Ready or not, the 2020-21 NBA season might be right around the corner. Original reports suggested that the NBA would not be returning to play until January, or potentially February. But the league is now pushing for a pre-Christmas start. The NBA is eyeing December 22 as its opening night. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has already released their opening 2020-21 NBA Championship odds, and the Los Angeles Lakers have opened as the +350 favorite to repeat their crown, followed by the Milwaukee Bucks (+500), Los Angeles Clippers (+600), and Brooklyn Nets (+600). This year's Eastern Conference champions, the Miami Heat, are 16-to-1 to win next year's title.

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If the NBA's plan holds true, the 2020-21 NBA season will consist of a 72-game regular season schedule (down ten games from a traditional 82-game season) without any kind of All-Star break. The league is attempting to get the season completed before the 2021 Summer Olympics begin in late July.
2020-21 NBA Title Odds OPENING ODDS (9/19/20) CURRENT ODDS (11/17/20)
LOS ANGELES LAKERS 7/2 (+350) 7/2 (+350)
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 4/1 6/1
MILWAUKEE BUCKS 6/1 5/1
BOSTON CELTICS 12/1 16/1
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 12/1 8/1
BROOKLYN NETS 14/1 6/1
MIAMI HEAT 16/1 16/1
DENVER NUGGETS 20/1 20/1
TORONTO RAPTORS 20/1 30/1
HOUSTON ROCKETS 20/1 50/1
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 30/1 30/1
DALLAS MAVERICKS 30/1 30/1
PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS 30/1 30/1
UTAH JAZZ 40/1 40/1
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 40/1 60/1
PHOENIX SUNS 40/1 30/1
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 60/1 200/1
INDIANA PACERS 100/1 150/1
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 100/1 150/1
WASHINGTON WIZARDS 100/1 150/1
CHICAGO BULLS 100/1 200/1
ATLANTA HAWKS 100/1 150/1
ORLANDO MAGIC 200/1 200/1
SAN ANTONIO SPURS 200/1 300/1
SACRAMENTO KINGS 200/1 300/1
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 200/1 200/1
DETROIT PISTONS 300/1 500/1
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 300/1 500/1
NEW YORK KNICKS 300/1 300/1
CHARLOTTE HORNETS 500/1 500/1

NBA Tip-Off

Direct from the WagerTalk TV Studios in Las Vegas, host Kelly Stewart talks with sports betting experts Teddy Covers and Marco D’Angelo to go over some NBA betting tips and basic handicapping strategy in the NBA.


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