- Sportsbooks received a $20,000 bet on the Atlanta Hawks to win the NBA title at +10000 odds.
- The same bettor also placed $20,000 on the Hawks to win the Eastern Conference at +4000.
- Other NBA bettors have placed thousands of dollars on the Hawks to win the title as well.
LAS VEGAS - NBA betting fans across the country have been placing massive bets on the Atlanta Hawks to do well this postseason.
One bettor has dropped $40,000 between the Hawks winning the Eastern Conference and winning the NBA title. The bets would combine for a payout of $2.8 million.
The Hawks are currently a fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 37-30 record. But is a team that’s only slightly better than .500 worth the action they’re pulling?
The Hawks Getting Bet Heavily
With sportsbooks and online betting sites on the line for almost $3 million, let’s see if the Hawks have a chance to pull off a miraculous run.
One thing is for certain and that’s that Atlanta will be playing in the postseason. With five games remaining in the regular season, the Hawks hold a 1.5 game lead over the Celtics and Heat for fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
The final set games of the season for the Hawks will all come against teams with a sub-.500 records. Atlanta will be favored to win each game as they play the Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards (twice), Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets.
Outlook For The Postseason
If the Hawks win at least a couple of the final five games, they should be set up to face the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. The two can jockey for home court advantage, but it’s the most likely first-round matchup as they project to be the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds.
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The Knicks are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now and will not be an easy out for any team. The Hawks played New York on April 29 and lost an overtime thriller at MSG. Getting out of the first round against the Knicks is by no means a guarantee, and some would even say it’d be unlikely.
If the Hawks were able to get out of the first round, they would likely be met with either the Philadelphia 76ers or the Brooklyn Nets, whoever ends up at the No. 1 seed in the East. Atlanta would then have to get by another top team, possibly the Milwaukee Bucks and that’s just to win the conference.
It seems highly improbable, thus why the Hawks NBA betting odds were set as such a longshot.
Championship Aspirations
Everybody loves to root for the underdog, but just getting through the Eastern Conference seems like an impeccably tall order for the Hawks to overcome. At this point, it might be safe to say that there’s a better shot of the Hawks getting bounced in the first round of the playoffs as there is reaching the conference finals.
After all, there’s still a chance that Atlanta loses the rest of their games, gets placed in the play-in tournament and doesn’t even make it to the actual playoffs.
Nick got involved with the world of sports at a young age and never turned his back on it. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Broadcast/Journalism. In his free time, you can catch him at the bottom of the leaderboards on any video game he’s playing.
