Kobe Bryant 20-1 odds for MVP at 2005 NBA All-Star Game

Kobe Bryant 20-1 odds for MVP at 2005 NBA All-Star Game

DENVER, CO, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Sportsbook.com is posting 20-1 odds that injured Kobe Bryant will once again earn the NBA All-Star Game's coveted MVP, an honour he received in the 2002 All-Star Game.

The Lakers' Bryant earned the starting position in this year's 2005 NBA All-Star Game by collecting more than 1.8 million votes in All-Star balloting. Bryant is joined in the Western Conference by starting lineup Yao Ming, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Tracy McGrady.

"The NBA All-Star weekend is more than a celebration of basketball, it's a chance for fans to determine a winner by voting for their favourites", said Alex Czajkowski, Marketing Director, Sportsbook.com. "Sportsbook.com helps extend that fan participation by offering odds and props on the game and all the weekend activities."

2005 NBA All-Star MVP Award Odds
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Player Odds Player Odds
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LeBron James 8-1 Gilbert Arenas 15-1
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Shaq O'Neal 8-1 Amare Stoudemire 15-1
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Allen Iverson 8-1 Grant Hill 17-1
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Tim Duncan 10-1 Manu Ginobili 18-1
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Kevin Garnett 10-1 Dirk Nowitzki 18-1
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Vince Carter 12-1 Jermaine O'Neal 18-1
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Dwyane Wade 12-1 Antawn Jamison 20-1
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Tracy McGrady 12-1 Kobe Bryant 20-1
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Steve Nash 12-1 Paul Pierce 25-1
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Shawn Marion 15-1 Ben Wallace 25-1
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Ray Allen 15-1 Rashard Lewis 25-1
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Yao Ming 15-1 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 40-1
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In addition to the MVP, sportsbook.com is also posting odds on the three point shootout East vs. West conference overall winner and over/under.

For more information on odds and props please visit www.sportsbook.com

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Source: Sportsbook.com

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