The Vancouver Canucks dropped game one of their playoff series to the Los Angeles Kings but oddsmakers still have Vancouver favored to win the Western Conference.
Here are the latest odds at 5Dimes Sports Book on NHL Futures – Who will win the Western Conference?
Vancouver Canucks +360
San Jose Sharks +450
Nashville Predators +455
St Louis Blues +575
Los Angeles Kings +575
Detroit Red Wings +825
Phoenix Coyotes +900
Chicago Blackhawks +1100
The Miami Heat will play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the finals this year. The NBA Championship odds say that’s a good possibility of happening.
The NBA all-star game is about three weeks away on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. In most NBA seasons it’s usually the all-star break that signals the good teams that it’s time to get going and you’ll often see the contenders separate themselves from the pretenders.
In the Eastern Conference it’s hard to imagine anyone other than the Miami Heat or Chicago Bulls representing the East in the NBA finals. The next level of teams seem to be the Atlanta Hawks who have beat the Bulls and Heat this year, the 76ers who also beat the Bulls and have a date with Miami tomorrow and the one surprise team is the Indiana Pacers.
Odds to win the Eastern Conference.
| Eastern Conference - 2/2/2012 7:35 PM (EST) | |
| Miami Heat | -140 |
| Chicago Bulls | +255 |
| Boston Celtics | +1500 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | +1500 |
| Orlando Magic | +1900 |
| New York Knicks | +1900 |
| Atlanta Hawks | +2300 |
| Indiana Pacers | +3100 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | +11000 |
| New Jersey Nets | +11000 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | +15000 |
| Toronto Raptors | +22500 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | +30000 |
| Detroit Pistons | +30000 |
| Washington Wizards | +40000 |
The Western Conference could be a little more wide open as it has been in recent years. Oklahoma City looks like the top team in the West and the duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook is only going to get better. Other possible championship contenders are the Dallas Mavericks (defending champs), Denver Nuggets, LA Clippers and LA Lakers.
Odds to win Western Conference
| Western Conference - 2/2/2012 7:35 PM (EST) | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | +180 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | +370 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | +700 |
| Dallas Mavericks | +700 |
| San Antonio Spurs | +1250 |
| Portland Trailblazers | +1250 |
| Denver Nuggets | +1900 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | +1900 |
| Houston Rockets | +4500 |
| Utah Jazz | +6000 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | +9000 |
| Phoenix Suns | +11000 |
| Golden State Warriors | +11000 |
| Sacramento Kings | +22500 |
| New Orleans Hornets | +30000 |
5Dimes Sports Book already has odds posted on who will be the NBA finals matchup. The Heat vs. Thunder is favored at +390, followed by the Heat vs. Lakers at +726, Bulls vs. Thunder at +928 and both Heat vs. Clippers and Heat vs. Mavericks at +1340.
Odds to win NBA Finals
| NBA Championship 2011-2012 - 2/2/2012 7:35 PM (EST) | |
| Miami Heat | +175 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | +500 |
| Chicago Bulls | +550 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | +1000 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | +1600 |
| Dallas Mavericks | +1600 |
| Boston Celtics | +3300 |
| Portland Trailblazers | +3300 |
| San Antonio Spurs | +3300 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | +3300 |
| Orlando Magic | +4000 |
| New York Knicks | +4000 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | +4000 |
| Denver Nuggets | +4000 |
| Atlanta Hawks | +5000 |
| Indiana Pacers | +6600 |
| Houston Rockets | +10000 |
| Utah Jazz | +15000 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | +25000 |
| New Jersey Nets | +25000 |
| Golden State Warriors | +25000 |
| Phoenix Suns | +25000 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | +25000 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | +35000 |
| Toronto Raptors | +50000 |
| Sacramento Kings | +50000 |
| Detroit Pistons | +75000 |
| New Orleans Hornets | +75000 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | +75000 |
| Washington Wizards | +100000 |
Do you think we will see a Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder finals? The NBA Championship odds are betting on it!