The Indiana Pacers are currently in third place in the Eastern Conference and certainly exceeding most pre-season expectations. But the oddmakers are still taking a cautious approach to predicting playoff success for the Pacers.
Bovada just released updated odds to win the NBA Championship and the Eastern Conference Championship which show the Pacers have improved since the pre-season odds released on December 15th but there is still some lingering doubt as the Pacers are tied with the Atlanta Hawks at 25 to 1 to win the Eastern Conference title which would have those teams as 7th and 8th seeds.
Of course, there's some Jeremy Lin impact at work here as well. Not only are the New York Knicks 9 to 1 to win the East, good for third, but Lin himself is listed among the MVP odds for the end of the season award. The Pacers are 50 to 1 odds to win the NBA Championship which has improved from 75 to 1 before the season started.
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Odds to win 2012 NBA Championship
Current Odds Odds on 12/15 Miami Heat
7/5 9/4 Oklahoma City Thunder 17/4
15/2 Chicago Bulls
5/1 7/1 Los Angeles Clippers 12/1
15/1 Los Angeles Lakers 14/1
9/2 San Antonio Spurs 14/1
30/1 Dallas Mavericks 18/1
10/1 New York Knicks 20/1
18/1 Philadelphia 76ers 30/1
100/1 Orlando Magic
35/1 25/1 Portland Trailblazers 35/1
35/1 Boston Celtics
40/1 14/1 Indiana Pacers
50/1 75/1 Atlanta Hawks
50/1 40/1 Memphis Grizzlies 50/1
25/1 Houston Rockets 60/1
75/1 Denver Nuggets
60/1 65/1 Minnesota Timberwolves 100/1
150/1 Milwaukee Bucks 150/1
100/1 Utah Jazz
150/1 100/1 Phoenix Suns
200/1 75/1 Cleveland Cavaliers 250/1
200/1 Golden State Warriors 250/1
100/1 New Jersey Nets 350/1
50/1 Detroit Pistons
500/1 200/1 Sacramento Kings 500/1
150/1 Toronto Raptors
500/1 200/1 Washington Wizards 1000/1
150/1 Charlotte Bobcats Off the board 150/1
Odds to win 2012 NBA Eastern Conference Championship
Current Odds Odds on 12/19 Miami Heat
5/7 10/11 Chicago Bulls
5/2 3/1 New York Knicks 9/1
7/1 Philadelphia 76ers 12/1
60/1 Boston Celtics
18/1 8/1 Orlando Magic
18/1 12/1 Atlanta Hawks
25/1 30/1 Indiana Pacers
25/1 40/1 Milwaukee Bucks 80/1
60/1 Cleveland Cavaliers 150/1
100/1 New Jersey Nets 200/1
25/1 Detroit Pistons
250/1 100/1 Toronto Raptors
250/1 100/1 Washington Wizards 500/1
80/1 Charlotte Bobcats Off the board 80/1
Odds to win 2012 NBA Western Conference
Current Odds Odds on 12/19 Oklahoma City Thunder 5/4
3/1 Los Angeles Clippers 11/2
7/1 San Antonio Spurs 11/2
18/1 Los Angeles Lakers 6/1
2/1 Dallas Mavericks
7/1 4/1 Portland Trailblazers 15/1
16/1 Memphis Grizzlies 22/1
14/1 Denver Nuggets
25/1 30/1 Houston Rockets 30/1
35/1 Minnesota Timberwolves 60/1
75/1 Utah Jazz
75/1 50/1 Phoenix Suns
100/1 35/1 Golden State Warriors 125/1
50/1 Sacramento Kings 250/1
75/1 New Orleans Hornets 500/1
75/1
Odds to Win the 2011-12 NBA Most Valuable Player
Current Odds Odds on 12/15 LeBron James (MIA) 1/2
3/1 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 9/2
15/2 Kevin Durant (OKC) 6/1
9/2 Chris Paul (LAC) 9/1
12/1 Derrick Rose (CHI) 15/1
11/2 Dwyane Wade (MIA) 20/1
9/1 Dwight Howard (ORL) 20/1
15/2 Jeremy Lin (NYK) 25/1
NA Blake Griffin (LAC) 30/1
20/1 Kevin Love (MIN) 30/1
50/1 Tony Parker (SA) 30/1
100/1 Dirk Nowitzki (DAL) 40/1
15/1
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