Here are the Suns’ NBA championship odds before and after the 1st round
Jun 4, 2021, 8:04 AM | Updated: 2:14 pm
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When the 2021 NBA Playoffs began, the Phoenix Suns had the seventh-best odds (+1600) of taking home the championship, according to SportsBetting.ag.
After dismissing the reigning champion Los Angeles Lakers in the first round on Thursday night, their chances look a lot brighter.
Phoenix as of Friday morning sits fourth (+650) in terms of championship odds.
The No. 2 seed Suns head to the Western Conference Semifinals and are favorites (-215) to win the series against the No. 3 seed Denver Nuggets (+185). It’s a sudden shift after they were the first No. 2 seed in at least 30 years that was billed as the underdog against a No. 7 seed, according to ESPN Stats & Info, which uses Caesars William Hill lines.
Even after Phoenix took Game 1 of the first-round series, the Suns’ overall title odds increased to +1200 while the Lakers dropped to just +400.
Heading into Game 6, with Lakers star LeBron James struggling to fight through an ankle injury and Anthony Davis looking doubtful to play through a groin issue, Los Angeles remained a two-point favorite in that game.
The Suns went against the bettors again, taking the first-round series in Game 6 with a 113-100 win.
Here’s a look at the full championship odds after their Thursday win and a look back to what they were heading into the postseason, with odds via SportsBetting.ag.
NBA championship odds (as of June 4)
Brooklyn Nets +160
Utah Jazz +325
Milwaukee Bucks +625
Phoenix Suns +650
Los Angeles Clippers +1000
Philadelphia 76ers +1000
Denver Nuggets +1800
Dallas Mavericks +2200
Atlanta Hawks +3300
NBA Championship odds (before playoffs)
Brooklyn Nets +210
Los Angeles Lakers +375
Los Angeles Clippers +600
Utah Jazz +700
Philadelphia 76ers +750
Milwaukee Bucks +950
Phoenix Suns +1600
Denver Nuggets +3300
Miami Heat +3300
Portland Trail Blazers +3500
Dallas Mavericks +4000
New York Knicks +6600
Atlanta Hawks +10000
Washington Wizards +10000
Boston Celtics +10000
Memphis Grizzlies +15000
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