{"id":105180,"date":"2019-05-17T06:25:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T13:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=105180"},"modified":"2019-05-17T06:25:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T13:25:25","slug":"durant-still-out-but-winning-warriors-see-nba-title-odds-improve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/durant-still-out-but-winning-warriors-see-nba-title-odds-improve\/","title":{"rendered":"Durant Still Out, But Winning Warriors See NBA Title Odds Continue to Improve"},"content":{"rendered":"

Golden State forward Kevin Durant is expected to miss at least two more games as he recovers from a strained right calf. However, this time it doesn\u2019t appear the injury news will affect the Warriors title odds.<\/p>\n

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Golden State’s Draymond Green goes up for a slam dunk in Thursday’s win over Portland. Even with Kevin Durant injured, the Warriors have seen their title chances rise with each playoff win. (Image: Noah Graham\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The news came out Thursday night during Golden State\u2019s 114-111 victory over Portland, allowing the Warriors to take a 2-0 lead over the Trail Blazers in the best-of-seven NBA Western Conference Final. Still, the two-time defending NBA champs needed to overcome a 17-point deficit in the second half and relied on a 14-3 game-ending run as well to secure the victory.<\/p>\n

We’ve been here before,\u201d <\/span><\/strong>Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.<\/span> \u201cI think our experience helped us. We’ve done this a few times, and yeah, we stole it for sure.”<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hours before game 2, ESPN\u2019s Ramona Shelburne first reported that Durant, who averaged 26 points a game in the regular season, was \u201cnot close\u201d to returning. At that point, FanDuel listed the Warriors as -180 favorites to win the NBA title, meaning a winning $180 bet would return $100.<\/p>\n

After the victory, the title odds at FanDuel went down to -220. At PointsBet, the odds went from -200 before the game to -223 after it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a marked difference from how oddsmakers first reacted to Durant\u2019s injury<\/a>, which he suffered in Game 5 of the conference semifinals against Houston. A week ago, the Warriors title odds shifted from -135 to +125, before Curry and company won game 6 as underdogs in Houston to clinch that series.<\/p>\n

Overwhelming Series Favorites<\/h2>\n

As the Western Conference Final now shifts to Portland for Games 3 and 4, the Warriors find themselves once again in the role of a heavy favorite.<\/p>\n

FanDuel lists the Warriors at -1600 to close out the series, while offering Portland at +960, meaning a successful $100 bet would net $960. Over at PointsBet, the Warriors are now a 1-20 favorite to win, while the Blazers are 10-1.<\/p>\n

However, neither book believes the Warriors will sweep. The early line on Saturday night\u2019s Game 3 shows the Blazers entering as a 2.5-point favorite over the Warriors.<\/p>\n

The Warriors<\/a> are 6-8 in the playoffs against the spread. In 10 games this season as an underdog, they\u2019ve covered five times. Meanwhile, the Blazers are 23-17-1 as home favorites this season, including the playoffs. Coming off a loss, they\u2019re 20-14 against the spread.<\/p>\n

Eastern Conference Odds<\/h2>\n

On Friday night, the Milwaukee Bucks will look to extend their lead against Toronto when they host Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final.<\/p>\n

The Bucks won Wednesday\u2019s Game 1 108-100, ending the game on a 10-0 run to take the series lead. While the Raptors know they let one get away, they know they can\u2019t dwell on the past now.<\/p>\n

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‘We got to look back at it and learn but we can’t think too much about it,\u201d Raptors center Marc Gasol said. \u201cYou come out Game 2 and try to win. You can’t replay this one.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For Game 2, Milwaukee is a 6.5-point favorite, a half-point drop from the opening line on the game. In 10 playoff games this postseason, the Bucks are 9-1 against the spread. They\u2019re also 27-16-2 as a home favorite.<\/p>\n

While Toronto has covered 10 times in 17 games as a road underdog, the Raptors are just 6-7 against the spread in the playoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Golden State forward Kevin Durant is expected to miss at least two more games as he recovers from a strained right calf. However, this time it doesn\u2019t appear the injury news will affect the Warriors title odds. 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