NBA title odds: Cavaliers and Warriors are the heavy favorites

Golden State and Cleveland have the best odds of winning the 2015 NBA championship.

By Ananth Pandian

Apr 16, 2015 at 9:39 am ET • 4 min read

LeBron James is happy with Cleveland's odds to win the title.

Bovada released their latest odds for the NBA title and to no surprise the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are heavy favorites to win the 2015 NBA title.

Led by MVP-candidate Stephen Curry, the Warriors just completed a historic regular season and even though this roster hasn't made it to the conference finals, it is tough to pick against them in the West.

This Cleveland Cavaliers team also has some inexperience but they also have LeBron James. Reminder: James has been in the finals for the past four years. He seems determined to make that five straight years and the odds are in his favor.

Odds to win 2015 NBA Championship

Cleveland Cavaliers 11/5

Golden State Warriors 11/5

San Antonio Spurs 7/2

Atlanta Hawks 12/1

Chicago Bulls 12/1

Houston Rockets 16/1

Los Angeles Clippers 18/1

Memphis Grizzlies 28/1

Dallas Mavericks 40/1

Portland Trailblazers 40/1

Toronto Raptors 50/1

Washington Wizards 75/1

Boston Celtics 150/1

New Orleans Pelicans 150/1

Brooklyn Nets 200/1

Milwaukee Bucks 250/1

It is interesting to see that the Cavs and Warriors have the same odds but perhaps more intriguing is the fact the sixth seeded Spurs have the third best odds. But as Rudy Tomjanovich famously said, "Never underestimate the heart of a champion."

Despite a stellar season, the Atlanta Hawks haven't been getting any respect and the odds are keeping up that trend. However, the Hawks do have better odds of making it to the conference finals.

Odds to win 2015 Eastern Conference

Cleveland Cavaliers 1/2

Atlanta Hawks 13/4

Chicago Bulls 11/2

Toronto Raptors 16/1

Washington Wizards 25/1

Boston Celtics 66/1

Brooklyn Nets 75/1

Milwaukee Bucks 100/1

Odds to win 2015 Western Conference

Golden State Warriors 11/10

San Antonio Spurs 2/1