NBA All-Star Weekend Odds and Mid-Season Props

With NBA All-Star Weekend fast approaching, numerous pressing questions surround the Association’s annual festivities. Who’s going to win the dunk contest? Will Steph Curry go 25/25 in the three-point shootout? And who’s going to be the MVP of the Celebrity Game?

Ok, perhaps some questions are more pressing than others. Nonetheless,  it’s time to set the odds on all of the events for All-Star Weekend, along with some mid-season props, like NBA MVP, NBA Title, and the next coach to be fired.

(A) All-Star Game Odds

(1) Odds of being named NBA All-Star Game MVP:

• LeBron James: 7/2
• Kevin Durant: 9/2
• Carmelo Anthony: 5/1
• Stephen Curry: 5/1
• James Harden: 8/1
• John Wall: 10/1
• Kyrie Irving: 12/1
• Anthony Davis: 20/1 (following shoulder injury)
• FIELD: 5/2

(2) Over/Under on the number of dunks in the NBA All-Star Game: 26.5

(3) Odds of Pau & Mark Gasol surpassing Tom & Dick Van Arsdale’s record of most points scored in one All-Star Game by brothers (13 in 1970): 4/5

(4) Odds on which player will have the most dunks in the All-Star Game:

• Kevin Durant: 4/1
• LeBron James: 9/2
• James Harden: 15/2
• Anthony Davis: 8/1 (following shoulder injury)
• FIELD: 1/1

(5) Odds on which teammates will combine to score the most points in the All-Star Game

• Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson: 3/1
• LeBron James and Kyrie Irving: 15/4
• Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant: 4/1
• Jimmy Butler and Pau Gasol: 17/2
• Paul Millsap, Al Horford, Jeff Teague: 17/2

(B) Slam Dunk Contest Odds

(1) Odds of winning the Slam Dunk Contest:

• Zach Lavine: 4/5
• Giannis Antetokounmpo: 2/1
• Victor Oladipo: 3/1
• Miles Plumlee: 7/1

(2) Odds of the following Slam Dunk Contest trick shots:

• Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks over his brother Thanasis: 4/1
• Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks over an automobile: 15/2
• Mason Plumlee dunks over brother(s) Miles and/or Marshall Plumlee: 7/2
• Victor Oladipo dunks a ball that is placed on top of Elfrid Payton’s hair: 5/1
• Anyone successfully dunks from beyond the foul line (in honor of Nets’ great Dr. J): 10/1
• Anyone attempts a dunk involving Jay-Z or Beyonce: 5/1

(C) Three-Point Shootout Odds

(1) Odds Wes Matthews does his bow and arrow celebration in the Three-Point Shootout: 2/1

(2) Odds of of going 25-for-25 in a round:

• Stephen Curry: 20/1
• Kyle Korver: 25/1
• Klay Thompson: 30/1
• Kyrie Irving: 30/1
• JJ Redick: 32/1
• Marco Belinelli: 32/1
• Wes Matthews: 33/1
• James Harden: 35/1

(3) Odds of breaking Craig Hodges’ record of 19 made 3s in a row:

• Stephen Curry: 10/1
• Kyle Korver: 25/2
• Kyrie Irving: 15/1
• Klay Thompson: 15/1
• JJ Redick: 16/1
• Marco Belinelli: 16/1
• Wes Matthews: 33/2
• James Harden: 35/2

(4) Odds of winning the Three-Point Shootout:

• Stephen Curry: 11/4
• Kyle Korver: 3/1
• Klay Thompson: 4/1
• Kyrie Irving: 4/1
• JJ Redick: 5/1
• Marco Belinelli: 6/1
• Wes Matthews: 13/2
• James Harden: 8/1

(D) Celebrity Game Odds 

(1) Odds of being named Celebrity Game MVP: 

• Mo’ne Davis: 4/1
• Nick Cannon: 9/2
• Kevin Hart: 5/1
• Common: 13/2
• Blake Leeper: 13/2
• Michael Rappaport: 13/2

(2) Odds on which player will score the most points in the Celebrity Game:

• Allen Houston: 5/2
• Shoni Schimmel: 3/1
• Skylar Diggins: 3/1
• Tina Charles: 4/1
• Chris Mullin: 4/1

(3) Odds of getting a technical in the Celebrity Game

• Spike Lee: 7/2
• Kevin Hart: 5/1
• Michael Rapaport: 5/1
• Mike Golic: 5/1
• Mike Greenberg: 15/2

(E) TV Broadcast/Other Odds

(1) Over/under on shots of Jay-Z and Beyonce during All-Star Saturday Night: 2.5

(2) Odds Ariana Grande is booed during her half-time performance: 5/2

(3) Odds of a player wearing a “political statement” t-shirt (e.g. “I Can’t Breathe”): 3/2

(4) Odds of being fined or getting a technical foul during NBA All-Star Weekend:

• DeMarcus Cousins: 7/2
• Kyle Lowry: 13/2
• Russell Westbrook: 13/2
• Field: 3/1

(5) Odds of the following NY-themed songs being in Christina Aguilera’s New York medley:

• New York, New York (Frank Sinatra): 1/1
• Empire State of Mind (Jay-Z): 3/2
• New York State of Mind (Billy Joel): 3/2
• New York Minute (The Eagles): 3/1
• Welcome to New York (Taylor Swift): 3/1

(6) Odds on wearing the most outrageous All-Star Saturday Night outfit (as judged by us!):

• Russell Westbrook: 13/4
• Carmelo Anthony: 7/2
• Dwyane Wade: 7/2
• James Harden: 9/2
• LeBron James: 9/2
• FIELD: 3/1

(F) NBA Mid-Season Ods

(1) MVP Odds:

• Stephen Curry: 4/5
• LeBron James: 3/1
• James Harden: 3/1
• Anthony Davis: 8/1
• Damian Lillard: 25/1

(2) 2015 NBA Title Odds:

• Cleveland Cavaliers: 4/1
• Golden State Warriors: 17/4
• San Antonio Spurs: 6/1
• Atlanta Hawks: 13/2
• Chicago Bulls: 9/1

(3) Odds of making the NBA Playoffs:

• OKC Thunder: 1/2
• Miami Heat: 10/13
• Phoenix Suns: 1/1
• Detroit Pistons: 9/5
• Charlotte Hornets: 11/4
• New Orleans Pelicans: 17/4
• Indiana Pacers: 22/5
• Brooklyn Nets: 15/2

(4) Odds of finishing with the worst record in the NBA:

• NY Knicks: 4/3
• Philadelphia 76ers: 4/3
• Minnesota Timberwolves: 7/1
• LA Lakers: 9/1
• Orlando Magic: 15/1

(5) Odds of being the next coach fired:

• Tyrone Corbin (Sacramento): 2/3
• Brian Shaw (Denver): 6/1
• Scott Brooks (OKC): 15/2
• Byron Scott (LAL: 10/1

(Photo credit: Danny Bollinger (flickr) [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode]. Photo has been cropped.)