Back in October, we surveyed several sports books and shopped the best values on the most popular NBA Futures.
With 2020 upon us, and almost half of the NBA season in the books, let’s see where the odds stand:
NBA Champion
BetMGM/Borgata:
January 2020 1: L.A. Lakers: +325 2: L.A. Clippers +325 3: Milwaukee +350 4: Philadelphia +750
Caesars:
October 2019 1: L.A. Lakers: +300 2: L.A. Clippers +400 3: Milwaukee +600 4: Houston +700
January 2020 1: L.A. Lakers: +235 2: L.A. Clippers +260 3: Milwaukee +350 4: Houston +800
DraftKings:
January 2020 1: L.A. Clippers +300 2: L.A. Lakers +300 3: Milwaukee +300 4: Philadelphia +900
October 2019 1: L.A. Clippers +300 2: Milwaukee +500 3: L.A. Lakers +500 4: Philadelphia +650
January 2020 1: L.A. Clippers +290 2: Milwaukee +290 3: L.A. Lakers +290 4: Philadelphia +900
October 2019 1: L.A. Clippers +350 2: L.A. Lakers +440 3: Milwaukee +625 4: Philadelphia: +750
January 2020 1: L.A. Clippers +300 2: L.A. Lakers +300 3: Milwaukee +300 4: Philadelphia: +900
Unibet :
October 2019 1: L.A. Clippers +350 2: L.A. Lakers +440 3: Milwaukee +625 4: Philadelphia +750
January 2020 1: L.A. Clippers +300 2: L.A. Lakers +300 3: Milwaukee +300 4: Philadelphia +900
Verdict: The Clippers now share most-favored status with the Lakers among sports books we surveyed. Meanwhile, the Bucks share the same odds as their Western Conference counterparts, or are just behind. That leaves Philly and Houston fighting it out for fourth place. BetMGM/Borgata are giving the best odds for the Clippers or Lakers to win the title, at +325. Both BetMGM/Borgata and Caesars are giving +350 odds that Milwaukee will come out of the East to be the champs.
Eastern Conference Champs
BetMGM/Borgata:
January 2020 1: Milwaukee +130 2: Philadelphia +250 3: Boston +600 4: Miami +750
Caesars:
October 2019 1: Milwaukee -110 2: Philadelphia +140 3: Boston +700 4: Brooklyn +1200
January 2020 1: Milwaukee -125 2: Boston +325 3: Philadelphia +350 4: Miami +800
DraftKings:
January 2020 1: Milwaukee +130 2: Philadelphia +250 3: Boston +600 4: Miami +1000
October 2019 1: Milwaukee +130 2: Philadelphia +200 3: Boston +650 4: Brooklyn +1200
January 2020 1: Milwaukee +120 2: Philadelphia +250 3: Boston +600 4: Miami +800
October 2019 1: Milwaukee +150 2: Philadelphia +220 3: Boston +700 4: Brooklyn +1200
January 2020 1: Milwaukee +130 2: Philadelphia +250 3: Boston +600 4: Miami +1000
October 2019 1: Milwaukee +150 2: Philadelphia +220 3: Boston +700 4: Brooklyn +1200
January 2020 1: Milwaukee +130 2: Philadelphia +250 3: Boston +600 4: Miami +1000
Verdict: Milwaukee remains the prohibitive favorite among sports books we surveyed to win the Eastern Conference. The big shift from October is actually with Miami supplanting Brooklyn as the forth most-favored team. Consequently, there isn’t much odds separation at the top among the books. BetMGM/Borgata, DraftKings, Unibet, and SugarHouse all provide the best Bucks odds at +130.
Western Conference Champs
BetMGM/Borgata:
January 2020 1: L.A. Clippers +185 2: L.A. Lakers +185 3: Houston +500 4: Denver +800
Caesars:
October 2019 1: L.A. Lakers +185 2: L.A. Clippers +225 3: Houston +450 4: Golden State +450
January 2020 1: L.A. Lakers +140 2: L.A. Clippers +150 3: Houston +400 4: Denver +900
DraftKings:
January 2020 1: L.A. Clippers +190 2: L.A. Lakers +190 3: Houston +600 4: Denver +800
October 2019 1: L.A. Clippers +175 2: L.A. Lakers +300 3: Houston +450 4: Utah +750
January 2020 1: L.A. Clippers +170 2: L.A. Lakers +170 3: Houston +500 4: Denver +900
October 2019 1: L.A. Clippers +200 2: L.A. Lakers +270 3: Houston +500 4: Utah +800
January 2020 1: L.A. Clippers +190 2: L.A. Lakers +190 3: Houston +600 4: Denver +800
October 2019 1: L.A. Clippers +200 2: L.A. Lakers +270 3: Houston +500 4: Utah +800
January 2020 1: L.A. Clippers +190 2: L.A. Lakers +190 3: Houston +600 4: Denver +800
Verdict: The Clippers and Lakers are in a dead heat odds-wise among the sports books we surveyed. Meanwhile, Denver has replaced Utah and Golden State at the number four spot in all the books we looked at. DraftKings, Unibet, and SugarHouse provide the best Clippers/Lakers odds at +190.
NBA MVP
DraftKings:
January 2020 1: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee -125 2: Luka Doncic, Dallas +425 3: James Harden, Houston +500 4: LeBron James, L.A. Lakers +700
October 2019 1: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee +275 2: Stephen Curry, Golden State +500 3: James Harden, Houston +700
4: Anthony Davis, L.A. Lakers +700
January 2020 1: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee -143 2: LeBron James, L.A. Lakers +400 3: Luka Doncic, Dallas +400 4: James Harden, Houston +500
October 2019 1: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee +275 2: Stephen Curry, Golden State +450 3: James Harden, Houston +700
4: Anthony Davis, L.A. Lakers +750
January 2020 1: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee -125 2: Luka Doncic, Dallas +425 3: James Harden, Houston +500
4: LeBron James, L.A. Lakers +700
October 2019 1: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee +275 2: Stephen Curry, Golden State +450 3: James Harden, Houston +700
4: Anthony Davis, L.A. Lakers +750
January 2020 1: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee -125 2: Luka Doncic, Dallas +425 3: James Harden, Houston +500
4: LeBron James, L.A. Lakers +700
Verdict: Giannis remains the odds-on favorite to win the MVP, with DraftKings, Unibet, and SugarHouse all offering the best odds at -125.
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