NBA Season Starts Tonight!

The NBA season starts tonight. I usually don’t get too excited by the beginning of the season but I am this year. I think having an HDTV helps because the action looks so crisp. Taking a look at the futures bets the Lakers are the easy favorite at less than 2-1, while the Cavs lead eastern conference teams at 3-1.

I don’t bet futures often because I hate waiting a whole season to know if I’m going to win the bet. If I were going to throw a few bucks on long shots I’d go with a team from the east. Based on the long odds I would try the Hawks (50-1), 76ers (75-1) and Raptors (100-1).

Here are all of the odds for the NBA teams. The numbers are based on $100 bets, so $100 on the Hawks at +5,000 is 50-1.

Atlanta Hawks +5000Boston Celtics +400Charlotte BobCats +10000Chicago Bulls +7500Cleveland Cavaliers +300Dallas Mavericks +3000Denver Nuggets +1500Detroit Pistons +7500Golden State Warriors +10000Houston Rockets +5000Indiana Pacers +10000Los Angeles Clippers +10000Los Angeles Lakers +180Memphis Grizzlies +10000Miami Heat +5000Milwaukee Bucks +10000Minnesota T-Wolves +10000New Jersey Nets +10000New Orleans Hornets +5000New York Knicks +10000Oklahoma City Thunder +10000Orlando Magic +700Philadelphia 76ers +7500Phoenix Suns +7500Portland Blazers +1500Sacramento Kings +10000San Antonio Spurs +700Toronto Raptors +10000Utah Jazz +3000Washington Wizards +5000

Here are all of the odds for the NBA teams from sportsbook.com. The numbers are based on $100 bets, so $100 on the Hawks at +5,000 is 50-1.