{"id":25635,"date":"2025-01-28T20:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T01:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=25635"},"modified":"2025-01-28T20:04:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T01:04:51","slug":"2025-nba-slam-dunk-contest-field-set-mac-mcclung-and-matas-buzelis-lead-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nba\/2025-nba-slam-dunk-contest-field-set-mac-mcclung-and-matas-buzelis-lead-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Field Set: Mac McClung and Matas Buzelis Lead the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 2025 NBA Slam Dunk field is set.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Wesley Snipes was wrong…white men can jump!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The favorites this year at BetOnline.ag<\/strong> are two-time champion Mac McClung and Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not a pretty field filled with household names as evidenced by these scoring averages (McClung 0.0, Buzelis 4.9, Jackson 3.6 and Castle 11.7), but it should make for a good dunk contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McClung is aiming to become the second ever three-time dunk champ (Nate Robinson) and the first to contestant ever take home three consecutive titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These players are the only to have won back-to-back dunk contests: Michael Jordan (1987-88), Jason Richardson (2002- 03), Nate Robinson (2009-10) and Zach LaVine (2016-17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think if LeBron participated in the dunk contest at age 40, it would be the highest rated contest since the Jordan\/Dominique battles! Oh well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slam Dunk Contest odds are subject to change and will be updated in real-time on this page: https:\/\/betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/futures-and-props\/nba-all-star\/dunk-contest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Slam Dunk Contest<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mac McClung                -175     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matas Buzelis                +300     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephon Castle              +400     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andre Jackson Jr.          +500     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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