June 4 - The 2007 NBA Finals start on Thursday as LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers take on Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs in a betting mismatch. The series odds at are heavily in favor of the Spurs but the underdog Cavs will get a lot of betting action especially from the casual betting public.
Let's take a look at the latest NBA Chamionship odds:
CAVS +410
SPURS -510
That means the Spurs are trading around 1/5 to win the NBA Finals for the fourth time in 8 years. They were victorious in 1999, 2003, and 2005. Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen have anchored this basketball dynasty, dominating teams offensively (Duncan) and defensively (Bowen) en route to a perfect 3-0 record in NBA Finals.
The Cavaliers are coming off an amazing upset win over the Pistons to capture the Eastern Conference title. They rallied from an 0-2 hole, only the third team ever to manage that feat in NBA conference finals, to win 4 in a row. They are 4/1 underdogs to win the Championship but many bettors will take their chances believing that LeBron James could be the true heir to Michael Jordan.
Game 1 is in San Antonio and the Spurs opened as 8 point favorites. That's a huge spread and early money has come on the side of the Cavaliers, which has seen the line trimmed to 7.5 points. We predict that the line will continue to shorten and could settle at 7 or even 6.5 points.
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