2021 NBA Championship Futures Odds, 10/13/20 – Lakers Open as Favorites

2021 NBA Championship Futures Odds

The L.A. Lakers have opened as the favorites to repeat as NBA champions but which teams do oddsmakers feel could give LeBron and Co. a run for their money? Here’s a look at the 2021 NBA Championship futures odds.

According to oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com, the Lakers are 15/4 to win the 2021 NBA Championship, followed by the Clippers at 11/2. The Bucks have the next-best odds and the best odds of any team in the Eastern Conference at 8/1, followed by the Warriors at 10/1 despite Golden State missing the postseason altogether in 2020. The Nets round out the top-5 at 12/1.

Moving to the rest of the teams in the top-10 in terms of their odds, the Celtics are 15/1, followed by the Eastern Conference champion Heat at 20/1. The Nuggets and 76ers are both 25/1, respectively, while the Mavericks, Rockets and Raptors round out the top-10/12 at 30/1, respectively, to win the 2021 NBA Championship.

Your mid-range long shots include the Blazers at 40/1, the Jazz at 50/1, as well as the Pelicans and Suns at 60/1, respectively. The Thunder start the run of deep long shots at 100/1, followed by the Hawks, Bulls, Pacers, Grizzlies and Wizards at 125/1, respectively, to win the NBA championship in 2021.

The teams that essentially have no shot of winning but have odds anyway are the Timberwolves, Magic, Kings and Spurs at 250/1, respectively. The Cavs, Pistons and Knicks, meanwhile, are all 350/1, respectively, but the team with the longest odds to win the 20201 NBA Championship is the Charlotte Hornets, who are a whopping 500/1 to win next year’s title.