NBA Playoff Odds, Heat Vs. 76ers: Miami Favored Heavily Over Philadelphia

The Miami Heat are overwhelming betting favorites over the Philadelphia 76ers in the teams' first round 2011 NBA Playoffs series, which begins on Saturday afternoon (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC). Bodog's odds list the Sixers as 10/1 underdogs to win the series; the odds payout on Miami is 1/18. Vegas loves the Heat!, at least in this series.

The Heat have 13/5 odds of pulling the four-game sweep, while the Sixers' odds of doing the same pay out at 100/1. The current odds for the NBA Championship list the Heat at 13/4 and Philadelphia at 150/1. LeBron James is favored over every player but Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose to become named the 2011 NBA Finals MVP, with the two-time MVP holding 11/2 odds. Interestingly, Dwyane Wade directly follows LeBron at 8/1. No Sixer is called out in the odds, so if you think Andre Iguodala or Jrue Holiday is going to take home the Bill Russell, go with field at 35/1.