2011-12 Toronto Raptors Preview By John McMullen, NBA Editor Odds to win Atlantic Division: +5000 Odds to win Eastern Conference: +12550 Odds to win NBA Championship: +32500 More NBA Betting Odds at Bookmaker.eu (Sports Network) - Consider this a fact-finding year North of the Border as Dwane Casey, Rick Carlisle's lead assistant in Dallas, takes over quite a rebuilding project with th

2011-12 Philadelphia 76ers Preview By John McMullen, NBA Editor Odds to win Atlantic Division: +750 Odds to win Eastern Conference: +7050 Odds to win NBA Championship: +17500 Bet the NBA at Bookmaker.eu (Sports Network) - The Sixers are counting on continuity to take the next step in the Eastern Conference. The only changes in Philadelphia came in the front office when billionaire J

2011-12 New Jersey Nets Preview By John McMullen, NBA Editor Odds to win Atlantic Division: +575 Odds to win Eastern Conference: +1825 Odds to win NBA Championship: +5025 Bet the NBA at Bookmaker.eu (Sports Network) - With Brooklyn and perhaps Dwight Howard beckoning the Nets will spend one last season in North Jersey in the hopes of convincing star point guard Deron Williams that this

2011-12 New York Knicks Preview By Chris Ruddick, Contributing NBA Editor Odds to win Atlantic Division: +110 Odds to win Eastern Conference: +975 Odds to win NBA Championship: +1650 Bet the NBA at Bookmaker.eu (Sports Network) - After seven long years, the New York Knicks returned to the postseason last year thanks of course to the offseason signing of Amare Stoudemire and the in-season

2011-12 Boston Celtics Preview By John McMullen, NBA Editor Odds to win Atlantic Division: +150 Odds to win Eastern Conference: +825 Odds to win NBA Championship: +1750 NBA Betting Odds at Bookmaker.eu (Sports Network) - It's all about windows in Beantown these days. Four years removed from the franchise's last NBA title, the clock is ticking on this version of the Celtics. Kevin Ga

The NBA shortened season will begin a week from today on Christmas Day with five games that surely will start the 66 game regular season with a bang. Join other fans and discuss the betting action in the NBA forums. The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks will open the season in NY with oddsmakers making the Celtics an early 1 point favorite. The NBA Finals rematch between the Dallas Mavericks

The NBA Draft happened exactly a week ago and odds are already out on who will win Rookie of the Year.  Join other NBA fans and discuss the NBA draft and pending lockout in the NBA forums.   Odds are courtesy of Bodog.eu.   Second overall pick Derrick Williams (9/2) is the favorite despite being part of a crowded Minnesota forward set that includes Kevin Love and Michael Bea

The NBA playoffs has seven of eight teams set and if the second round is indicative to what we saw in the opening round, NBA fans have some good basketball to look forward to. The Eastern Conference features the No. 1, 2, 3 and 5th seed remaining with the Atlanta Hawks being the lone upset in the East with the series win over Orlando in six games. The overall number one seed Chicago Bulls

The irony, both for NBA teams and NBA betting fans, is that after an 82-game regular season that eliminates just 14 of the league's 30 teams, the playoffs offer a new set of challenges for athletes and gamblers. In fact, the post-season requires a different skill set, with savvy bettors fully aware that what might have been successful strategy in the autumn and winter may have no wagering re

 Betting on the odds to win the NBA Championship are always tricky, particularly this season, as there are a few teams that are just head and shoulders above the rest in the eyes of the oddsmakers.   The truth of the matter is that the Miami Heat have had all the hype of the offseason to make it to the NBA Finals this season in the Eastern Conference, while the Los Angeles Lakers wil