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Good bets on the NBA Divisional Winners
I like one favorite and one dog. In the Atlantic, New Jersey came together after the Vince Carter trade last year, going 33-23 once he arrived. They should be even better this year, with a healthy Richard Jefferson plus a training camp and pre-season together to adjust. Boston and Philly did not improve, and are likely to go down slightly in the standings. NJ easily takes this IMO, and the odds should be even longer than -158.
In the Pacific, Phoenix was the obvious fav until Amare went down. Regardless, with Nash, they can still run and gun better than anyone in the league. Raja and James Jones have stepped up and are draining 3's, and Phoenix has looked nice in the pre-season. Yes, it's pre-season, but what I mean is that there is perhaps less dropoff here than most people think. With their running style, Phoenix is a better regular season team than playoff team, and they should still have a very good regular season record, although they are obviously not the favorites anymore. The fav is now Sacramento, and the others are not close. Golden State, the Clippers, and the Lakers are all improved by a fair amount, but not enough. Sacramento had some additions, some subtractions, but largely looks to be a similar quality as last year, perhaps slightly improved. If Phoenix loses 10 more games than last year, and Sacramento marginally improves, Pho would still win the division. Yet Pho is +367. Underdog, but highly +EV play here. Full odds from Pinnacle below: Atlantic Division Boston Celtics +717 New Jersey Nets -158 New York Knicks +611 Philadelphia 76ers +346 Toronto Raptors +3200 Central Division Chicago Bulls +687 Cleveland Cavaliers +392 Detroit Pistons +192 Indiana Pacers +140 Milwaukee Bucks +2379 Southeast Division Atlanta Hawks +5000 Charlotte Bobcats +5000 Miami Heat -1500 Orlando Magic +2500 Washington Wizards +955 Northwest Division Denver Nuggets -162 Minnesota Timberwolves +339 Portland Trailblazers +3500 Seattle Supersonics +480 Utah Jazz +734 Pacific Division Golden State Warriors +575 L.A. Clippers +1106 L.A. Lakers +1143 Phoenix Suns +367 Sacramento Kings -175 Southwest Division Dallas Mavericks +374 Houston Rockets +423 Memphis Grizzlies +2703 New Orleans Hornets +7554 San Antonio Spurs -215 |
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Re: Good bets on the NBA Divisional Winners
yea phoenix is a very good bet
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