Nuggets and Rockets offer the best long-shot value in the NBA championship futures market

The NBA Season is just around the corner.

If you haven't been watching preseason, I can't really blame you.

However, I will say the NBA preseason is better than most of the other major sports leagues because the starters and teams actually play a reasonable amount of time in the games, even if they don't mean anything.

Once the games start to have meaning, we will have great betting opportunities.

I looked at season-long individual awards yesterday; let's take a shot at who will win the NBA Championship this season.

The New York Knicks took home the crown last season, and have run back the same team.

However, I am not expecting them to get back-to-back championships.

We haven't had the same winner in two straight years since the Golden State Warriors had Kevin Durant on their team.

He's been on three different teams since then.

So, why not the Knicks? Winning championships is hard.

I'm not taking anything away from New York, but it seemed like everything went their way last year.

They beat the Hawks, then the 76ers, and finally the Cavaliers before beating San Antonio in five games.

They are still the cream of the crop, but they've played a lot of basketball, and it does eventually catch up with you.

THE 76ERS JUMP TO BETTING FAVORITE OUT EAST AFTER LEBRON JAMES TAKES HIS TALENTS TO PHILADELPHIA The easy choice in the East is the 76ers.