Having met in the NBA Finals in each of the past three seasons it’s no wonder that the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are well ahead of the pack on the opening odds to win the 2018 NBA championship. And it’s Golden State that is pegged as the favorite.

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The Warriors are set as the -175 favorites on the early odds to win the 2018 NBA championship, after they dispatched the Cavaliers in just five games in the NBA Finals this spring. Golden State has now topped Cleveland twice in the NBA Finals, beating them for the championship both this past year and in 2015. The Cavaliers won the championship in 2016.

That 2016 victory for Cleveland was notable in that they came back from a 3-1 series deficit in the NBA Finals to claim the title. The Warriors then proceeded to bulk up in the offseason, adding superstar Kevin Durant to the roster. Durant was named the 2017 NBA Finals MVP.