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Sportsbook.com posts odds on regular season wins, conference and championship titles

NEW YORK, October 24 - The NBA regular season tips off in seven days and odds makers at Sportsbook.com are already looking ahead to a season that they believe will end with a new champion being crowned.

The early lines list the Dallas Mavericks as favorites at 7-2 to pry away the title they coughed up to the Miami Heat last season.

The defending champs are a 4-1 bet to retain the championship.

San Antonio will be looking for redemption after a tough loss to Dallas in the Western Conference finals last year.

Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili have had a quiet off season and should be ready to bump against Dirk Nowitzki's Mavericks and Steve Nash's Phoneix Suns.

The Spurs' odds are 9-2 followed by the Suns at 5-1and the Chicago Bulls at 7-1 to round out the top five contenders. 2006/07 NBA Championship odds to win Dallas Mavericks 7-2 Miami Heat 4-1 San Antonio Spurs 9-2 Phoenix Suns 5-1 Chicago Bulls 7-1 Detroit Pistons 10-1 New Jersey Nets 12-1 Cleveland Cavaliers 12-1 Los Angeles Lakers 20-1 Los Angeles Clippers 25-1 Houston Rockets 30-1 Indiana Pacers 30-1 Sacramento Kings 40-1 Denver Nuggets 45-1 Memphis Grizzlies 50-1 Orlando Magic 50-1 Utah Jazz 60-1 Boston Celtics 60-1 Minnesota Timberwolves 80-1 Philadelphia 76'ers 80-1 Toronto Raptors 80-1 New York Knicks 100-1 Washington Wizards 125-1 New Orleans Hornets 125-1 Milwaukee Bucks 125-1 Seattle SuperSonics 125-1 Golden State Warriors 125-1 Portland Trailblazers 200-1 Atlanta Hawks 250-1 Charlotte Bobcats 250-1

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PinnacleSports.com announces updated odds to win NBA Title

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, October 24 - With tip-off of the 2006-07 basketball season taking place next week, PinnacleSports.com has announced updated odds on all 30 NBA teams winning the league championship.

The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports.com currently lists Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavericks as a 4/1 favorite to avenge last year's loss in the NBA Finals and capture the franchise's first ever championship.

With Amare Stoudemire returning to the lineup along side reigning two-time league MVP Steve Nash, the Phoenix Suns should be even more explosive this year and are currently listed at 11/2 to win the NBA title.

Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs begin the season attempting to become the next NBA dynasty and are also listed at 11/2 to win their third championship in five years.

Although they return nearly every key player from last year's team, Dwayne Wade, Shaquille O'Neal and the rest of the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat are listed at just 6/1 to repeat this season.

PinnacleSports.com believes that the New Jersey Nets (9/1), led by the trio of Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson, will emerge as solid title contenders from the Eastern Conference.

Meanwhile, the sportsbook lists LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers at 10/1 to ascend to the NBA throne, while the Detroit Pistons are 11/1 to bring a title back to Motown.

After landing four-time Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace in the offseason, the Chicago Bulls (19/1) mix of young talent and veteran leadership should help make them a contender in '07.

While not in the limelight like the Lakers, the LA Clippers (22/1) were Hollywood's best team last year and are poised to make another playoff run.

The oddsmakers at PinnacleSports.com believe a healthy Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming will help return the Houston Rockets (24/1) to the playoff caliber team they were in 2004-05.

Playoff teams a year ago, Washington Wizards (43/1), Sacramento Kings (49/1), Denver Nuggets (51/1), Indiana Pacers (64/1), Los Angeles Lakers (67/1) and Memphis Grizzlies (75/1) are on the outside looking in at the top title contenders according to the oddsmakers at PinnacleSports.com.

Although there are hopes in the Big Apple that the Knicks will improve on last season's pitiful 23-win campaign, PinnacleSports.com lists New York as huge 300/1 long shots to win the championship this year.

The hopes appear even dimmer for the Portland Trailblazers and Charlotte Bobcats, who are both listed at 500/1 to win the NBA title at PinnacleSports.com. Odds to win the 2007 NBA Championship Dallas Mavericks 4/1 Phoenix Suns 11/2 San Antonio Spurs 11/2 Miami Heat 6/1 New Jersey Nets 9/1 Cleveland Cavaliers 10/1 Detroit Pistons 11/1 Chicago Bulls 19/1 Los Angeles Clippers 22/1 Houston Rockets 24/1 Washington Wizards 43/1 Sacramento Kings 49/1 Denver Nuggets 51/1 Indiana Pacers 64/1 Los Angeles Lakers 67/1 Boston Celtics 75/1 Golden State Warriors 75/1 Memphis Grizzlies 75/1 Seattle Supersonics 75/1 Utah Jazz 75/1 Atlanta Hawks 87/1 Minnesota Timberwolves 87/1 Milwaukee Bucks 90/1 N.O/Oklahoma City Hornets 90/1 Toronto Raptors 109/1 Philadelphia 76ers 130/1 Orlando Magic 150/1 New York Knicks 300/1 Portland Trailblazers 500/1 Charlotte Bobcats 500/1 For more information and a complete list of odds, please visit Pinnaclesports.com.

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