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 NBA
Finals: Payout Odds
Could be Significant
Imagine if you will
payout possibilities
of $1000 for every
$1 bet. This
is the scenario we
could be looking at
with the NBA Finals
as early payout odds
featured some of the
juiciest numbers
that today have
relevance.
Case
in point: The
Atlanta Hawks opened
the season as +12500
long shots to win
the 2008 NBA
Championship.
Already they were
making it a contest
with the Eastern
powerhouse Boston
Celtics Tuesday,
going 2-3 in the
season. And
while the Celtics
looked to close
things out, the
dream of a massive
pay day was still on
the minds of a few
diehard fans.
The
New Orleans Hornets
have already
advanced to the next
round after beating
a heavily favored
Dallas Mavericks
team. In
fact, the Mavs were
listed with early 3
to 1 odds of winning
the 2008 NBA
Championship, paying
only $3 for every $1
bet. The
Hornets would pay
out $610 for every
$1 bet and $6010 for
every $100 bet if
they were to go all
the way. Their
win has led to the
firing of Dallas
coach Avery Johnson
Wednesday.
Another early
favorite to win it
all - Phoenix -
looks to be on the
ropes against San
Antonio.
Even
the Los Angels
Lakers paid promised
a payout of $3800
for every $100 bet
if they could win a
championship, having
swept the Denver
Nuggets in the first
round.
But
when we look at
extremes, look no
further than the
Philadelphia 76ers,
who managed to creep
into the NBA Finals
playing the red hot
Detroit Pistons.
And while the 76ers
may be down 2-3 in
the series, they
have held their own
and the odds of
winning a
championship would
pay out a remarkable
$20,000 for every
$100 bet early in
the season.
You can still bet on
the 2008 NBA Finals
Online Here
----
Tyrone Black,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
May 1, 2008 12:00 am
EST |
