Initial Vegas odds for 2017-2018 NBA season are up

[spoonfed]

Casino has steep price for Warriors playoff bet

Think the Golden State Warriors are a lock to make the NBA playoffs? A Las Vegas sportsbook is willing to take that bet -- at 1-1,000 odds.

To win $100 on the Warriors making the playoffs, a bettor has to put up $100,000 at the Westgate SuperBook. On the flip side, odds are 100-1 that Golden State does not make the playoffs, so a $100 bet would pay $10,100 if the Warriors didn't make the postseason.

Good luck with that.

"The Warriors have the highest price we have ever placed on a favorite to make the playoffs," Westgate assistant manager Jeff Sherman told ESPN on Tuesday.

Golden State's win total was sitting at 67.5 at the Westgate, which on Tuesday became the first sportsbook in Nevada to open betting on the season-win totals and odds to the make the playoffs for every team.

The Warriors are projected to win 11 more games in the regular season than the next closest team, which, somewhat surprisingly, is not the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Boston Celtics' season win total opened at 56.5 at the Westgate, three more than the Cavaliers (53.5).

Sherman, the Westgate's chief NBA oddsmaker, favors the Celtics to win more games than the Cavaliers in the regular season, but Cleveland remains the favorite at -150 to win the Eastern Conference. Boston is 2-1 to win the Eastern Conference.

"It was evident last year the Cavaliers did not emphasize home-court advantage in the playoffs," Sherman said. " expect them to limit some players minutes this season."

The Philadelphia 76ers saw the biggest improvement in their projected win total from last season to this year. The 76ers' win total opened at 24.5 last season and 43.5 this year.

The Chicago Bulls opened with the lowest season-win total at 21.5. That's 19 less wins than they were projected to win last season.

The Los Angeles Lakers' win total opened at 33.5, their highest since the 2013-14 campaign. The Lakers are +550 underdogs to make the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference, though. But there are believers.

Out of the first 101 bets on the Lakers' playoff odds at the Westgate, Sherman said 100 were on "Yes."

Over/under for all teams:

Eastern Conference

Atlantic
Boston Celtics 56.5
Toronto Raptors 48.5
Philadelphia 76ers 42.5
New York Knicks 30.5
Brooklyn Nets 28.5

Central
Cleveland Cavaliers 53.5
Milwaukee Bucks 47.5
Detroit Pistons 38.5
Indiana Pacers 31.5
Chicago Bulls 21.5

Southeast
Washington Wizards 47.5
Miami Heat 43.5
Charlotte Hornets 42.5
Orlando Magic 33.5
Atlanta Hawks 25.5

Western Conference

Northwest
Oklahoma City Thunder 51.5
Minnesota Timberwolves 48.5
Denver Nuggets 45.5
Portland Trail Blazers 42.5
Utah Jazz 40.5

Pacific
Golden State Warriors 67.5
Los Angeles Clippers 43.5
Los Angeles Lakers 33.5
Sacramento Kings 28.5
Phoenix Suns 28.5

Southwest
Houston Rockets 55.5
San Antonio Spurs 54.5
New Orleans Pelicans 39.5
Memphis Grizzlies 37.5
Dallas Mavericks 35.5

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

 

[Leasy]

My Sixers came a long way the process over

 

[ryderldb]

I think over on the bucks is a solid bet. This is the year for Giannis

 

[tremonthustler1]

My Sixers came a long way the process over

don't say that just because Vegas believes.

 

[L&HH]

43.5 for Philly is kind of high.

 

[GunRanger]

Clips under - blake is out until dec

Sixers under

Wiz over


Im about to load up my 5dimes account

 

[horizon]

Peli-brehs better take the over, we all about to eat

 

[DlAMONDZ]

67 feels too low

These nikkas won 67 last year and KD missed 20 something games

 

[L&HH]

Clips under - blake is out until dec

Sixers under

Wiz over


Im about to load up my 5dimes account

39.5 seems kind of low for the Pelicans.

 

[Regular_P]

Over on the Nuggets and Spurs for sure.

 

[El Guapo]

Eastern Conference

Atlantic
Boston Celtics 56.5 Under
Toronto Raptors 48.5 Over
Philadelphia 76ers 42.5 Under
New York Knicks 30.5 Under
Brooklyn Nets 28.5 Under

Central
Cleveland Cavaliers 53.5 Over
Milwaukee Bucks 47.5 Over
Detroit Pistons 38.5 Over
Indiana Pacers 31.5 Under
Chicago Bulls 21.5 Under

Southeast
Washington Wizards 47.5 Over
Miami Heat 43.5 Over
Charlotte Hornets 42.5 Under
Orlando Magic 33.5 Under
Atlanta Hawks 25.5 Over

Western Conference

Northwest
Oklahoma City Thunder 51.5 Under
Minnesota Timberwolves 48.5 Under
Denver Nuggets 45.5 Over
Portland Trail Blazers 42.5 Over
Utah Jazz 40.5 Over

Pacific
Golden State Warriors 67.5 Under
Los Angeles Clippers 43.5 Over
Los Angeles Lakers 33.5 Over
Sacramento Kings 28.5 Under
Phoenix Suns 28.5 Over

Southwest
Houston Rockets 55.5 Under
San Antonio Spurs 54.5 Over
New Orleans Pelicans 39.5 Under
Memphis Grizzlies 37.5 Over
Dallas Mavericks 35.5 Under

 

[Captain Crunch]

That seems accurate

 

[spoonfed]

Here's the over/under list sorted by conference taking out the divisions:

Eastern Conference

Boston Celtics 56.5
Cleveland Cavaliers 53.5
Toronto Raptors 48.5
Milwaukee Bucks 47.5
Washington Wizards 47.5
Miami Heat 43.5
Charlotte Hornets 42.5
Philadelphia 76ers 42.5
Detroit Pistons 38.5
Orlando Magic 33.5
Indiana Pacers 31.5
New York Knicks 30.5
Brooklyn Nets 28.5
Chicago Bulls 21.5
Atlanta Hawks 25.5

Western Conference

Golden State Warriors 67.5
Houston Rockets 55.5
San Antonio Spurs 54.5
Oklahoma City Thunder 51.5
Minnesota Timberwolves 48.5
Denver Nuggets 45.5
Los Angeles Clippers 43.5
Portland Trail Blazers 42.5
Utah Jazz 40.5
New Orleans Pelicans 39.5
Memphis Grizzlies 37.5
Dallas Mavericks 35.5
Los Angeles Lakers 33.5
Sacramento Kings 28.5
Phoenix Suns 28.5

 

[Miggs]

Overrated the Celtics lol...