Breaking Sport Betting News NBA Lockout is Over
While you were drinking away your Friday night, the NBA owners and players were making a deal, and NBA betting is back! NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season on Christmas Day. NBA commissioner David Stern stated the obvious when the news broke, “We want to play basketball.” The two sides supposedly met more than 15 hours on Friday, and also had a secret meeting earlier in the week, all to try and save a dying season. It appears after all this drama the NBA is only going to miss 16 out of the 82 games, the season should tip off on December 25th in order to play a 66-game season. Right now this deal is just a handshake between owners and players, and it could take another 3-7 days before all the I’s are dotted. But the NBA is coming back, right around when we care about it. “We expect our labor relations committee to endorse this deal…and we expect our Board of Governors…to endorse the deal,” Stern said. The NBA season should kick off with the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks followed by Miami At Dallas then Chicago at Los Angeles. Unfortunately, no odds yet. But NBA futures are up in the Bodog Sportsbook. The Miami Heat, that squad we all love to hate, is the favorite listed as 5/2 to win the 2012 NBA championship. Next is the Lakers at 11/2, then the Bulls at 7/1, the Oklahoma City Thunder at 15/2 and Dallas Mavericks at 17/2. The worst teams? That goes to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors all listed at 150/1 to win it all. Place your bets before the players come back from Europe and Asia! Bet on NBA odds in the Bodog online sportsbook