With the All-Star game behind us, the NBA regular season resumes on Thursday in what officially is the start of the second half. Through their first 50 games, the Golden State Warriors emerged as the clear favorite to win the championship once again this year with a 46-4 straight up and 29-19-2 against the spread mark. The Warriors will look to keep that momentum rolling coming out of the All-Star break.
ODDS TO WIN 2015-16 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP
Golden State Warriors -125
Cleveland Cavaliers +295
San Antonio Spurs +375
Oklahoma City Thunder +853
Toronto Raptors +2128
Los Angeles Clippers +2891
Boston Celtics +4438
Atlanta Hawks +5496
Miami Heat +6000
Indiana Pacers +8954
Chicago Bulls +10653
Houston Rockets +11944
Memphis Grizzlies +15000
Dallas Mavericks +17799
Utah Jazz +18873
Portland Trail Blazers +19299
Detroit Pistons +26874
Charlotte Hornets +33693
Washington Wizards +36522
Orlando Magic +80000
Sacramento Kings +80000
New York Knicks +100000
Milwaukee Bucks +150000
New Orleans Pelicans +150000
Denver Nuggets +250000
Brooklyn Nets +999900
Los Angeles Lakers +999900
Minnesota Timberwolves +999900
Philadelphia 76ers +999900
Phoenix Suns +999900
Golden State is the -125 betting favorite on the odds to win the NBA championship. Led by the best pure shooter in the game in Steph Curry, the Warriors have the best offense in the NBA averaging 115.4 points per game, and a deceptively strong defense when its starters are playing.
The Warriors seem to be reinventing the game, and beating this team four times in a seven game series will be a tall task. Golden State is 23-4 SU and 17-8-2 ATS on the road this season.
If not for Golden State's historically strong start, all of the buzz this season would probably be swirling around the San Antonio Spurs. LaMarcus Aldridge has fit into the Spurs' system perfectly, and through their first 51 games the Spurs were 43-8 SU and 33-18 ATS.
San Antonio had no answer for Golden State in the team's first regular season meeting, but Gregg Popovich may have some tricks up his sleeve in the postseason. The Spurs are going off at +375 on the NBA championship betting lines.
LeBron James has been to the NBA Finals in each of the last five seasons, and his Cavaliers are heavy favorites to win the Eastern Conference once again. Cleveland fell short of winning the championship last season, dealing with injuries to Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving in its finals appearance against the Warriors.
At +295 to win the championship, the Cavaliers hope to stay healthy this time around and try to get the job done.
Rounding out the potential contenders for this season's NBA title at are the Oklahoma City Thunder at +853, Toronto Raptors at +2128, Los Angeles Clippers at +2891, and the Boston Celtics at +4438.
With Russell Westbrook playing at an extremely high level and Kevin Durant staying healthy thus far, Oklahoma City looks like the team that could break up the top two in the West, if anyone can.
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