The odds are in favor of the Cleveland Cavaliers as far as an online gambling website based in Las Vegas, Nevada is concerned

According to Bovada, an online gambling website based in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Cleveland Cavaliers are favored to win the upcoming NBA season with a 5-2 odds favorite.

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The defending NBA champions San Antonio Spurs are in second with 4-1 odds followed by Derrick Rose's Chicago Bulls with 22-2 odds.

It looks like another good season for Kevin Durant's Oklahoma City Thunders and Blake Griffin's Los Angeles Clippers are they are fourth and fifth on odds, 6-1 and 12-1, respectively.

The Houston Rockets who was eliminated in last season's playoffs in the first round by the Portland Trailblazers comes in at six with 16-1 odds while the latter is in twelfth with 40-1 odds.

Dallas Mavericks (18-1), Shawn Marion's team who had committed on signing with the Cavaliers this upcoming season, placed seventh.

LeBron James' former team, Miami Heat has 40-1 odds while Carmelo Anthony's New York Knicks comes in 14th on the list with 50-1 odds.

Team USA point guard Stephen Curry's team, the Golden State Warriors, is also in the list at eight with 22-1 odds, while last season's Eastern Conference Finals runner-up Indiana Pacers (40-1) is 10th with recently injured Paul George sidelined for the season.

The former team of recently traded Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves has a 150-1 odd of winning the championship.

Head coach Byron Scott's Los Angeles Lakers squad is 66-1 odds which is quite considerably fair after a 27-win season.

In the bottom of the list are Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers with 300-1 odds.

Andrew Wiggins, who was traded to the Timberwolves for Love is second on odds for winning Rookie of the Year at 4-1 behind Milwaukee's Jabari Parker with 3-1 odds.

Philadelphia's Nerlens Noel comes in at third with 6-1 and Lakers' power forward Julius Randle is given 7-1 odds.

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