NBA All-Star Weekend is upon us and this year’s event should offer plenty of exciting betting action. The top basketball players in the world are coming together for three days of fun and games. With so many big names on the floor, the NBA All-Star Game attracts a lot of attention from the sports betting community. If you’re looking to add some extra excitement to the event, Bovada Sportsbook is your best option when it comes to betting on this years NBA All-Star game.
WHERE & WHEN?
This will be the 71st edition of the NBA All-Star Game. This year’s game will take place at Rocket Mortgage Field House in Cleveland on Sunday, February 20.
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WHO’S PLAYING?
For the fifth straight year, the NBA is using a draft format to set the teams for the All-Star Game. Each team has five starters and seven reserve players. LeBron James and Kevin Durant earned the most All-Star votes, making them captains in this year’s draft. The draft took place February 10, with LeBron and KD taking turns selecting players and building their squad. Here are the complete rosters for both Team LeBron and Team Durant.
TEAM LEBRON
Starters
G Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors
G DeMar DeRozan – Chicago Bulls
C Nikola Jokic – Denver Nuggets
F LeBron James – Los Angeles Lakers
F Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks
Reserves
G Luka Doncic – Dallas Mavericks
G Darius Garland – Cleveland Cavaliers
G Chris Paul – Phoenix Suns
G James Harden – Philadelphia 76ers
G Fred VanVleet – Toronto Raptors
F Jimmy Butler – Miami Heat
F Donovan Mitchell – Utah Jazz
For the second consecutive year, James used the first overall pick on Bucks big man Giannis Antetokounmpo. He followed that up by selecting sharpshooter Stephen Curry with his next pick, third overall. Team LeBron used their next two selections to fill out their starting five, adding Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. LeBron drafted a number of solid reserve players, including Luka Doncic, James Harden and Chris Paul.
TEAM DURANT
Starters
G Trae Young – Atlanta Hawks
G Ja Morant – Memphis Grizzlies
C Joel Embiid – Philadelphia 76ers
F Jayson Tatum – Boston Celtics
F Andrew Wiggins – Golden State Warriors
Reserves
G Devin Booker – Phoenix Suns
G LaMelo Ball – Charlotte Hornets
G Zach LaVine – Chicago Bulls
G Dejounte Murray – San Antonio Spurs
F Khris Middleton – Milwaukee Bucks
C Rudy Gobert – Utah Jazz
C Karl-Anthony Towns – Minnesota Timberwolves
For the second straight year Kevin Durant has been named an All-Star captain, and for the second straight year he’ll be forced to sit out the NBA All-Star Game as he attempts to recover from injury. Durant used his first draft pick (second overall) on 76ers big man Joel Embiid and followed that up by selecting Grizzlies guard Ja Morant with his next pick. KD rounded out his starting lineup with Jayson Tatum, Trae Young and Andrew Wiggins. The reserves are solid as well. Bucks forward Khris Middleton and Suns guard Devin Booker are the key players.
NBA ALL-STAR 2022 ODDS
Bovada Sportsbook offers several types of NBA All-Star Game bets, including point spreads, game totals, moneyline odds and tons of fun props. Team LeBron opened up as 5.5-point favorites with a total of 319.5. Everyone loves betting the over and that has gone up to 321 as of Friday morning.
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Jay’s Pick: Team Durant +5.5
