{"id":992,"date":"2012-05-14T15:53:42","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T19:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?p=992"},"modified":"2013-03-19T17:32:25","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T17:32:25","slug":"why-nba-favorites-can-letdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/library\/nba\/why-nba-favorites-can-letdown.html","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Why Big NBA Favorites Can Letdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Big favorites in the NBA are far from uncommon. There is a massive gap between the best teams in the league and those in the cellar, so double digit point spreads in the NBA are far from uncommon. Needless to say, though, the favorites don\u2019t always cover the spread, and they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/library\/nba\/why-nba-favorites-can-letdown.html#more-992\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Understanding Why Big NBA Favorites Can Letdown\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big favorites in the NBA are far from uncommon. There is a massive gap between the best teams in the league and those in the cellar, so double digit point spreads in the NBA are far from uncommon. 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