NBA Finals 2017 Betting Odds: Warriors Down, Cavs Up? Spurs, Celtics, Chances Of Winning Championship Still Strong

With their collection of All-Stars, the Golden State Warriors remain favored to win the 2017 NBA Finals. But odds makers have slowly moved Stephen Curry and Co.’s chances lower and lower since sharpshooter Kevin Durant went down with a sprained knee Wednesday, the latest odds from online sports book Bovada.lv showed Monday.

The Warriors’ chances dipped from -140 to -135 with Durant expected to miss at least a month due to a sprained left MCL. But after barely escaping the downtrodden New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, Golden State was listed at -130 Monday while the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers’ odds of repeating ticked up from +250 to +200 following a flurry of moves before and after the trade deadline last month.

The San Antonio Spurs, who sit only 2.5 games behind the Warriors for the Western Conference’s top playoff spot, were next up at +700, followed by the Houston Rockets at +1400, the Boston Celtics at +2000 and the Los Angeles Clippers at +3000.

Set to wrap up a five-game road trip Monday against the Atlanta Hawks, the Warriors dropped their first two games to the Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls by a combined 13 points last week and struggled to put down a surprisingly scrappy Knicks squad, 112-105. Facing its first three-game losing streak since November 2013, Golden State was forced to turn to its old duo of Curry and guard Klay Thompson to pour in 60 combined points off 13-for-22 shooting from three-point range.

The Cavs have only won two of their last five games, but have worked several new players into the rotation. Cleveland fell to Miami, 120-92, on Saturday, but the additions of guards Kyle Korver and Deron Williams, as well as the signing of 7-foot center and former Warrior Andrew Bogut, have helped flesh out a Cleveland bench that’s ranked No. 27 in scoring.

Odds to Win 2017 NBA Championship

Golden State Warriors -130

Cleveland Cavaliers +200

San Antonio Spurs +700

Houston Rockets +1400

Boston Celtics +2000

Los Angeles Clippers +3000

Toronto Raptors +4000

Washington Wizards +4000

Utah Jazz +7500

Memphis Grizzlies +7500

Oklahoma City Thunder +10000

Atlanta Hawks +10000

Here’s the full list of odds.