With the NBA season heating up and heading toward the All-Star break, the divisional races are growing more compelling.
Per Sportsbettingdime.com, James Harden, Kevin Durant , Kyrie Irving and the Nets are favored to win the East (-139) over Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and the Sixers (+175).
Giannis and the Bucks are huge favorites to win the Central (-1430), and the the markets are still bullish on the Heat returning to last season’s form as Jimmy Butler’s squad is still at odds of -132 to win the division.
In the West, Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz have the NBA’s best record (24-5) and continue to dominate competition with odds of -490 in the Northwest Division.
LeBron James and the Lakers, fresh off Thursday’s loss to the Nets sans the injured Anthony Davis, are at -180 to win the Pacific over Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the Clippers (+175). In the Southwest, Luka Doncic and the Mavericks have the best odds at +115 even though the Spurs and Grizzlies are ahead of them in the standings.
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