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Sports Betting Futures Odds: Warriors, Cavaliers Putting on Two-Team Show in Playoffs

by - 5/9/2017

LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers

To the surprise of no one, Golden State and Cleveland are making a mockery of the NBA Playoffs so far. They have combined to play four series, and all four have been sweeps. The Warriors erased Portland and then had no problem with Utah. Cleveland took care of Indiana before blitzing Toronto. Will the Spurs, Rockets, Celtics, or Wizards be able to make things interesting before a seemingly inevitable final?

All odds provided by BetOnline Sportsbook .

NBA Title

Golden State Warriors (-260) - Golden State won it all in 2015 and probably should have gone back-to-back, but the dream season came to a less-than-perfect end when the Warriors blew a 3-1 lead over Cleveland in the NBA Finals. They picked up Kevin Durant after last year's disappointment and are looking better than ever.

Cleveland Cavaliers (+290) - The Cavaliers have been similarly dominant so far in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They were tested in a few close games by Indiana, but neither the Pacers nor the Raptors were able to get all the way over the hump in any contest. Top-seeded Boston would have home-court advantage in the next round.


San Antonio Spurs (+1400) -There's Golden State, and then there's Cleveland, and then there's everyone else. The Spurs are without Tony Parker for the rest of the postseason, but they did well to take a 2-1 lead over Houston (it's now 2-2) after getting blown out at home in the opener of that series.

Houston Rockets (+2000) - James Harden, who will likely finish second in the MVP voting behind Russell Westbrook, is averaging 30.0 points per game in the playoffs and 35.5 in the last two contests against San Antonio. It's now a best-of-three for the right to face Golden State. Boston is a +2800 fifth choice.

Regular-Season Home Run Leader

Aaron Judge (+450) -The jury is still out on Judge because the sample size is small. A 6-foot-7 outfielder for the Yankees, Judge has managed to maintain a blistering pace through 28 games. The 25-year-old rookie is batting .317 with 13 home runs (tied for the most in the majors), 28 RBIs, and 28 runs scored.

Giancarlo Stanton (+600) - Nobody's blasts leave the yard faster and with more authority than those off Stanton's bat. The Marlins' slugger has 11 homers so far in 2017 to go along with 26 RBIs and 18 runs scored, but he is hitting a modest .258. If the average improves, Stanton could be tough to beat in the HR department.

Eric Thames (+800) - It's safe to say Milwaukee's 30-year-old first baseman is a late bloomer. He had never played more than 95 games in a season, has never hit more than 12 home runs, and was not in the majors from 2013 through 2016. Thames has already gone deep 12 times this season to go along with a .324 average.

Nolan Arenado (+1000) -Colorado's third baseman is just a bit off pace with eight dingers, but he went deep 42 times in 2015 and 41 times last season. He also consistently hits right around .300. Washington's Ryan Zimmerman (13) and Oakland's Khris Davis (10) are also +1000 fifth choices.


NFL Regular-Season Wins

New England Patriots over 12 (-125) - Tom Brady will be 40-years-old this season, but he is showing no signs of slowing down. He engineered the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history in February, and that was without Rob Gronkowski, who presumably will be able to stay on the field for at least some of the 2017 campaign.

Atlanta Falcons over 9.5 (-125) - How long will the hangover last? It's hard to say with certainty because we had never before seen a Super Bowl collapse of that magnitude. On paper, the Falcons should once again be serious contenders. Reigning MVP Matt Ryan has plenty of weapons, and the defense added Dontari Poe.

Dallas Cowboys over 9.5 (-140) - The Tony Romo era is officially over in Dallas-and in the NFL as whole. This is Dak Prescott's team, just as it was this past season. The Cowboys went 13-3 in 2016 and obviously have a young, on-the-rise quarterback-running back tandem in Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott.

Cleveland Browns over 4.5 (-105) - Cleveland can't do much worse than it did in 2016 (the team at least managed to win one game, so mathematically it could be just a bit worse). After beating San Diego, the Browns pushed Pittsburgh to overtime. So they ended on high note and they appeared to have a strong draft.

THE PLAYERS Championship

Dustin Johnson (+700) - Johnson missed the Masters because of a back injury, but his comeback at last week's Wells Fargo Championship was encouraging. The world No. 1 shot a pair of 67s on the weekend and finished runner-up to Brian Harman by one stroke. When healthy, Johnson is always the man to beat these days.

Rory McIlroy (+1000) - Like Johnson, McIlroy is also still in search of his first victory at the TPC at Sawgrass. The Northern Irishman has played well at this event the last two years, placing T8 in 2015 and T12 last spring. Since the start of March, McIlroy has turned in three straight top-seven performances, including T7 in Augusta.

Jordan Spieth (+1200) - Spieth has missed The Players cut in each of the last two seasons. But the 23-year-old American knows he can play this course because he finished T4 in 2014. Spieth's 2017 campaign has been up and down, including a win at Pebble Beach, a missed cut in Houston, and a rocky T11 showing at the Masters.

Sergio Garcia (+1600) - Sergio is now a major champion, having triumphed at the Masters following a memorable duel with Justin Rose that went to a playoff. Spea king of playoffs (cue Jim Mora Sr. voice), the Spaniard lost to Rickie Fowler in one at The Players in 2015. Jason Day, Jon Rahm, and Rickie Fowler are +2000 fifth choices.


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