Updated best odds to win the 2020 NBA championship

NBA.com Staff

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The latest odds to win the 2020 NBA championship have been released by Caesars Entertainment.

The top three favourites remain unchanged from prior to the season's suspension back in March.

LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers are the favourites to win the title followed by the Bucks and Clippers. 

Some of the other most notable trends:

  • The Houston Rockets have tied for the fourth-best odds overall despite sitting in sixth in the Western Conference.
  • The Toronto Raptors have worse odds than the Boston Celtics despite holding a three-game lead for second in the East.
  • The Brooklyn Nets are now 60-1 to win the title. Back in March — when it was presumed both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving would be out for the season — the Nets were 750-1.
  • The Pelicans (50-1) and Blazers (75-1) have significantly better odds than the Grizzlies (500-1) despite trailing Memphis in the West.
TeamOddsCurrent Place
Lakers2-11st in West
Bucks11-41st in East
Clippers13-42nd in West
Celtics15-13rd in East
Rockets15-16th in West
Raptors17-12nd in East
Nuggets22-13rd in West
76ers25-16th in East
Mavericks35-17th in West
Heat40-14th in Eat
Pelicans50-1T-9th in West
Nets60-17th in East
Jazz60-14th in West
Thunder60-15th in West
Blazers75-1T-9th in West
Pacers125-15th in East
Grizzlies500-18th in West
Suns500-113th in West
Magic750-18th in East
Wizards1,000-19th in East
Spurs1,000-112th in West
Kings2,000-111th in West

The current plan is for the season to resume in Orlando, Florida. Each of the 22 teams invited will play eight more regular season games followed by a 16-team playoff that will follow the normal format with best-of-seven in every round. The most notable change is the potential for play-in games for the eighth and final seed in either conference. If the ninth-place team is within four games, there will be a play-in for the final spot that's single elimination for the team in eighth and double elimination for the team in ninth.

The views expressed here do not represent those of the NBA or its clubs.

 

NBA.com Staff