Sports Betting – Blake Griffin Leads Slam Dunk Contest Field. Week 17 concludes the regular season in the NFL on Sunday and there are some interesting sports betting odds to consider at SBG. The 2011 NBA Slam Dunk contest will take place next month and one of the sports betting favorites should be Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin. He has had some sensational dunks this season that have made the highlight reels and he should be the favorite in sports betting online odds at Sbg global.com.
Dunk Contest Feb. 19th on TNT
Blake Griffin will be joined in the dunk contest by JaVale McGee of the Washington Wizards, Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks. In this year’s contest the two contestants with the highest first-round scores will make it to the final round.
Griffin Having an All-Star Season
He may not make the All-Star team but Griffin is having a season worthy of making the team. Griffin missed all of last season with a knee injury but this year he is averaging 21.7 points per game, 12.5 rebounds per game and is shooting over 52 percent from the field. He has had 21 straight double-doubles this season.
JaVale McGee
He had averaged 9.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game this season. He is going to be interesting to watch as rarely does a 7-footer produce enough highlight quality dunks to win the contest but McGee has had a few this year.
Serge Ibaka
He will be the unknown sports betting quantity in this year’s contest. He is just 21 years old and is starting to come into his own for Oklahoma City this season as his scoring, rebounding and blocked shots have all increased this season. He will be the long shot in the contest.
Brandon Jennings
The Milwaukee guard was averaging 17.9 points and 5.5 assists per game this season before being injured. He has not played since mid-December. He is likely to be the second choice in the betting if he is healthy enough to compete in the contest.
Recent Slam Dunk Contest Winners
2010 – Nate Robinson, New York Knicks
2009 – Nate Robinson, New York Knicks
2008 – Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
2007 – Gerald Green, Boston Celtics
2006 – Nate Robinson, New York Knicks
2005 – Josh Smith, Atlanta Hawks
2004 – Fred Jones, Indiana Pacers
2003 – Jason Richardson, Golden State Warriors
2002 – Jason Richardson, Golden State Warriors