Rodman vanished to Vegas for several days. This is another game I would have loved to have occurred in the modern era for how the betting lines would have swung as it got reported Jordan was on his way to the arena, getting news that Jordan will play, etc. the 57-win Cavs.įun fact: The Bulls were one-point dogs in that game, winning 90-88. Interestingly, it took the Bulls seven games as -2500 favorites to finish the 51-win Knicks that year, but then immediately after they were still -650 vs. Did it seem likely? The NBA had always been more contentious: even in the Bird-Magic era, forgotten teams like the Rockets and Sixers made the Finals.īut the ability to bet Michael Jordan’s Bulls at -200 seems like the sweetest deal ever. Did we know Jordan was the greatest at that point? Certainly not, with only one title. I was 10 at the time, so I do not have an accurate gauge of this. You could still get the Bulls at -200 before the playoffs, which seems crazy in retrospect. Jordan had not yet joined the Dream Team in Barcelona, so his international stardom had not hit that stratosphere. They first appeared as significant favorites this season and in the preseason, albeit still at plus money.ġ992 is probably when the Bulls were most properly rated. The Bulls’ first bid to repeat found them as much heavier favorites, as the enormity of Jordan’s success and dominance had started to sink in. 1991-92: The Second Championship Title Odds
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