At this stage last summer, back makers in Las Vegas believed Boston Celkusand Oklahoma City Thunderand New York Nixand Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Maverx He had the five best chances to be the last basketball team to stand after 2025 The American Professional League finals.
How things have changed.
Oklahoma City did it, and became the youngest team to win the American Professional League for 48 years, while Gilgos Alexander tea He led the league in scoring and took both the MVP league and MVP finals.
Elsewhere, there was chaos.
So much Kevin Durant and Houston Ructas It is one of the most likely teams to challenge the throne of Oklahoma City. Yes, the same Kevin Durant formulated by Seattle Supersonics in 2007 before transferring it to Oklahoma.
The highest price for the title I saw in Houston was to win the title before school was 18-1, and now you are lucky to find anything in double numbers. A word travels quickly.
Westgate Superbook’s 2026 NBA ODDS
Thunder +25
Cavaliers +800
Nix +900
Rockets +900
Lakes +1400
charm +1400
Timberwolves +1400
Nuggets +1600
Tottenham +2000
CELTICS +2500
“We had missiles on 12-1 [before acquiring Durant]”The Vice President of the Risk at Westtjet Jeff Sherman told me.” He moved from 12 to 10 in the beginning and settled in the ninth. [10-1]. I was strongly low on Houston and San Antonio because of all their youth and origins. ”
Wialful men do not bet on the missiles at these low prices.
Meanwhile, it seems that Celkus seems to be heading next season and kick the box on the road when Jason Tatum and Gilin Brown You can play together again. Tatum was one of three players who torn his Achilles in the post -season, and it is not fair to expect him to return within 12 months.
Boston was somewhat busy this week, trading Jrue holiday to Portland and Carspab Purzis to AtlantaDismantling a large part of the nucleus that presented the eighteenth concession championship last summer.
Sherman said: “Celkus knew that they would reach this point, win or loss,” Sherman said. “They have to get rid of the salary to reach the second apron. Give them credit to try to repeat, but things will always be different next year.”
Sherman went to 18-1 on Celkus immediately after the holiday trade and moved to 25-1 after Burzi trade.
Translation: Boston does not win the title.
My views were developed in the East, which is a wide open conference as it happens. If you are not a believer in Cleveland or New York, you can go almost anywhere.
Anywhere however Charlotteand Chicago and Washingtonthat it.
“Given [Tyrese] Haleporton Sherman said: “The injury and how to open the East, I think Sixers have been completely wrong,” Sherman said. [Joel] Embiid He can play with his capabilities, the reward can definitely be worth the risk. “
You can find Philadelphia in 13-1 to make the American Professional League finals and there are 16-1 on Detroit BestoneTeam that some other sharp tools are wise. Certainly dividing a unit on these teams to win the East is not the worst idea in the world.
After all, a wealth prefer bold.
SAM Panotovich, an analyst of sports betting for the Fox Sports network and Betmgm. Previously worked on WGN Radio, NBC SPORTS and VSIN. Follow it on Twitterspshoot.
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