The years MJ won the chip, was his team ever not the favorite?

[AirBonner]

If so what year(s)?

[Bronbron23]

The first and last year maybe.

[La Frescobaldi]

The first and last year maybe.

Funny, I wouldn’t say we were friends but I knew a guy at the time, he and his wife were so sure the bulls shouldn’t be underdogs to those dog vomit jazz that they took out a second mortgage on their house and bet it all in Las Vegas which turned out good on them

[kawhileonard2]

If so what year(s)?

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1991_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1992_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1993_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1996_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1997_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1998_preseason_odds.html

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2010_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2011_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2014_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2015_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2016_preseason_odds.html

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2020_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2021_preseason_odds.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2022_preseason_odds.html



https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2011_preseason_odds.html (Dallas 7th)

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2014_preseason_odds.html (San Antonio 6th)

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2015_preseason_odds.html (Golden State 8th)

2021 Lakers 1st and lost to 14th ranked team.

[1987_Lakers]

1991, but that had more to do with the Lakers mystique and what they did in the 80's while the Bulls at the time were somewhat unproven.

'98 I think was looked at as a tossup.

[Micku]

1991 and 1993.

Vegas odds got them winning in all the 90s within the playoffs. But not right before the playoffs.

In 1991, the nba analysts didn't think they were gonn'a win due to the Bulls inexperience. Plus there were still some who thought that Magic just knows how to win and MJ style wasn't suited for winning. You can even watch the commentators after they won, they said something the Bulls shocked a lot of ppl because they didn't expect them to beat the Lakers.

1993, the Suns were kicking ass and the Knicks did look impressive.

98 was anybodies game.