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Bovada: Hawks’ odds better to win NBA championship

By Chris Vivlamore
Jan 6, 2015

The Hawks’ odds of winning an NBA championship are getting better.

At least according to Bovada.

In new odds released Tuesday, the Hawks are 16-t0-1 to win the title. That is down from 100-to-1 to start the season. A 26-8 record and a first-place standing in the Eastern Conference has its perks.

The Hawks are tied with the Raptors for the eighth-best odds. The trail the Bulls and Warriors (5-to-1), Spurs (11-to-2), Cavaliers (6-to-1), Mavericks (15-to-2),Thunder (8-to-1) and Clippers (12-to-1).

During training camp, at 100-to-1, the Hawks were tied for 19th with the Celtics, Nuggets, Pelicans and Suns. The Cavaliers, with the addition of LeBron James, were the favorites at 5-to-2. The Spurs are second at 4-to-1.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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