NBA Finals Series Prop Odds
(TheSpread) – The Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks get the 2011 NBA Finals started on Tuesday. Here is a look at the series-long prop odds.
Everything is available in the prop odds from top scorer to average scoring for the key players to where the Finals will conclude.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog.eu the odds are in favor of the NBA Finals concluding in Miami as the money line for that is -175 while the odds of finishing in Dallas are +125.
The Finals Format is 2-3-2 with Miami getting the first two and last two games at the series. The middle three games are located in Dallas. Since 1990, the Finals has went 5 games or less, 9 times. That is nearly 50 percent of the time, so considering the underdog in this scenario may not be a waste of money.
In terms of being the highest scorer, Dirk Nowitzki is the favorite in that category, with odds of +140. Nowitzki leads all players in scoring right now at 28.4 points per game. LeBron James is next on the list at 26 points per game. The key to this wager is the defense that Miami will play on Nowitzki. Dirk has yet to be defended by a lockdown defender, and that may change in the Finals.
2011 NBA Finals Series Prop Odds
Top Scorer for the NBA Finals (Highest PPG Average)
Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs) +140
LeBron James (Heat) +220
Dwyane Wade (Heat) +275
Chris Bosh (Heat) +550
Jason Terry (Mavs) +700
General Props
Will Game 1 winner win Series: Yes (-190) No (+140)
Will any game go to overtime: Yes (+200) No (-305)
Will the series be won on the road or at home: Road (-120) Home (-130)
Where will the series be decided: Dallas (+125) Miami (-175)
Will any game be decided by two points or less: Yes (+140) No (-190)
Will any game be decided by 21 points or more: Yes (+300) No (-565)
Individual Prop Odds
Total points per game for LeBron James: Over/Under 26.5
Total points per game for Dwayne Wade: Over/Under 24.5
Total points per game for Chris Bosh: Over/Under 19
Total points per game for Dirk Nowitzki: Over/Under 26
Total points per game for Jason Kidd: Over/Under 8.5
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