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Sports Betting Futures Odds: Big Three in Oklahoma City Following Carmelo Trade


by - 9/26/2017

Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder

The Thunder now have their own big three. Both Paul George and Carmelo Anthony have joined Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City, so who will run the show in 2017-18? It's an all-around a big week in sports, with the NBA making news, the baseball regular seasons down to its final days, NFL action heating up on and off the field, and the Presidents Cup taking place on the links.

All odds provided by BetOnline Sportsbook .

To lead the Thunder in scoring

Russell Westbrook (-170) - Westbrook led the entire NBA in scoring last season at 31.6 points per game. By far the best player on his team, Westbrook did it all-famously averaging a triple-double. Now he will have to share the wealth with George and Anthony, as Oklahoma City acquired Anthony from New York last weekend.

Paul George (+150) - George came over earlier in the offseason from Indiana, which dealt him for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. The 27-year-old forward has bounced back incredibly well after missing almost all of 2014-15 with a knee injury, scoring 23.1 ppg two seasons ago and 23.7 ppg in 2016-17.

Carmelo Anthony (+800) - While George's 23.7 ppg clip was good for 15th in the league, Anthony was not too far behind in 22nd place (22.4 ppg). Becoming increasingly disgruntled with the Knicks as time wore on, Anthony has not averaged more than 24.2 ppg since the 2013-14 campaign. At 33 years old, is he on the way down?

Field (+1400) -It's hard-if not impossible-to see anyone else on this team leading the way in the scoring department. The only way it could be done is if Westbrook, George, and Anthony all average around 16.0 ppg and someone else does the same. Steven Adams or Andre Roberson, if anyone, would be candidates.

National League Pennant

Los Angeles Dodgers (+140) -For a while it looked like the National League was the Dodgers and then everyone else, whereas the American League appeared to be up for grabs. Now it is the other way around, as L.A. is suddenly slumping and the on-fire Indians look pretty much unbeatable.

Chicago Cubs (+275) -The Dodgers went 52-9 in the span of 61 games from early June to mid-August, but they recently compiled a 5-15 record in their first 20 games in September. That has coincided with a much-needed hot streak engineered by the defending World Series champions, who can clinch the NL Central on Tuesday.

Washington Nationals (+350) -Speaking of clinching a division title, Washington did so in the NL East many moons ago. The Nationals (95-61) have once again been awesome in the regular season, but they still have never won a single postseason series since the franchise moved from Montreal in 2005.

Arizona Diamondbacks (+700) - Arizona is a stellar 90-67, but-being in the same division as the Dodgers-its season will all come down to a one-game playoff for the wild card next week. The Diamondbacks will have home-field advantage in that showdown against either Colorado, Milwaukee, or St. Louis.

NFL MVP

Tom Brady (+400) - Through three weeks of the NFL season, the usual suspects are the frontrunners for MVP: Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and 2016 winner Matt Ryan. At 40 years old, Brady is showing no signs of slowing down. He has eight touchdowns-all in the last two games-and zero interceptions.

Aaron Rodgers (+400) -Both Brady and Rodgers pulled off last-minute comebacks in Week 3. Bouncing back from another loss to Atlanta, Rodgers threw three touchdown passes to help Green Bay beat the Bengals in overtime. The 33-year-old has, however, been picked off once in each of his first three outings.

Matt Ryan (+400) -Ryan had not thrown an interception since Dec. 4 of last season until he faced Detroit last Sunday. He promptly threw three, although two bounced off the hands of receivers. The 32-year-old has also passed for 867 yards to go along with four touchdowns, and he has the Falcons at a perfect 3-0.

Matthew Stafford (+1000) -Stafford almost led Detroit to a big win over Atlanta, but an apparent touchdown pass on the last play of the game was overturned (Golden Tate's knee was ruled to have hit the ground before he scored). Still, Stafford has tossed seven scoring strikes this season while getting picked off only once.

Presidents Cup

United States (-333) - Since the Presidents Cup began in 1994, Team USA (9-1-1) has lost it only once. Before winning by one point last year, the Americans had won five in a row all by at least three points. They are heavily favored again with a roster that includes Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, and FedEx Cup champion Justin Thomas.

Internationals (+330) - The international team will counter with the likes of Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Adam Scott, and Louis Oosthuizen. Depth, however, is lacking-especially compared to the American side. Team USA also has home-course advantage in New Jersey, so the internationals are at a further deficit. A draw is +1200.

Dustin Johnson to be top point-scorer (+800) -Johnson went without a major in 2017, but he won four times and finished fourth in the FedEx Cup standings. Although he is a modest 4-4-1 lifetime at the Presidents Cup, he picked up the pace at the 2015 event by securing three points for the visiting Americans.

Jordan Spieth to be top point-scorer (+800) - Spieth got edged out for the FedEx Cup by Thomas, but he remains in fine form with four consecutive top-seven finishes. The 24-year-old also earned three points in Team USA's 2015 Presidents Cup victory. Day is the top international choice and third favorite overall at +900.

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