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The NBA Northwest Division is one of the newer divisions in the league and probably the least successful. Since the division’s formation in 2004, none of teams competing in it have won the NBA Championship. The closest any team has come was the Oklahoma City Thunder making the finals in 2012. Aside from that the Utah Jazz made the Western Conference finals in 2017.
That said, the division is considered very competitive with the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets regularly making playoffs, along with the Thunder and Jazz. The only real underperformers are the Minnesota Timberwolves who haven’t won anything.
If you would like to find out more about betting on the NBA Northwest Division, make sure to keep reading. We have created the ultimate guide to betting on the division. Below we have a look at each team’s odds of winning the division, as well as some key betting statistics. We also provide a list of the best online gambling sites to bet on basketball. So, what are you waiting for?
Below we have a look at each Northwest Division team’s NBA odds of taking the division this season”
Sometimes looking at the history of a division can help us identify upward trends. The only thing to deduce from the list of the last 10 Northwest Division winners is that the division has become very unpredictable:
Season | Winner |
2009–10 | Denver Nuggets |
2010–11 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2011–12 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2012–13 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2013–14 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2014–15 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2015–16 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2016–17 | Utah Jazz |
2017–18 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2018–19 | Denver Nuggets |
Looking at team standings helps make better bets. Here are the latest NBA Northwest Division standings at the time of writing:
Place | Team | Record |
1 | Denver Nuggets | 43-21 |
2 | Utah Jazz | 41-23 |
3 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 40-24 |
4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 29-37 |
5 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 19-45 |
Here are some of the latest Northwest Division facts and stats to help you make better long-term bets:
The NBA Northwest Division was created in 2004 after the Charlotte Hornets joined the league. The additional team saw the creation of three divisions for each conference. Originally, the division was made up of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics and the Utah Jazz.
In the division’s near twenty-year existence, it has seen minimal team changes. The only change saw the Seattle SuperSonics move to Oklahoma City and renamed the Thunder. Since the formation of the division, none of the teams have won the NBA Finals. The best a team has performed was when Oklahoma City Thunder made the Championship in 2012.
Despite not making the NBA Finals in a few years, the division is still considered one of the most competitive in the league. At least three teams make the playoffs on the regular. The Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder all seem like teams prime to do well in the next couple of seasons. We don’t know if they’ll win any championships but they are sure to make the playoffs.
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