Posted on
5/6/2008 3:32:01 PM
NBA Futures Betting - Get Down on the Hornets Right Now!
By D.S Williamson
When it comes to Online betting on a team to win the NBA Championship, and we are in the second-round of the playoffs, it makes sense to place your online wager today. Not tomorrow when the odds might change, but today when the odds are exactly where you expect them to be.
This include placing a wager on the Boston Celtics should you like them at BetUS online sportsbook wagering odds of 6 to 5. I do not and therefore will not be discussing them any more in this article, but the theory stands - - if you like a team left in the playoffs to win the NBA Championship, make your future book online wager on that team as soon as you read this article.
There’s no reason to wait.
There are three teams worth mentioning who can win the NBA Championship. In fact one of these three teams should win the NBA Championship which means that, since they are all going off at above even money odds, you could do worse then to put a sportsbook bet on all three teams.
Best Remaining Online Teams to Wager on in the BetUS NBA Future Book
1. Los Angeles Lakers - - BetUS online odds of 3 to 2 - - 3 to 2 are excellent odds on a team with this year’s MVP and a solid front-line. Most impressive about the Lakers is their ability to play defense. We all knew that this team could play offense, but defense? That’s something new in the playoffs. They have a tough match-up in the Jazz and then have to face the team I highlight below, the New Orleans Hornets, in the next round but the Lakers are for real. They are a solid BetUS online wager at 3 to 2.
2. Detroit Pistons - - BetUS online odds of 5 to 1 - - These are almost unbelievable odds on the best team in the Eastern Conference. No offense to the Boston Celtics but this team can turn on their defense at any time and they’ve got terrific players from the bench to get things going when their starters struggle. I’m somewhat surprised at the online wagering odds on this team to win the championship. They can dominate at times and because they’re up 2 and 0 on the Orlando Magic, there really isn’t a reason not to put some money on this team. I had a theory that Detroit would step it up once they got into the playoffs. Save for a couple of mental errors in games versus the 76’ers, that’s what they’ve done.
3. New Orleans Hornets - - BetUS online odds of 11 to 2 - - Without a doubt, based on the BetUS future book online wagering odds, this is the best team to place a wager on to win the NBA Championship. The Hornets have pretty much been solid in every game that they’ve played in this year. They are an absolute stand-out on paper with Chris Paul playing at such a high-level. It will be interesting to see what Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson does to keep Paul from getting to the rim. It will be interesting to see how the Lakers switch between doubling Paul, if they decide to do it, and/or doubling David West. Then, of course, it will be interesting to see how Byron Scott, the brilliant coach for New Orleans and a former Laker star, counters the moves that Jackson makes. At 11 to 2, this is the online wager I’m most excited about.
Whichever team you like remaining in the NBA Playoffs to win the championship, the theory is the same. Put money on that team right now. The more games that are played, the longer the playoffs go, the lower the odds will become. If you have a strong opinion, and enough games have been played for most BetUS sportsbook betting fans to have developed one, then what are you waiting for? Jump on one of the teams in the BetUS online sportsbook.
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