Vegas' odds on Celtics signing Durant/Howard

[Eddie20]

Howard
Celtics  Even
Hawks + 175
Rockets + 1200
The Field + 175



Durant
Thunder - 500
Warriors + 400
Heat + 1200
Knicks + 1400
Celtics + 1600
Spurs + 1600
Clippers + 5000
Lakers + 6600
Wizards + 10000

[manl_lui]

I did not know you can even bet on FA

so we have the best chance to sign Howard according to this? since it's a 1:1 bet?

and +1600 for Durant? wow, I should put down some money lol

[dreamgreen]

Well that's interesting but he's not even going to meet with the Wizards, Knicks and Fakers

[Donoghus]

How the heck are they getting to +1400 with the Knicks?

[celticsclay]

These lines are usually pretty plugged in. This seriously does mean we are pretty likely to sign Howard....

[manl_lui]

Well that's interesting but he's not even going to meet with the Wizards, Knicks and Fakers

I'm putting 100 on every team that has the odds 1200 and above, I have to win at least one right

[BlackCeltic]

Whats the line on Horford?

[BlackCeltic]

Well that's interesting but he's not even going to meet with the Wizards, Knicks and Fakers

I'm putting 100 on every team that has the odds 1200 and above, I have to win at least one right

Unless he signs with OKC

[manl_lui]

Well that's interesting but he's not even going to meet with the Wizards, Knicks and Fakers

I'm putting 100 on every team that has the odds 1200 and above, I have to win at least one right

Unless he signs with OKC

does that mean I owe money at that point? -400? So I owe 40k if he signs with OKC

[The One]

I'm not a gambler, but aren't those odds designed to "even out" the betting money?

[Eddie20]

Whats the line on Horford?

None as of yet

[Ilikesports17]

The odds are based on how much people bet. New York fans obviously make up a disproportionately large block of bettors, so the Knicks odds are inflated.

Or at least I think thats how it works.

[celticsclay]

I'm not a gambler, but aren't those odds designed to "even out" the betting money?

I mean in theory, all odds are designed to do that. In general those, this does reflect that either the book itself thought Boston was most likely to get Howard. Or the betting public put enough money on Boston to move the line into making them the favorite. The odds are though that this reflects some informed knowledge of what will happen because they don't give free money.

[Donoghus]

The odds are based on how much people bet. New York fans obviously make up a disproportionately large block of bettors, so the Knicks odds are inflated.

Or at least I think thats how it works.

Which is amazing since they'll get a whole bunch of people betting on something that (conceivably) can't actually happen.  Free money for the book.

[steve]

The lines are reflective of public perception. If a tweet comes out and say's Howard to meet with celtics the odds will favor him going to the c's.

Bottom line is I don't think these guys have made up their minds so vegas certainly doesn't know.

In fact, I think the c's are a good bet right now. Not that it's going to happen but the payout is good if it does.

Miami is way to high. And it's because of the perception that Riley got Lebron there. Which is actually false. Lebron got Lebron there.