NBA Betting: Ball’s In The Air

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Tonight’s the scintilating start of the 2005-06 NBA season. Most of us won’t start paying attention to it until after the Super Bowl, but we also know there are some of you out there who still think the National Basketball Association is the most exciting thing since the riding lawnmower. And with a new season, come new odds. Sort of. Most sportsbooks have last year’s champions the San Antonio Spurs(Go Saints!) as the heavy favorite to win it all again this year. Second favorites are the Shaqtastic Miami Heat. The Detroit Pistons, last year’s Eastern Conference champions, are now living life in the Flip Saunders era, but are also the third favorite to walk away with the crown this year. Other favorites include the New Jersey Nets, the Denver Nuggets, and the Indiana Pacers, who will hopefully spend the first half of the season promoting Ron Artest’s solo album, which comes out in January.

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