Denver Nuggets, NBA champions? According to one oddsmaker, the Nuggets have the ninth-best odds to win it all as the All-Star break approaches.
Bovada listed just eight teams in front of Denver to win the NBA Finals this year. Here’s a look at this and a few other odds:
- Northwest Division: Denver is favored to win division crown since the 2009-10 season at -130 ($130 bet to win $100), ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder at +190 ($100 bet to win $190).
- Western Conference: The Nuggets are tied for fourth with the Thunder at (+1100) to punch a ticket to the finals out of the west. The Warriors are favored (-360), followed by Houston (+700) and the Lakers (+900).
- NBA Finals: Denver has the ninth-best odds to win its first world title at +2000. The Warriors are first (-230), followed by the Toronto Raptors (+750).
— , The Denver Post
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What’s on Tap?
- Nuggets: Sacramento Kings, 7 p.m. Wednesday, ALT |
- Avalanche: At Winnipeg Jets, 6 p.m. Thursday, ALT |
TV/RADIO: Here’s what sports are airing today
Scoreboard
NHL: Maple Leafs 5, Avalanche 2
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By The Numbers
150
Rockies will have 150 of 162 games shown on local TV
The network will also air six of Colorado’s spring training games, including one in Albuquerque against the Isotopes. Read more…
Parting Shot
Tim Tebow is sticking with baseball despite Steve Spurrier’s AAF invitation
The Alliance of American Football got off to a solid start over the weekend, but don’t expect a case of Tebowmania to break out. Read more…
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