Warriors are biggest favorites ever in 2018

Kevin Durant finally has a ring and an MVP Finals trophy, but he’ll have a hard time escaping the if-I-can’t-beat-’em-then-I’ll-just-go-join-’em label that he (not the media) chose for himself.

Published on Tuesday, 6/20/17, at 2:45 p.m. Eastern.

The Westgate SuperBook has Golden St. as a -200 favorite to win the 2018 NBA title. This is the biggest ‘chalk’ to ever open in Las Vegas in MLB, NBA, NFL or NHL.

According to the numbers here before we get into the free-agent season, Cleveland is the Warriors’ only realistic competitor with the second-shortest odds (3/1, risk $100 to win $300). The next-shortest odds belong to San Antonio (12/1) and Boston (15/1). Here’s the rest of the board at The Westgate…

Golden St. -200 (risk $200 to win $100)
Cleveland 3/1
San Antonio 12/1
Boston 15/1
Washington 30/1
L.A. Clippers 30/1
Houston 30/1
Oklahoma City 60/1
Toronto 60/1
Milwaukee 60/1
New Orleans 80/1
Philadelphia 100/1
Indiana 100/1
Miami 100/1
Utah 100/1
Portland 100/1
Denver 100/
Minnesota 100/1
L.A. Lakers 100/1
Memphis 100/1
Chicago 100/1
Detroit 200/1
Atlanta 200/1
Dallas 200/1
New York 300/1
Charlotte 300/1
Phoenix 500/1
Brooklyn 1,000/1
Orlando 1,000/1
Sacramento 1,000/1