2010 Updated NBA Finals Odds To Win – Lakers & Magic Favored

Last Updated on May 14, 2010 12:38 pm by drew

Updated Finals Odds

The 2010 Conference Finals are set and now the updated odds are out for which of the four remaining teams is most likely to win the 2010 NBA Championship.


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With

Cleveland
getting ousted by the Boston Celtics, the defending conference champions are now the favorites to win the NBA title.

Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have given
Los Angeles and

Orlando
3/2 odds to win the NBA Finals. Other short odds to win are
Phoenix (5/1) and

Boston
(5/1).

The Lakers have won 16 championships in conference history and 30 conference titles. They are the defending Western Conference and NBA Champions. The Lakers are the top seed in the West and they opened the playoffs with a 4-2 series win over
Oklahoma City and then had an impressive sweep of

Utah
in the conference semifinals.


Orlando
has never won the NBA title and they have two conference titles to their credit. The Magic are the defending champions of the Eastern Conference and they are the No. 2 seed in the East.
Orlando has yet to lose in eight playoff games as the Magic swept
Charlotte in the first round and

Atlanta
in the second round.

The Suns have never won the NBA Championship and they have two conference titles to their credit.
Phoenix is the No. 3 seed in the West and they opened the playoffs with a 4-2 series win over
Portland and followed up with a sweep of

San Antonio
in the second round.

The Boston Celtics have won 17 NBA titles in franchise history and also have 20 conference titles. The Celtics are the No. 4 seed in the East and they opened the playoffs with a 4-1 win over

Miami
and then they defeated LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2 in the second round.

The 2010 Conference Finals will begin on Sunday afternoon, for a complete list of odds to win the 2010 NBA Finals, see below.

Odds to win the 2010 NBA Finals:




Orlando
Magic 3/2    


Los Angeles
Lakers 3/2    


Phoenix
Suns 5/1    


Boston
Celtics 5/1   

Playoff Matchups:

Eastern Conference:

No. 2

Orlando
Magic vs. No. 4

Boston
Celtics

Western Conference:

No. 1

Los Angeles
Lakers vs. No. 3

Phoenix
Suns

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Posted: 5/14/10 12:38PM ET