Comments on: Oddsmakers think we’ll see some NBA basketball after Jan. 1

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:35:03 +0000

“Oddsmakers at Bodog think that there likely will be an NBA season, but not until we’re past the New Year’s Day college bowl games. ”

1) Not be a game before 1/1/12(-300)

2) The entire season will be cancelled (-150)

You are misreading it if you think that means they are saying that games WILL BE played after 1/1/12. The -150 is for the entire season being cancelled. The -300 is for a game being played before 1/1/12.

By: goomoney

goomoney — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:04:00 +0000

He’s right..here’s how the numbers break down into percentages:

Will a 2011-2012 NBA Regular Season game be played before January 1st, 2012?
Yes – 33%
No – 75%

Will the NBA cancel the entire 2011-2012 Regular Season?
Yes – 60%
No – 47.62%

“..so you’re telling me there’s a chance?”

By: atmanne

atmanne — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:25:42 +0000

Huh? “Yes” to the question of whether the NBA will cancel the season is -150, which means the oddsmakers DON’T think there will be a season.