Sixers odds to win championship

The Philadelphia 76ers were once just a step below the league's top tier of favorites and seemed to be a plausible dark horse with Joel Embiid playing out of. At + at DraftKings Sportsbook, New York is now tied with the Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers for the sixth. The Philadelphia 76ers lost in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1. Eastern Conference Winner Odds, Caesars + ; Atlantic Division Odds, BetMGM + ; Regular Season Sixers odds to win championship Total Odds ; Odds To Reach Playoffs.

Sixers NBA Championship odds (Philadelphia getting plenty of love)

NBA Playoffs picks, odds for Monday: Knicks-76ers, Cavs-Magic and Nuggets-Lakers

Read our expert rankings of the best sports betting mobile apps. Check out this FanDuel Sportsbook promo code for June Honestly, I might bet that number right now. The Nuggets have their core locked up through the season, with only Ish Smith and Jeff Green off the books for next season in terms of actual role players. Meanwhile, Nikola Jokic is still the best player in the league, Jamal Murray is only going to improve, Mike Malone is getting better every year, and this team now has legit championship experience.

The odds imply a 6. I believe these odds are fair, although a lot can change in the coming weeks. For example, James Harden still has a player option for next year, and a CBS report indicates he will decline the deal. Will he have a voice in roster reconstruction?

Or any other important, top-down organizational issues? Harden opting out of his deal would open the door for electric young offensive star Tyrese Maxey to become the lead guard. He also shot Maxey fully broke out during this playoff run, showing the full extent of his arsenal while twice recording point efforts. A ticket on the Sixers at that exact moment would look great.

Hopefully, they make meaningful upgrades in the weeks following the placing of that ticket, and the Sixers enter the season with hope behind Embiid, Maxey, Nurse and a reliable supporting cast. Please wager responsibly. The contest is scheduled for 6 p. The Knicks this season reached 50 wins for the first time in 11 years and surged past Milwaukee and Cleveland late to snare the second seed in the Eastern Conference.

And when Philadelphia outlasted the Miami Heat in the East play-in tournament seventh-place game Wednesday, it set up the first New York-Philly playoff series since The full schedule for the best-of-7 series is as follows:. New York opened as the Game 1 favorite, and as of Thursday afternoon were favored by 2. The Game 1 total was hovering around The New York-Philly series winner will face the survivor of the first-round series between third-seeded Milwaukee and sixth-seeded Indiana in the second round.

But guard Jalen Brunson is averaging a career-high