NBA Championship Odds

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Mitch Report: Lakers Now Your NBA Title Favorites
Published 2/26/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... sent over a note today that gave us a smile:“I just checked www.linesmaker.com and for what it’s worth, the Lakers are now the favorites to win the NBA Championship at 2-1 . The Celtics are 5-2; the Spurs 6-1 and Pistons 15-2. Suns are 7-1 for now. How crazy is that?” Yes, for Lakers fans, like us, that’s good news. But not necessarily for the reasons you may think. We’re happy that team owner Jerry Buss is no longer stressing about his current club, and can go back to relaxing at the Spearmint Rhino’s Champagne Room before, after (and during?) Lakers games. Anyone who ...

Vegas Has the Lakers Favored to Win It All
Published 2/26/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
... This shouldn't come as a huge surprise to anyone who follows the NBA closely, but it's now official: the Lakers are the odds on favorites to win the title this year. This is according to LinesMaker.com, which is about as official as you can get in the gambling business, I suppose. ...

Wednesday roundup
Published 2/27/2008 by Rickhouse at Tremendous Upside Potential
... --Via the Fanhouse: The favorites in Vegas to win the NBA title? The Lakers at 2-1. I think the Lakers have as good a chance as anyone to win a title in the next three years, but this season the West is just too loaded. No one knows how good Bynum will be when he comes back or how he’ll share the paint with Gasol. 2-1 seems like a terrible bet to me. I picked the Suns to win it all before the Shaq trade (7-1), but I’m abandoning them now. Marion was their best player, if they remained status quo I think they’re still the favorites. Shaq is just old, big, and not good. They’ll ...