The Bucks emerged as the consensus betting favorites to win the NBA title Wednesday after ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported they would be acquiring superstar guard Damian Lillard from the Trail Blazers in a three-team blockbuster deal.
Before the deal, the Bucks could be found as long as +850, behind the Nuggets, Celtics and Suns at some sportsbooks. Milwaukee had attracted the fifth-most bets to win the NBA title at DraftKings, behind Denver, Boston, Phoenix and theJeff Sherman, a longtime Las Vegas bookmaker who oversees the NBA odds for the SuperBook, said the betting interest in the Bucks this offseason had been minimal and that they did not notice any flurry of interest ahead of Wednesday's report.
"No liability [on the Bucks], not that much interest and we didn't get hit on anything today as the news broke," Sherman said. Sherman adjusted Milwaukee's season win total from 52.5 to 55.5 and moved the point spread on the Bucks' Christmas Day game against theThe Heat, who were considered among the favorites to land Lillard, saw their title odds rise from 6-1 to 25-1 Wednesday at Caesars Sportsbook.
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