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October 28th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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The 2012-13 NBA season is just about set to tip off, and here at Cappers Info, we are taking a look at the best NBA odds on the board. These NBA betting lines, courtesy of JustBet Sportsbook, are some of the best that you will find on the internet, and we are going to be doing our best to find the best NBA Finals odds out there for you to bet on basketball!

2012-13 NBA Finals Odds (Updated 10/28/12)

Atlanta Hawks +8500
Boston Celtics +2300
Brooklyn Nets +2800
Charlotte Bobcats +50000
Chicago Bulls +1600
Cleveland Cavaliers +20000
Dallas Mavericks +3700
Denver Nuggets +3000
Detroit Pistons +20000
Golden State Warriors +15000
Houston Rockets +15000
Indiana Pacers +3000
Los Angeles Clippers +2000
Los Angeles Lakers +200
Memphis Grizzlies +3000
Miami Heat +200
Milwaukee Bucks +12000
Minnesota Timberwolves +9000
New Orleans Hornets +15000
New York Knicks +2800
Oklahoma City Thunder +350
Orlando Magic +15000
Philadelphia 76ers +4500
Phoenix Suns +17500
Portland Trail Blazers +10000
Sacramento Kings +25000
San Antonio Spurs +1200
Toronto Raptors +25000
Utah Jazz +8000
Washington Wizards +22500

2012-13 NBA Finals Pick #1: Miami Heat (+200 at JustBet Sportsbook): It is undeniable that the Heat are on their way to the NBA Finals once again as long as they stay healthy. The combination of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh is just too good, and all of these players have the ability to go off, not just for double-doubles, but triple-doubles when push comes to shove. What was missing from last year’s team at times was a lethal assassin off of the bench. Now, Miami has Ray Allen to do that deed as either a starter or a clutch bench player. Head Coach Erik Spoelstra is going to have the ability to get the job done with this team in easy form, though he has to make sure that he doesn’t run his team into the ground over the course of the first 82 games of the season. There is no reason that LBJ, D-Wade, and Bosh should average more than 30 minutes per game in the regular season, but they all will average over 35 in all likelihood.

2012-13 NBA Finals Pick #2: Los Angeles Lakers (+200 at JustBet Sportsbook): There is no team that was better built for a run in the playoffs than this one. The Lakers have the consummate star in Kobe Bryant, the best defensive enforcer in the league in Dwight Howard, a playoff savvy points guard in Steve Nash, and a power forward that can really clean up on the inside in Pau Gasol. Of course, the trip through the Western Conference playoffs is going to be a bit tougher than going through the East, as there are more potholes to potentially deal with. Still, we don’t see a team right now that the Lakers wouldn’t be favored over in a short series regardless of home court advantage, so we think that LA should be smart with its newest commodity, D12, and let him successfully come all the way back from his back injury that cost him the end of last season with the Orlando Magic, who are a train wreck now that he has left.

2012-13 NBA Finals Pick #3: Dallas Mavericks (+3700 at JustBet Sportsbook): Dallas might be a bit of a forgotten team this year. However, this is a squad that has some real depth and could be dangerous when push comes to shove. Dirk Nowitzki is obviously a proven winner, and he is going to be the man that takes the final shot when it is needed. Jason Terry is gone, but Darren Collison is in, and he is one of the best young point guards in the league. Grabbing OJ Mayo in the offseason might look like a steal when push comes to shove, and we all know just how talented Chris Kaman really is. Elton Brand and Vince Carter are both nice veterans to bring off of the bench, and Shawn Marion can still be a contributor, especially on the defensive end of the court. With the Spurs aging, the Rockets really never finding their big time star, and the Grizzlies never seeming to totally put it together in the regular season any given year, this might be the time for the Mavericks to quietly make themselves legitimate NBA Finals contenders once again this year.

2012-13 NBA Finals Pick #4: Washington Wizards (+25000 at JustBet Sportsbook): Alright, so the Wizards really don’t stand all that much of a chance of winning it all this year, but we like the pieces that they are assembling together to be able to make a run at the playoffs, which definitely aren’t out of the question. John Wall is electric, and Bradley Beal was brought to the team to fill out a backcourt that has some tremendously lethal scoring potential. A frontcourt of Nene, Emeka Okafor, and Trevor Ariza is definitely going to be able to get some rebounds and get out and run, and that’s exactly what the team is going to hope to do this year. Remember that a bunch of games against the likes of the Magic, Hawks, and Bobcats await, and that could really make this team one that could find its way to 40 wins this year when push comes to shove. Don’t sleep on the Wizards, especially if you’re looking a team from the bottom of the NBA pack that could become a middling club with a fighting chance in the second season.

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June 10th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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And then there were two… The Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder are going to be battling it out on the NBA Finals odds starting on Tuesday night. These are two of the most talented teams that we have seen in the league this year, and in this marathon of a season comes to a close, it is clear that one of these clubs is going to be well deserving champions.

#2 Miami Heat vs. #1 Oklahoma City Thunder Series Preview & Pick

We hate to think of this game as the “old guard” against the “new guard,” but that’s almost what this looks like. Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James were here with the Heat last year, and these stars are in the middling stages of their careers. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka, and James Harden have all been growing up together over the course of the last few years, and the team is now just four wins short of the ultimate reward, winning the NBA Championship. Remember that this team was atrocious just four years ago. Then came the first round of the playoffs. Then came the Western Conference Finals. And now, the Thunder are here in the NBA Finals for the first time since moving to Oklahoma City and the second time in the history of the franchise.

The Heat are clearly one of the best teams in the league and have been the favorites to win the NBA Finals for really the last two years. Of course, getting the Super Friends together was supposed to be the key to winning title after title in South Beach, but in the end, if this is the second straight year that Miami gets into the NBA Finals, only to lose, there would be a lot of explaining to do.

LeBron is coming off of a big time end of this series against the Boston Celtics. He scored 45 points against the C’s in Game 6 on the road, and then he came home and scored 31 points and had 12 boards in the series-clinching victory. D-Wade had a much better go of it in Game 7 than he did in Game 6, scoring 23 points, and Bosh had 19 points and eight boards off of the bench. That being said, the rest of the role players for this team just haven’t been all that remarkable, and that was what really killed the Heat last year. Will Mario Chalmers, Udonis Haslem, Shane Battier, Mike Miller, James Jones, and the likes be able to step up their game and help this team out? That might be the big question right now in this series.

Meanwhile for Oklahoma City, the key is going to be the help around Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden. These three are the key cogs for this roster, and they do the majority of the scoring for the club, but what we have seen here in the playoffs is all sorts of other players stepping up to the task. Thabo Sefolosha, Serge Ibaka, and Kendrick Perkins did tremendously against the Spurs, and it can’t be underestimated just how important Derek Fisher has been to the club as well.

This really should be a fantastic series. Both of these teams have the ability to get the job done, but in the end, we think that home court advantage is going to work to the edge of Oklahoma City. Take the Thunder in a relatively long series.

Oklahoma City Thunder in 6 (-165)

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May 27th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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The Eastern Conference Finals is set to get underway, and it is clear that two of the best teams in the conference, the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics are going to be involved in the soiree. This should be a fantastic series, and many think that the winner of this series is going to go on to win the 2012 NBA Championship. Don’t miss out on all of our Boston vs. Miami picks for the postseason!

#4 Boston Celtics vs. #2 Miami Heat Series Preview & Pick

The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics clearly don’t like each other. The Celtics were formed by bringing all sorts of big time names together for a run at glory, and they were able to get the job done. That’s why the Heat wanted to get their trio of stars together. Now, Boston is clearly at the tail end of its domination, while Miami is just trying to make its run for its first title. The two would love nothing more than to be able to end the other’s season in the Eastern Conference Finals.

With all of the big time names that are in the playoffs right now, the one that might be the MVP of the bunch is Rajon Rondo. Rondo was more or less just “that fourth guy” that was the glue to Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce and their stardom, but he has rounded into the most important player on the team. Head Coach Doc Rivers called Rondo the quarterback of the club for good reason. He is third on the team in scoring here in the postseason, and he is averaging over a dozen assists and nearly seven rebounds per game as well. Rondo’s Game 7 triple-double against the Philadelphia 76ers was one of the best and most important games that a Celtic has ever had, and it marked his ninth career playoff triple-double. Pierce and Garnett are both doing well in the postseason as well, averaging 19.3 and 19.2 points per game between them, but the rest of the team just seems to be full of liabilities. Allen looks old and slow, and with Avery Bradley out for the rest of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery, defense could be a big problem now that Boston is running into a solid offensive club with superstars on it for the first time in these playoffs.

The Heat have officially woken up. They were down 2-1 in the series to the Indiana Pacers a week and a half ago, and they were coming off of a stretch of five games in which they were beaten three times and nearly beaten a fourth. However, without Chris Bosh in the fold, Miami has gone on a great run, winning three straight games in dominating fashion to get to this point. The question though, is who will take over for Bosh in the paint? Udonis Haslem is the most likely candidate, but the better hope is that Bosh will be able to come back from this abdomen injury at some point in this series. We just don’t know if it is going to happen, though. That being said, LeBron and D-Wade are averaging over 50 points per game between them, but beyond those two and Mario Chalmers, no one on the club is averaging more than the 5.3 points per game of Mike Miller.

These two teams really just don’t like each other, and it is going to show once again over the course of the next two weeks. The lack of off days is going to come back to really hurt Boston though, as the more youthful legs of the Heat should be able to get through this series and all of the travel that is necessary a heck of a lot better. We know that the Celtics were able to win the final three games that these teams played in the regular season this year, but this is a different looking Miami team. This series might look a heck of a lot like last year’s series in the second round, when the Heat disposed of the C’s in five games.

Miami Heat in 5 (-500)

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May 24th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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The Western Conference Finals is set to get underway, and it is clear that the two best teams in the entire playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder are going to be involved in the soiree. This should be a fantastic series, and many think that the winner of this series is going to go on to win the 2012 NBA Championship. Don’t miss out on all of our Oklahoma City vs. San Antonio picks for the postseason!

#2 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. #1 San Antonio Spurs Series Preview & Pick

The old guard vs. the new guard. The value of depth vs. two of the biggest stars in the game. These are all ways that we can bill this series between the Spurs and the Thunder. They clearly are two totally different teams, but both excel at what they do to the highest of levels.

We’ll start with the Thunder. They have had to play in some tight games over the course of the first two rounds of the playoffs, particularly at home. Oklahoma City has won all five of its games played in front of its hometown crowd, but three of those games really came down to the wire. There is just one loss here in the playoffs for the Thunder, an almost predictable Game 3 loss at Staples Center against the Los Angeles Lakers. Still, there is no shame whatsoever in the fact that the Thunder have gone through the defending NBA champs, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Lakers in a total of just nine games. Kevin Durant is averaging 26.7 points per game, and Russell Westbrook is good for 24.1 points per game. James Harden has been off just a bit at 17.0 points per game, while Serge Ibaka doesn’t quite have the numbers that we are expecting either at 9.8 points, 6.1 boards, and 3.7 blocks per game. Still, it’s all going right at the moment for Oklahoma City, and it is tough to ignore just how talented this team really is when push comes to shove.

The Spurs were the most dangerous offensive team in the game this past season, and they did it with their depth. They know that they can count on any number of players, even here in the playoffs, and true to their form, the Spurs have had nine different players average at least 5.6 points per game here in the postseason. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili know what it takes to win a title, and they are still the three leading scorers on this team, though all of them have had their minutes cut just a bit over the course of the first two rounds of the playoffs. It’s working though, as there really has only been one close game in the postseason. San Antonio is 8-0 SU and 7-1 ATS in the playoffs, and it is now 18-0 SU and 15-2-1 ATS dating back to the regular season. We haven’t seen a run the likes of this in quite some time in the NBA, and especially in this condensed season, this has been a remarkable feat. The Spurs have had the easier of the two roads to the Western Conference Finals for sure, going through the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz, but as the No. 1 seed in the West, they deserved that easier road.

Last year, the Thunder just didn’t have enough to figure out how to get through the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. This year, we think that they are going to really suffer a similar fate. The Spurs are just playing too well right now, and they have too many more options to turn to. If Oklahoma City doesn’t take one of these first two games in the Lone Star State, this series could be over relatively quickly, and though we think that most of the games are going to be tight when push comes to shove, we also think that the Spurs are going to ultimately win this series in just five games.
San Antonio Spurs in 5 (-210)

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April 28th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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The eight series in the NBA playoffs get underway this weekend with a slew of action on the hardwood. Check out how we stack up the NBA series prices and the NBA futures odds that are on the board for this weekend!

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls Series Preview & Pick

The Bulls are clearly the better team in this series, and the only question is whether the series is going to end up being a sweep or not. The 76ers just don’t have the offense to be able to keep up with a team that has a ton of talent on both sides of the court. Derrick Rose being back in the fold is going to make a heck of a lot of a difference in this series, and even if he only averages 25 minutes per game, it should be more than enough for Chicago to make quick, quick work of the worst team in the playoffs as we see it.

Chicago Bulls in 4 (-1350)

New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat Series Preview & Pick

The Heat really can’t like the fact that they are stuck in this draw against the Knicks, knowing that they are facing a team that has the talent to be one of the best teams in the league. Carmelo Anthony is just on fire at the moment, and the Knicks are playing great team defense with Tyson Chandler manning the fort in the paint and Iman Shumpert doing the guarding on the outside. In the end though, we do think that Miami is going to find some way, whether by hook or by crook, to get the job done in this series, though we do think that New York is going to put up a heck of a lot more of a fight than most think.

Miami Heat in 6 (-900)

Orlando Magic vs. Indiana Pacers Series Preview & Pick

Many are just writing off the Magic at this point, knowing that they are coming into this series without Dwight Howard, the heart and soul of their team. That being said, we think that Head Coach Stan Van Gundy is one of the best coaches in the NBA, and he can find a way to tighten the ropes around the Pacers, who are really playing for the first time in the playoffs as the “favored” team since Reggie Miller retired. Indiana has had no luck over the course of the last two years or so with Orlando, granted, with Howard playing in the lineup. That being said, the sharpshooters that the Magic have at their disposal might be able to win this series by themselves. Against better competition, this theory won’t work, but against Indiana, there is definitely a real chance that Orlando finds a way out of this series.

Orlando Magic in 7 (+600)

Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Series Preview & Pick

Last year when these two teams met, the Thunder were the slight favorites to win the series and move on to the NBA Finals. Little did we know that Dallas’ defense was going to carry the way once again past the Lakers and the Thunder and all the way to the team’s first ever title. This is a different year, though. Fortunately, James Harden is healthy after taking that wicked elbow from Metta World Peace just a week ago, and he, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Durant make up the best scoring trio in the league. The experience that this Oklahoma City team has picked up over the course of the last two years should serve it well. We just don’t think that Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks have the horses this year to get the job done.

Oklahoma City Thunder in 5 (-500)

Utah Jazz vs. San Antonio Spurs Series Preview & Pick

The Spurs made the mistake last year of losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Grizzlies as the No. 1 seed, and we just don’t see how they are going to be making that same mistake again. The Jazz are a very young team, and many of the players that are going to be on the court are going to be playing in their first playoff series. Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Tim Duncan aren’t going to let San Antonio fail again, and even if they aren’t at their best, there are just too many players that have the ability to go off for big time scoring games to keep this team down. The strength in numbers is there for the Spurs, and though Utah has had a good history of sticking around with this team, we just don’t see it happening this time around.

San Antonio Spurs in 5 (-2150)

Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers Series Preview & Pick

The Lakers are certainly not a lock to get out of the first round of the playoffs this year. Metta World Peace is going to be sidelined for the first six games of this series after throwing that elbow at James Harden last weekend, and that is going to make the supporting cast for Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum. The Nuggets are going to use their depth to try to counter the Lakers, and as we have seen in the past, it is possible to frustrate the heck out of this team, even here in the playoffs. We do think that LA is going to survive, but in the end, it is going to be a very tough series that goes the distance.

Los Angeles Lakers in 7 (-240)

Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks Series Preview & Pick

What an odd series this is! The Celtics are the better of these two teams, and they are the higher seed, but the Hawks are going to start off at home after finishing with a better record. This is really the closest thing to a tossup series that we have in the first round, and we still believe that the Hawks can find their way to three victories out of four games at home, along with scratching out a ‘W’ on the road at some point. The C’s have played a lot better ball in the second half of the season, but we think that window of opportunity for another title for Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce gets slammed shut at some point over the course of the next two weeks.

Atlanta Hawks in 6 (+165)

Los Angeles Clippers vs. Memphis Grizzlies Series Preview & Pick

The Grizzlies and Clippers fought it out for the No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 seeds right until the end of the season, and in the end, the Grizz got the best of the Clips to get home court advantage. This has been a brutal travel schedule for LA, which has had to go from New York back to LA, and now over to Memphis in a relatively short stretch of time. To make matters worse, Blake Griffin, a man who really isn’t a great defender, is going to have to deal with Zach Randolph and the rest of the bigs for the Grizz in the paint. In the end, this just doesn’t look like a pretty series for Los Angeles, knowing that it has had an absolutely atrocious time trying to win big games on the road this year.

Memphis Grizzlies in 5 (-210)

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April 27th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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Check out some of the best NBA Finals odds on the internet, as we make our picks for the teams with the best value right now to win it all. All NBA Championship odds courtesy of Sportbet Sportsbook!

Updated Odds To Win The 2012 NBA Championship (As Of 4/27/12)
Miami Heat +210
Chicago Bulls +350
Oklahoma City Thunder +400
San Antonio Spurs +450
Los Angeles Lakers +1400
Boston Celtics +2000
Memphis Grizzlies +2200
Los Angeles Clippers +2800
Indiana Pacers +3000
New York Knicks +3000
Dallas Mavericks +4500
Atlanta Hawks +6000
Denver Nuggets +7500
Philadelphia 76ers +15000
Utah Jazz +15000
Orlando Magic +20000

San Antonio Spurs (+450): It’s hard to believe that we are going to go against the Heat, Bulls, and Thunder, but in the end, we think that the Spurs have the best chance of the four big teams in the league to win the whole thing this year. They are the deepest team in basketball, and they have one of the best coached teams in the game as well with Head Coach Gregg Popovich calling the shots. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili give the team the veteran leadership that it needs, and there is just no way that this team is going to get bounced early from the playoffs for a second straight year against a team like the Memphis Grizzlies. We really, really like what the Spurs bring to the table this year for sure on the NBA Finals odds.

New York Knicks (+3000): The Knicks aren’t the best team in the world, but we think that they can give the Heat fits in the first round of the playoffs. Carmelo Anthony really has played like the league’s MVP over the course of the last month and a half or so, and Amare Stoudemire is back in the fold now as well. Iman Shumpert has become a clutch defensive player, and Steve Novak can hit shots from anywhere in the building. Tyson Chandler was the man that led to all of the upsets in the playoffs last year for the Mavericks with his defensive play. There is no doubt that the Knicks are in a better position to win the NBA title right now than they have been since Patrick Ewing was on the team.

Dallas Mavericks (+4500): The Mavs look to be pushovers with the way that they played at the end of the regular season. Yes, there are a lot of players that are no longer on this team from last year’s squad, and it really has to hurt to think that Dallas is going to be up against it once again this year. That being said, the Mavericks had the goods to beat the Thunder last year in a series in which the foes had the home court advantage, so why not do it again? Jason Terry can get on fire, and Dirk Nowitzki is still one of the best players in the entire league, so there is no reason to count the Mavs out at this point.

Orlando Magic (+20000): Okay, we promise that we aren’t certifiably insane. We do believe that Miami could be in some trouble in the first round of the playoffs, and if that ends up being the case, all of a sudden, Orlando looks like a team that might have a shot. Yes, there is no Dwight Howard in the fold, and we aren’t so naive as to think that this is one of the best teams in the league. That being said though, the Magic do have some big time shooters with Jameer Nelson, JJ Redick, Jason Richardson, and Ryan Anderson, and if Glen Davis can come up big in the paint just as he used to with the Boston Celtics from yesteryear, this could all of a sudden get a tad interesting. Remember that Indiana really played poorly against the Magic this year, winning just one of the four games. If the Magic and Knicks can somehow advantage, we might be talking about a team here that is 200 to 1 to win it all that is playing with nothing to lose and with home court advantage. All of the Dwight drama is officially gone, and the team knows that anything more than it accomplishes outside of a loss in about five games to the Pacers is gravy.

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