Updated NBA Title Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – The first round of the NBA Playoffs is now complete, leaving eight teams left to contend for the NBA title. Which one is favored to take it all?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Golden State Warriors are now a 5/6 favorite to win the title, while the Cleveland Cavaliers come in with 7/2 odds and the Houston Rockets have 19/2 odds.
The Warriors are the top seed in the entire playoffs and are coming off a four-game sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round. Golden State will now face Memphis in the second round.
Cleveland entered the playoffs as co-favorites to win it all with Golden State and the Cavaliers picked up a sweep of Boston, but the team lost Kevin Love for the playoffs with a shoulder injury in the process. Cleveland now faces Chicago in the second round. The Cavs are the No. 2 seed in the East.
Houston had an impressive five-game series win over the Mavericks to reach the second round. The Rockets are the second seed in the West and will now face the Clippers in the conference semifinals.
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