The NHL's free-agent frenzy has yet to begin and teams like the Detroit Red Wings don't know what their rosters will look like next season but that hasn't stopped the odds makers from picking a Stanley Cup favorite for 2013.

And as usual, the Red Wings are considered to be among the teams to beat.

Bovada, a popular online gambling site, has the odds of the Red Wings winning the Stanley Cup at 12-1. That seems to the popular number regrading Detroit.

Bovada puts the Red Wings behind only the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit fan favorite Sidney Crosby at 15-2 and reigning Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles at 11-1.

Also checking in at 12-1 are the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks.

There isn't a lot of disparity there, is there?

The Nashville Predators, who knocked the Red Wings out of the playoffs in the first round this year, are 18-1.

LasVegasSportsBetting.com also has the Penguins as the favorite at 7-1 followed by the Kings at 11-1. Detroit, Chicago, New York, St. Louis and Vancouver are all 12-1 and Nashville is 18-1.

VegasInsider.com has the same odds for all of the teams listed above.

The website that thinks the most of the Red Wings' chances at winning their fifth Stanley Cup since 1997 is GamingToday.com. It has the Red Wings at 10-1 with Pittsburgh the favorite at 5-1. Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Philadelphia and Vancouver are also 10-1.

Hmm, seven teams at 10-1? That's almost 25 percent of the entire NHL. It's almost as if the bigger question is who isn't listed as 10-1 on that site?

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