The NBA season is just a few days from tipping off and Las Vegas has weighed in with their picks for the 2011-12 campaign. Like most everyone else, the book makers see the Miami Heat winning the Eastern Conference and the Oklahoma City Thunder winning the Western Conference. The Phoenix Suns are projected to win 27.5 games and finish 10th in the West and with the 19th best overall record.
Here's how they see the Western Conference in order of projected wins on the 66-game 2011-12 NBA season:
- Oklahoma City Thunder 48.5
- Dallas Mavericks 42.5
- Los Angeles Clippers 40.5
- Los Angeles Lakers 40.5
- San Antonio Spurs 40.5
- Memphis Grizzlies 39.5
- Portland Trail Blazers 37.5
- Denver Nuggets 36.5
- Houston Rockets 32.5
- Phoenix Suns 27.5
- Golden State Warriors 25.5
- Utah Jazz 25.5
- New Orleans Hornets 24.5
- Minnesota Timberwolves 22.5
- Sacramento Kings 20.5Phoenix Suns
Those over/under odds are courtesy of Bovada (www.Bovada.lv) as are these prop bets for the Phoenix Suns:
- Steve Nash - Total Points per Game 14.5
- Steve Nash - Total Assists per Game 10.5
- Marcin Gortat - Total Points per Game 13.5
- Marcin Gortat - Total Rebounds per Game 10.5
- Channing Frye - Total Points per Game 12.5
- Channing Frye - Total Rebounds per Game 6.5
- Grant Hill - Total Points per Game 12
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