The only team entering the 2012-13 season as a bigger favorite to take down its division than the Oklahoma City Thunder is the Miami Heat.
After winning the Northwest Division by a comfortable nine games last season, Oklahoma City is a -1200 favorite at BetOnline to take the division crown once again.
The Thunder haven’t given bettors any reason not to expect another dominant regular season. Their quiet offseason has many basketball fans and bettors putting the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the Thunder as favorites for the NBA Title, but those are about the only two teams you could make a case for.
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The defending Western Conference Champions are clearly in the NBA’s elite top tier.
Kevin Durant has won three straight scoring titles and Russell Westbrook and James Harden are two of the best in the game at their respective roles as well. With a chip on their shoulder after falling just short in the NBA Finals last year, expect the young Thunder to be a team on a mission here in 2012-13.
Speaking of offense, the Denver Nuggets (+800 to win the Northwest Division) had plenty of it last year as the league’s top scoring team averaging 104.1 points per game. The addition of Andre Iguodala should help the Nuggets on the defensive side of the court, and with Ty Lawson leading the way the offense should flourish again this season.
Denver will almost certainly be a playoff team and is good enough to make some noise if everything clicks.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (+3000) can’t buy a break. The additions of Brandon Roy and Andrei Kirilenko this offseason had Minnesota creating some preseason buzz, but with Ricky Rubio already on the shelf with an injury the Timberwolves lost Kevin Love for 6-8 weeks with a broken hand.
When healthy, this team actually has the pieces to compete, but staying afloat in the West with Rubio and Love out will be a tall task.
The Utah Jazz (+2500) and Portland Trailblazers (+3000) are both looking to the future in the midst of rebuilds. Regardless of the talent on the court, never count out Utah.
Northwest Division Props - courtesy of :
Denver Nuggets
Total Points Per Game - Ty Lawson
Over / Under 16
Total Assists Per Game - Ty Lawson
Over / Under 6.5
Total Points Per Game - Andre Iguodala
Over / Under 15
Total Rebounds Per Game - Andre Iguodala
Over / Under 6
Total Assists Per Game - Andre Iguodala
Over / Under 5
Total Points Per Game - Danilo Gallinari
Over / Under 15
Total Points Per Game - Kenneth Faried
Over / Under 12.5
Total Rebounds Per Game - Kenneth Faried
Over / Under 8.5
Total Points Per Game - JaVale McGee
Over / Under 12
Minnesota Timberwolves
Total Points Per Game - Kevin Love
Over / Under 24
Total Rebounds Per Game - Kevin Love
Over / Under 13.5
Total Points Per Game - Nikola Pekovic
Over / Under 14.5
Total Rebounds Per Game - Nikola Pekovic
Over / Under 8
Total Points Per Game - Brandon Roy
Over / Under 13.5
Total Points Per Game - Ricky Rubio
Over / Under 10.5
Total Assists Per Game - Ricky Rubio
Over / Under 8
Oklahoma City Thunder
Total Points Per Game - Kevin Durant
Over / Under 28
Total Rebounds Per Game - Kevin Durant
Over / Under 7.5
Total Points Per Game - Russell Westbrook
Over / Under 22.5
Total Assists Per Game - Russell Westbrook
Over / Under 6.5
Total Points Per Game - James Harden
Over / Under 16.5
Will James Harden be a member of the Thunder for Game 1 of the 2013-2014 Season?
Yes -300
No +200
Total Points Per Game - Serge Ibaka
Over / Under 11
Total Rebounds Per Game - Serge Ibaka
Over / Under 7.5
Total Blocks Per Game - Serge Ibaka
Over / Under 3.4
Portland Trail Blazers
Total Points Per Game - LaMarcus Aldridge
Over / Under 21.5
Total Rebounds Per Game - LaMarcus Aldridge
Over / Under 8
Total Points Per Game - Nicolas Batum
Over / Under 14.5
Total Points Per Game - Wesley Matthews
Over / Under 14
Total Points Per Game - Damian Lillard
Over / Under 14
Total Assists Per Game - Damian Lillard
Over / Under 5
Utah Jazz
Total Points Per Game - Al Jefferson
Over / Under 18.5
Total Rebounds Per Game - Al Jefferson
Over / Under 9.5
Total Points Per Game - Paul Millsap
Over / Under 15.5
Total Rebounds Per Game - Paul Millsap
Over / Under 8.5
Total Points Per Game - Mo Williams
Over / Under 14.5
Total Points Per Game - Gordon Hayward
Over / Under 12
Total Points Per Game - Derrick Favors
Over / Under 10
Total Rebounds Per Game - Derrick Favors
Over / Under 7.5
Total Points Per Game - Marvin Williams
Over / Under 10
