NBA Playoffs 2014: First round betting odds
By Josh Sanchez
The folks in Las Vegas have rolled out the betting odds for the opening round match ups of the 2014 NBA Playoffs, which are set to kick off over the weekend. As no surprise, the Miami Heat are an overwhelming favorite against the Charlotte Bobcats, with Las Vegas giving the a 93 percent chance of advancing.
Out of all of the opening series’, the Brooklyn Nets were the only lower seed to be favored.
The Game 1 point spreads have also been released, with the Dallas Mavericks being 9.5-point road dogs to the San Antonio Spurs. Miami is favored by nine-points.
How does the full breakdown look as we prepare to enter the postseason in just over 24 hours?
Below are the betting odds for each opening series, via RJ Bell of Pregame.com:
- Heat -2000 over Bobcats +1200 (93% chance of Heat advancing)
- Spurs -675 over Mavs +550 (85% chance of Spurs advancing)
- Pacers -560 over Hawks +480 (83% chance of Pacers advancing)
- Thunder -350 over Grizzlies +300 (76% chance of Thunder advancing)
- Clippers -350 over Warriors +300 (76% chance of Clippers advancing)
- Bulls -190 over Wizards +170 (64% chance of Bulls advancing)
- Rockets -190 over Blazers +170 (64% chance of Rockets advancing)
- Nets -130 over Raptors +110 (54% chance of Nets advancing)
Game 1 betting odds:
- Raptors -2 hosting Nets
- Thunder -7 hosting Grizzlies
- Pacers -7.5 hosting Hawks
- Clippers -7 hosting Warriors
- Spurs -9.5 hosting Mavs
- Heat -9 hosting Bobcats
- Bulls -5 hosting Wizards
- Rockets -5.5 hosting Blazers