\n“Anytime you get new pieces and new players, it’s always challenging, but I’m up for the challenge, and so are the players,” coach Tyronn Lue said this week. “We will figure it out. It will be a good year for us.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
A Few Good Teams<\/b><\/h2>\n
Wade’s signing with Cleveland continues a trend of the so-called “superteam” in the NBA. Whether that’s good or bad remains up for debate, but at sportsbooks, it creates very long lines for many teams.<\/p>\n
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At Bovada, 17 teams have championship odds of +15,000 or longer. A simple $100 wager would return $15,000 should the unlikely team come out on top.<\/p>\n
The longest odds are on the Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, and Sacramento Kings, which are all at +100,000. A successful $1 bet nets $1,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
When Wade agreed to a buyout with the Bulls, few to no one thought he might consider joining one of the longshot teams in an effort to save their franchises. Instead, he is thought to have only looked at Oklahoma City, San Antonio, and Cleveland, all teams that truly believe they can win the NBA Playoffs in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dwyane Wade is reportedly ready to join his longtime pal LeBron James in Cleveland in hopes of winning his fourth NBA title. In response, sportsbooks are shortening odds on the Cavaliers winning their second championship in three years. Online sportsbook Bovada now has the Cavs at +450 to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Less than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":59510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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