Warriors Odds to Win NBA Finals Worse Now Than First Day of 2019 NBA Season

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After opening the 2019 season as -160 favorites to win this year's title more than 200 days ago, the Golden State Warriors have now fallen to +115 odds to win the 2019 NBA Finals, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

The Warriors have been the heavy favorites to win the 2019 NBA Finals before the season tipped last fall, but their level of dominance was finally put into a more packaged betting perspective Wednesday.

Latest #NBA Odds to Win 2019 #NBAPlayoffs via @FDSportsbook

Warriors +115?? (Season Low)
Bucks +270?
Rockets +420?
Raptors +600?
Nuggets +1800
76ers +3900?
Trail Blazers +5500
— The Duel (@TheDuelSports) May 9, 2019

That's right, the Warriors actually have worse odds of winning this year's NBA Finals today – currently leading the Houston Rockets 3-2 in the second round of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Playoffs – than they did on Oct. 19, 2018.

#NBA Way-Too-Early Odds to Win the 2018-19 NBA Title via @FDSportsbook

Warriors ➖1⃣6⃣0⃣
➖➖➖➖➖➖
Celtics ➕5⃣0⃣0⃣
Rockets ➕?0⃣0⃣
Lakers ➕1⃣1⃣0⃣0⃣
76ers ➕1⃣?0⃣0⃣
Raptors ➕1⃣?0⃣0⃣
Thunder ➕3⃣4⃣0⃣0⃣
Jazz ➕4⃣2⃣0⃣0⃣
Spurs ➕6⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣
Nuggets ➕?0⃣0⃣0⃣
— The Duel (@TheDuelSports) October 19, 2018

Of course, Kevin Durant being ruled out for the remainder of this series after suffering a mild strain to his right calf certainly has something to do with this late-season plunge in the odds.

The Golden State #Warriors are 7.5-point underdogs to the Houston #Rockets in Game 6. The Warriors have never been this large an underdog in the playoffs under head coach Steve Kerr. https://t.co/YbvL7d6Gfe
— The Duel (@TheDuelSports) May 9, 2019

The Warriors are still the betting favorites to win both this series with the Rockets and the Western Conference, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, but Golden State has found itself with plus odds to win the NBA Finals for the first time this season at alarming time.

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