Thursday, May 30, 2013

Vegas still believes in the Heat

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

FROM KEITH GROLLER


Indiana's Game 4 win may have stretched the Eastern Conference finals and filled some time before the NBA Finals are supposed to begin and it might have helped the TV ratings.
But the Vegas oddsmakers still believe the Miami Heat will prevail in this series and also defeat San Antonio for a second straight NBA crown.
Here's the latest odds on the NBA and other stuff from RJ Bell of Pregame.com.
NBA Series Odds (tied 2-2):

Heat: $460 wins $100 (80% chance)
Pacers: $100 wins $380 (20% chance)

PROJECTED Finals odds:

Heat: $300 wins $100 (72% chance)
Spurs: $100 wins $250 (28% chance)

Spurs: $240 wins $100 (68% chance)
Pacers: $100 wins $200 (32% chance)

Boxing:

Floyd Mayweather: $250 wins $200 (69% chance)
Canelo Alvarez: $100 wins $250 (31% chance)
(Smallest favorite for Mayweather since -200 favorite over Oscar De La Hoya in 2007)

CFB: Everett Golson effect:

Notre Dame BCS odds before Golson’s departure were 30 to 1.
Current Notre Dame BCS odds are down to 50 to 1.

Dwight Howard Team Next Season?

Lakers: $100 wins $100 (even money)
Rockets: 3/1
Mavs: 5/1
Nets: 8/1
Warriors: 10/1
Hawks: 12/1
Any Other Team: 6/1

Next Clippers coach?

Alvin Gentry: 3/1
Brian Shaw: 3/1
Lionel Hollins: 4/1
Byron Scott: 5/1
Nate McMillan 6/1
Stan Van Gundy: 10/1
Jeff Van Gundy: 10/1

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