Through their first 50 games of the regular season, the Golden State Warriors emerged as the clear favorite to win the championship once again this year with a 46-4 straight up and 29-19-2 against the spread mark. The Warriors will look to keep that momentum rolling coming out of the All-Star break next week.
NBA championship 2016 odds: Warriors top betting futures ahead of Spurs, Cavaliers
On pace for one of the greatest seasons in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors approach the All-Star break as favorites to repeat as champs.
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Golden State is the -110 betting favorite on the odds to win the NBA championship according to sportsbook monitored by OddsShark.com. Led by the best pure shooter in the game in Steph Curry, the Warriors have the best offense in the NBA averaging 115.4 points per game, and a deceptively strong defense when its starters are playing.
The Warriors seem to be reinventing the game, and beating this team four times in a seven game series will be a tall task. Golden State is 23-4 SU and 17-8-2 ATS on the road this season.
If not for Golden State’s historically strong start, all of the buzz this season would probably be swirling around the San Antonio Spurs. LaMarcus Aldridge has fit into the Spurs’ system perfectly, and through their first 51 games the Spurs were 43-8 SU and 33-18 ATS.
San Antonio had no answer for Golden State in the team’s first regular season meeting, but Gregg Popovich may have some tricks up his sleeve in the postseason. The Spurs are going off at +325 on the NBA championship betting lines.
LeBron James has been to the NBA Finals in each of the last five seasons, and his Cavaliers are heavy favorites to win the Eastern Conference once again. Cleveland fell short of winning the championship last season, dealing with injuries to Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving in its finals appearance against the Warriors.
At +300 to win the championship, the Cavaliers hope to stay healthy this time around and try to get the job done.
Rounding out the potential contenders for this season’s NBA title at the sportsbooks are the Oklahoma City Thunder (+900), Los Angeles Clippers (+2500), Toronto Raptors (+2500) and the Chicago Bulls (+3300).
With Russell Westbrook playing at an extremely high level and Kevin Durant staying healthy thus far, Oklahoma City looks like the team that could break up the top two in the West, if anyone can.
NBA 2016 Championship Odds
Golden State Warriors -110
Cleveland Cavaliers +300
San Antonio Spurs +325
Oklahoma City Thunder +900
Los Angeles Clippers +2500
Toronto Raptors +2500
Chicago Bulls +3300
