NBA Championship 2006-2007 - Bodog.com Wagers - Place Your Bets Here

With the NBA Playoffs just around the corner, now is time to start looking at playoff wagers. It's time for 40 Nights of Basketball on TNT and everything that implies. Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitski, Tim Duncan, Lebron, Kobe and the rest of the gang are about to get after it. Dwyane Wade will try to make his return from a shoulder injury to defend his title.

Bodog.com is offering props bets on which of the 29 NBA teams will win the 2006-07 NBA Championship.

The Mavs and Suns are the co-favorites to win the title this year. The San Antonio Spurs brings up third. The problem with all of these bets is these teams are in the same conference, so they will have to go through one another to even get to the title series.

Specifically, the Spurs and Suns are almost certain to play one another in the second round of the playoffs. The winner probably gets the Mavericks and then the winner of the East. So if you bet on the Spurs or the Suns, you are betting they win three straight series with close to a 50/50 chance to win. I think this significantly affects the chances of a title for both of these teams. It can be done; it just won't be easy.

The Pistons are a decent bet as the favorite to win the Eastern Conference. One of the Eastern teams will make it to the finals, so betting on the #1 team over there at greater odds is better than the third best Western team. Despite the conventional wisdom that the East is the weaker conference--and it no doubt is--the East has won two of the last three NBA titles. The third year went into the final two minutes of game seven. So if you are looking for a value pick, go for your favorite Eastern team.

I'm pretty sure the teams at 1000 to 1 are already eliminated. Don't waste your money.

The maximum bet is $600. Choose wisely. Just go to the NBA futures page at Bodog to place your bets.

• Dallas Mavericks - 2/1
• Phoenix Suns - 2/1
• San Antonio Spurs - 14/5
• Detroit Piston - 4/1
• Miami Heat - 8/1
• Chicago Bulls - 10/1
• Cleveland Cavaliers - 10/1
• Utah Jazz - 18/1
• Houston Rockets - 20/1
• Denver Nuggets - 30/1
• Los Angeles Lakers - 30/1
• Washington Wizards - 33/1
• Toronto Raptors - 35/1
• Golden State Warriors - 50/1
• New Jersey Nets - 65/1
• Los Angeles Clippers - 100/1
• New York Knicks - 100/1
• Indiana Pacers - 125/1
• New Orleans Hornets - 150/1
• Orlando Magic - 150/1
• Minnesota Timberwolves - 300/1
• Sacramento Kings - 600/1
• Philadelphia 76ers - 800/1
• Atlanta Hawks - 1000/1
• Boston Celtics - 1000/1
• Charlotte Bobcats - 1000/1
• Milwaukee Bucks - 1000/1
• Portland Trailblazers - 1000/1
• Seattle Supersonics - 1000/1

NBA Championship 2006-2007 - Bodog.com Wagers - Place Your Bets Here