11/10 odds to win the Eastern Conference and reach the NBA Finals. Other short odds to win the East are the Atlanta Hawks (9/4) and the Chicago Bulls (4/1).
Cleveland had a slow start to the season but the Cavs are now 33-22 on the year and in the fifth spot in the East currently. Cleveland is 10.5 games behind Atlanta for the top seed. Cleveland’s lone conference title in franchise history came in 2007.
Atlanta has been very impressive this year, jumping out to a 43-11 record entering the All-Star break. The Hawks have a 6.5-game lead on the rest of the conference. Atlanta last won the conference title in 1961.
Chicago is 34-20 right now and nine games behind Atlanta for the top seed in the East. The Bulls have the third-best record in the conference. Chicago last won the Eastern Conference in 1998.
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