Betfair’s statistical analysis puts the Eastern Conference home to the title favourites, and the Golden State Warriors being home to the Brazilians.
The NBA has been living the beginning of its Playoffs phase, and this year’s knockout season can be considered one of the most unpredictable in recent editions. Despite this, more intense games than the regular season, the betting market already seems to have the favorites for the title of each conference, and also the league.
According to Betfair, a specialist in sports odds, the Eastern Conference dominates the title chances for this 2022/23 season. The team most likely to win the tournament is the Boston Celtics with a 21% chance – odd of 3.75, that is, for every BRL 1 bet, the return for the bettor is BRL 3.75. bucks ranks second.
like boston and milwaukee play for the Eastern Conference, the two teams will need to face each other before the NBA Grand Finals. But according to Betfair’s analysis, there are no favorites in the event of a head-to-head match. Both the Celtics and Bucks are tied for conference title chances at 33% each (odd of 2.63). The same is true in the West, with Suns It is Nuggets being the favourites.
To debunk the favorites, the favorite of the Brazilians is the current champion, warriors. Also according to Betfair, the California team received the highest volume of bets for the title, and is also the one that had the most money invested in its conquest. Despite this, the franchise started the playoffs with two losses.
In the face of this, their chances have drastically decreased according to the statistics, with the Kings leading 2-0, the chances of the Sacramento team ending the series in the fifth game are 22% (odd of 4.5). The probability of the duel being defined in game 7 is 45% (odd of 2.2). Golden State’s chance of being eliminated is at least 22%.
Check out the complete list with the title probability for each NBA team:
- Boston Celtics – 21% chance (odd 3.75)
- Milwaukee Bucks – 20% chance (odd 4.0)
- Phoenix Suns – 13% chance (odd 6.0)
- Philadelphia 76ers – 11% (7.0)
- Denver Nuggets – 9% (8.5)
- Golden State Warriors – 7% (11.0)
- Los Angeles Lakers – 5% (15.0)
- Sacramento Kings – 4% (21.0)
- Los Angeles Clippers – 3% (26.0)
- New York Knicks – 2% (36.0)
- Memphis Grizzlies – 2% (36.0)
- Cleveland Cavaliers – 1.4% (56.0)
- Miami Heat – 0.6% (126.0)
- Minnesota Timberwolves – 0.33% (501.0)
- Brooklyn Nets – 0.33% (501.0)
- Atlanta Hawks – 0.33% (501.0)
Source: sportbuzz
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