Last week we .<="" href="]The Linemakers’ free newsletter and follow="" twitter.com="" twitter[="" us="">" target="_blank">discussed the Raptors and Wizards, both at 16-to-1 on the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook's odds board, to win the NBA Finals, adding some depth to an Eastern Conference in dire need of contenders.<p>Let's add the Hawks, also 16-to-1, to that list.</p><p>At 25-8, the Hawks own the Eastern Conference's best record and the third best mark in the league. Additionally, along with the Bulls (6-to-1 odds), the Hawks have been the hottest team in the NBA, reeling off 10 wins in their last 11 games, including one at the Clippers on Monday night. </p><p>It's not as if Atlanta has been picking on the dregs of the NBA either. Their streak includes impressive wins and covers at Portland, vs./at Cleveland, vs./at L.A. Clippers, at Dallas and vs. Chicago.</p><p>If you're in the market for a long shot, the Pistons (300-to-1) are a play. Detroit already saw is odds slashed from last week's 2000-to-1 price, and they've won and covered five in a row since waiving Josh Smith.</p><p><strong>NBA FINALS ODDS (<a target="_blank" href="http://linemakers.sportingnews.com/nba/2014-12-29/nba-championship-odds-vegas-2015-cavs-bulls-spurs-wizards-raptors-warrirors">last week's prices</a> in parentheses)</strong></p><p>CAVALIERS 5-1 (3-1)<br/>BULLS 5-1<br/>SPURS 6-1<br/>WARRIORS 6-1 (7-1)<br/>THUNDER 8-1<br/>CLIPPERS 10-1<br/>MAVERICKS 12-1<br/>WIZARDS 16-1 (20-1)<br/>RAPTORS 16-1 (12-1)<br/>HAWKS 16-1 (18-1)<br/>BLAZERS 20-1<br/>GRIZZLIES 20-1<br/>ROCKETS 25-1 (20-1)<br/>PELICANS 100-1<br/>SUNS 100-1 (75-1)<br/>HEAT 200-1 (100-1)<br/>PACERS 200-1 (300-1)<br/>NETS 200-1<br/>BUCKS 200-1<br/>NUGGETS 300-1 (200-1)<br/>CELTICS 300-1<br/>PISTONS 300-1 (2000-1)<br/>HORNETS 1000-1 (300-1)<br/>MAGIC 1000-1<br/>KINGS 2000-1 (1000-1)<br/>LAKERS 5000-1 (2000-1)<br/>JAZZ 5000-1 (2000-1)<br/>KNICKS 9999-1 (5000-1)<br/>WOLVES 9999-1<br/>76ERS 9999-1</p><p><strong>ODDS TO WIN 2014-2015 EASTERN CONFERENCE</strong></p><p>CAVALIERS 9-5 (6-5)<br/>BULLS 9-5 (9-4)<br/>HAWKS 6-1 (13-2)<br/>WIZARDS 6-1 (13-2)<br/>RAPTORS 6-1 (4-1)<br/>HEAT 80-1 (40-1)<br/>PACERS 80-1 (120-1)<br/>NETS 80-1<br/>BUCKS 80-1<br/>CELTICS 120-1<br/>PISTONS 120-1 (800-1)<br/>HORNETS 400-1 (120-1)<br/>MAGIC 400-1<br/>KNICKS 4000-1 (2000-1)<br/>76ERS 4000-1</p><p><strong>ODDS TO WIN 2014-2015 WESTERN CONFERENCE</strong></p><p>SPURS 3-1<br/>WARRIORS 3-1 (7-2)<br/>THUNDER 9-2 (4-1)<br/>CLIPPERS 11-2 (5-1)<br/>MAVERICKS 7-1 (6-1)<br/>BLAZERS 12-1 (10-1)<br/>GRIZZLIES 12-1 (10-1)<br/>ROCKETS 15-1 (10-1)<br/>PELICANS 55-1 (50-1)<br/>SUNS 55-1 (38-1)<br/>NUGGETS 200-1 (100-1)<br/>KINGS 1200-1 (500-1)<br/>JAZZ 3000-1 (1000-1)<br/>LAKERS 3000-1 (1000-1)<br/>WOLVES 6000-1 (5000-1)</p><p><em>Sign up for <em><a target="_blank" href="http://mylinemakers.com/">The Linemakers’ free newsletter</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TheLinemakers">follow us on Twitter</a>.</em></em></p></a></em></a></em></p></p>
NBA championship odds - Hawks provide much-needed depth in East
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