NBA championship betting odds 2015: Heat favored next year despite embarrassing end to season
By Josh Sanchez
The 2014 NBA Finals are in the books, but that doesn’t mean it is too early to look ahead to next year and check out the betting odds for next year’s championship.
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Despite being blown out by the San Antonio Spurs in the final three games of this year’s NBA Finals series, the Miami Heat remain favored to win the 2015 title. The Oklahoma City Thunder are tied at 7-to-1 odds as the next most likely team to bring home the trophy.
Rounding out the top five is the Los Angeles Clippers and a tie between the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls.
The Milwaukee Bucks are viewed as the biggest long shots entering next season.
Below are the betting odds for next year’s NBA championship, via RJ Bell of Pregame.com:
HEAT 5/2
THUNDER 7/1
SPURS 7/1
CLIPPERS 10/1
PACERS 15/1
BULLS 15/1
ROCKETS 20/1
WARRIORS 25/1
BLAZERS 30/1
WIZARDS 32/1
NETS 45/1
GRIZZLIES 45/1
MAVERICKS 45/1
KNICKS 50/1
PELICANS 50/1
LAKERS 50/1
NUGGETS 55/1
RAPTORS 55/1
WOLVES 60/1
CAVALIERS 60/1
CELTICS 70/1
SUNS 70/1
HORNETS 70/1
HAWKS 70/1
JAZZ 110/1
KINGS 110/1
PISTONS 110/1
MAGIC 110/1
76ERS 225/1
BUCKS 300/1