Here’s what the oddsmakers are saying about the Kings’ chances against the Warriors in their first-round playoff series.
But as the NBA playoffs begin Saturday, Sacramento finds itself as an underdog yet again.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
PointsBet gave the Kings +230 odds to win their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, meaning a $100 bet would win $230. The Warriors, meanwhile, were given -300 odds to advance to the Western Conference semifinals, which means a $100 bet would win $33.33. From a bigger picture perspective, Golden State has +400 odds to represent the West in the 2023 NBA Finals, which ranks third among the 10 playoff and play-in teams in the conference. The Kings, meanwhile, were given +2500 odds to win the conference, which ranks seventh overall and dead last among teams with a top-six playoff spot.
Even the Los Angeles Lakers, who went 43-39 and have to survive the play-in tournament for the right to participate in a best-of-seven playoff series, have better odds than the Kings to win the West.Per the Action Network’s Evan Abrams, no No. 3 seed has been this big of an underdog in a first-round playoff series since 1990.Since 1990, no top-3 seed has been this big of a series underdog .. by a wide margin.
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