No Steph Curry in Round 1 for Golden State. Patrick Smith/Getty Images
With 82 games down and an added 5 minutes of overtime for the final spot in the West brings us here. The NBA Playoffs, let the games begin.
Updated Playoff NBA Championship Odds
2017-18 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS
Golden State Warriors +135
Houston Rockets +160
Cleveland Cavaliers +650
Toronto Raptors +850
Philadelphia 76ers +1500
Oklahoma City Thunder +2500
Portland Trail Blazers +3300
Utah Jazz +4500
San Antonio Spurs +6000
Boston Celtics +7000
Minnesota Timberwolves +9000
Washington Wizards +10000
New Orleans Pelicans +10000
Milwaukee Bucks +10000
Indiana Pacers +10000
Miami Heat +15000
As expected. Houston and Golden State lead the way paying out substantially less than the rest of the field. The next team up in term of betting odds, Cleveland, sits at +650 leading the East, although they finished fourth in the conference. Before the season started, the inevitable finals clash between the Warriors and Cavaliers had LeBron James and company priced at +500, now after all the turmoil of this season, you can get greater odds.
The sleeper on everyone's radar seems to be Philidelphia sitting at +1500. While this might seem like a decent price for a team playing as well as anyone in the league, the truth is someone is sitting out there with a pre-NBA season ticket with the 76ers at +15000. In this year's field, there are a few preseason longshots, before the season tipping off the Blazers, Jazz, Timberwolves, and Pacers were all +15000 to win the title.
The hometown Houston Rockets odds dropped considerably from the beginning of the year, where preseason they could be had at +700, now you're getting +160/+190.
While some teams overexceeded expectations and lost odds, others played under the radar and pay out larger amounts than betting them at the beginning of the year leaving backers scratching their heads.
Current | Pre Season
Spurs +6000 +1500
Celitics +7000 +2000
Wizards +10000 +5000
Bucks +10000 +7500
Heat +15000 +12500
Series odds
Eastern Conference - First Round
Boston vs. Milwaukee
Celtics (-150)
Bucks (+130)
Philadelphia vs. Miami
76ers (-550)
Heat (+420)
Toronto vs. Washington
Raptors (-650)
Wizards (+480)
Cleveland vs. Indiana
Cavaliers (-650)
Pacers (+480)
Western Conference - First Round
Oklahoma City vs. Utah
Thunder (-135)
Jazz (+115)
Portland vs. New Orleans
Trail Blazers (-225)
Pelicans (+190)
Golden State vs. San Antonio
Warriors (-1500)
Spurs (+900)
Houston vs. Minnesota
Rockets (-6000)
Timberwolves (+2000)
ATS Trends
Boston vs. Milwaukee
Boston 50-30-2 ATS
Boston 22-17-2 ATS at home
Boston 30-25-2 ATS as the favorite
Milwaukee 35-44-3 ATS
Milwaukee 22-18-1 ATS on the road
Milwaukee 15-18-1 ATS as a dog.
Philadelphia vs. Miami
Philadelphia 47-33-2 ATS
Philadelphia 27-14 ATS at home
Philadelphia 34-21 as the favorite
Miami 40-36-6 ATS
Miami 24-15-2 ATS on the road
Miami 22-15-3 ATS as the dog
Toronto vs. Washington
Toronto 43-38-1 ATS
Toronto 21-19-1 ATS at home
Toronto 34-33-1 ATS as the favorite
Washington 37-44-1 ATS
Washington 21-20 ATS on the road
Washington 18-11 ATS as the dog
Cleveland vs. Indiana
Cleveland 32-49-1 ATS
Cleveland 13-27-1 ATS at home
Cleveland 19-44-1 ATS as the favorite
Indiana 47-35 ATS
Indiana 23-18 ATS on the road
Indiana 22-22 ATS as the dog
Oklahoma City vs. Utah
Oklahoma City 34-47-1 ATS
Oklahoma City 16-24-1 ATS at home
Oklahoma City 27-41-1 ATS as the favorite
Utah 43-38-1 ATS
Utah 21-19-1 ATS on the road
Utah 20-17 ATS as the dog
Portland vs. New Orleans
Portland 45-31-6 ATS
Portland 22-14-5 ATS at home
Portland 28-20-4 ATS as the favorite
New Orleans 45-36-1 ATS
New Orleans 19-21-1 ATS on the road
New Orleans 18-18 ATS as the dog
Golden State vs. San Antonio
Golden State 34-47-1 ATS
Golden State 16-24-1 ATS at home
Golden State 33-42-1 ATS as the favorite
San Antonio 40-38-4 ATS
San Antonio 15-24-2 ATS on the road
San Antonio 10-12-1 ATS as the dog
Houston vs. Minnesota
Houston 41-39-2 ATS
Houston 17-23-1 ATS at home
Houston 39-34-2 ATS as the favorite
Minnesota 37-42-3 ATS
Minnesota 17-23-1 ATS on the road
Minnesota 13-18 ATS as the dog
Weekend Picks
Thunder vs Jazz Game 1
Under 205
Rockets vs. Thunder Game 1
Rockets Team Total over 114
Warriors vs. Spurs Game 1
Spurs+8
Blazers vs. Pelicans Game 1
Over 217
Blazers Team Total over 111
76ers vs. Heat Game 1
76ers 1st quarter -2
76ers first half -4
Celtics win series
Thunder win series
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Reynaldo López struck out seven over six scoreless innings, Orlando Arcia homered and the Atlanta Braves won their third straight, 6-2 over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
López (2-0) allowed four hits and walked one in his third straight sterling outing to start the season.
“It’s like I’ve always said, for me, the important thing is to focus,” López said through an interpreter. “To have the focus during the outings and then, to be able to locate those pitches.”
He has given up one run in 18 innings for an ERA of 0.50.
“He threw the ball really well against a really good hitting club,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “Another solid one.”
Arcia hit a solo home run to left in the second and a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Luis Guillorme and backup catcher Chadwick Tromp each hit a two-run double in the ninth to put the Braves ahead 6-0.
“Tromp has done a good job ever since we’ve been bringing him in these situations and filling in,” Snitker said. “I’ve got all the confidence in the world in him back there. ... He’s an aggressive hitter. He’s knocked in some big runs for us in the limited time that he’s played.”
Kyle Tucker homered for the Astros leading off the ninth against Aaron Bummer, and Mauricio Dubón had a two-out RBI single to cut the lead to four. After Bummer walked Chas McCormick to put two on, Raisel Iglesias induced a groundout by Victor Caratini to end it and secure his fourth save.
“They pitched well, and our guys are grinding out at-bats,” Houston manager Joe Espada said. “Even in the ninth inning there, we’re grinding, fighting until the end.”
Hunter Brown (0-3) yielded two runs on five hits with three strikeouts and three walks in six innings. Brown allowed nine runs in two-thirds of an inning in his previous start, last Thursday against Kansas City.
Brown said he executed better Tuesday than he had in his previous two starts.
“He mixed all his pitches well,” Espada said. “The breaking ball was effective. He threw some cutters in on the hands to some of those lefties. He mixed his pitches really well. That was a really strong performance.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves: 2B Ozzie Albies was placed on the 10-day injured list with a broken right big toe. IF David Fletcher had his contract selected from Triple-A Gwinnett to take Albies’ place on the roster.
Astros: RHP Justin Verlander (right shoulder inflammation) threw a side session Tuesday, but Houston will wait until Wednesday to see how Verlander feels before deciding whether he will make his first start this weekend against the Nationals, Espada said. ... RHP Luis Garcia (right elbow surgery) threw around 20-25 pitches off the bullpen mound, and RHP José Urquidy (right forearm strain) also threw off the mound, Espada said. ... LHP Framber Valdez (left elbow soreness) played catch off flat ground.
UP NEXT
Atlanta LHP Max Fried (1-0, 8.74 ERA) starts Wednesday in the series finale opposite RHP J.P. France (0-2, 8.22).