NBA Sports Betting Lines and Betting Odds

LeBron James and the Miami Heat lead the odds in online betting for the 2012-13 NBA Championship and Most Valuable Player awards, but Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers will be breathing down their neck.

NBA Title and MVP Betting

The 2012-13 NBA season tips off Wednesday, and Bet365 Sports is offering following title odds: Miami Heat, 9/4, Los Angeles Lakers, 11/4, Oklahoma City Thunder, 9/2, San Antonio Spurs, 12/1, Chicago Bulls, 16/1, Boston Celtics, 20/1, Los Angeles Clippers, 22/1, all other teams from 30/1 up to the Charlotte Bobcats at 500/1.

Much of the attention will be on the MVP award, where it will once again be the stars of the three biggest teams - LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and the Thunder's Kevin Durant - who command most of the interest. William Hill Online has LeBron as 7/4 favorite, followed by Durant, 3/1, Bryant, 8/1, and new Laker center Dwight Howard, 12/1.

Get in early with pre-season wagers

Bet365, William Hill and other online sportsbooks with an American focus are encouraging customers to get in early with their bets, by offering betting on a host of options including: NBA title, conference winners, division winners, regular season wins per team, regular season MVP, and Rookie of the Year.

If you don't get in on time, you can bet during the year on single games and multipliers. Bet365 allows you to earn up to 50 percent more on all American and Canadian sports including NBA, through its pre-game parlays. Place a pre-game bet on two or more selections on spread, game totals, first and second half spread and totals, and money lines, and earn bonuses.