Sports betting NBA Playoff odds are on the board including the series price for each of the eight series. The games begin on Saturday with the Cleveland Cavaliers a huge favorite in Internet sports betting in their series against Chicago.
Sports betting odds list the Cleveland Cavaliers has huge favorites to win their first round series against the Chicago Bulls. The Cavaliers are -3000 to win that series. Keep in mind that all of the series are best-of-seven in a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The Cavaliers host the Bulls in Game 1 of that series on Saturday. Also on Saturday the first game of the Milwaukee-Atlanta series will be played. The Hawks are -750 favorites to dispose of the Bucks in that series. The Hawks are the second seed in the Eastern Conference while the Bucks will be playing without center Andrew Bogut. It is not a surprise to see Atlanta a big favorite.
The most competitive series in the Eastern Conference in the first round could be the 4-5 matchup between Miami and Boston. The Celtics are favored in sports betting odds at -200 favorite to win that series. Boston hosts Miami on Saturday night in Game 1. The other series that starts on Saturday is the 4-5 series in the Western Conference as Utah plays Denver. The Nuggets are -175 to win that series against the Jazz. That is the second-lowest series price in sports betting of the eight series.
On Sunday the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers open up their first round series against Oklahoma City. Despite this being a 1 vs. 8 matchup, the Lakers are only a -700 favorite in sports betting NBA odds. That is far less than the -3000 the Cavaliers are favored by in their series against Chicago. The main reason is that the Western Conference is better than the Eastern Conference. Oklahoma City won 50 games this season which is better than almost everyone in the East. Also on Sunday it is Orlando hosting Charlotte in the first game of their series. The Magic are a -900 favorite. Dallas opens up against San Antonio and the Mavericks are -155 favorites against the Spurs. The other series has Phoenix playing Portland and the Suns are a -600 Internet sports betting favorite to get past the Blazers.
The series prices are on the board right now and give you a great option in addition to the individual games.