NBA: Online sportsbook releases odds for each series
An online sportsbook has released odds for every opening round NBA series.
Online sportsbook Bovada.lv has opened betting lines for each opening round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, and the Houston Rockets are the biggest favorites as play opens on Saturday.
They are going off at -2100 (wager $2,100 on Houston to win $100) against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The tightest matchup, meanwhile, is also in the Western Conference where Oklahoma City is just -135 against Utah.
Here are the opening round series prices as of early Friday afternoon (via Bovada):
Washington Wizards +400 (4/1)
Toronto Raptors -600 (1/6)
Milwaukee Bucks +155 (31/20)
Boston Celtics -175 (4/7)
Miami Heat +320 (16/5)
Philadelphia 76ers -440 (5/22)
Indiana Pacers +475 (19/4)
Cleveland Cavaliers -750 (2/15)
Minnesota Timberwolves +1000 (10/1)
Houston Rockets -2100 (1/21)
San Antonio Spurs +600 (6/1)
Golden State Warriors -1000 (1/10)
New Orleans Pelicans +170 (17/10)
Portland Trail Blazers -200 (1/2)
Utah Jazz +115 (23/20)
Oklahoma City Thunder -135 (20/27)
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