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Suns have become betting favorites for NBA Championship despite ‘lack’ of superstars

Took the sportsbooks a while, but now they are on board

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Don’t look now but the betting books now have the Phoenix Suns as the favorite for the 2022 NBA Championship.

With 20 games to go in the regular season, the Suns have a 7-game lead over the next closest team. Guess what that means, historically, when a team has that big a lead with that little to go in the season? Ring, ring.