As the anticipation in Auckland, New Zealand builds toward this weekend?s first race of the 2000 America?s Cup Matches, oddsmakers around the world are weighing in with their betting analyses and the nod goes to the home team. According to Unitedbet.com, the website for an Australian-based bookmaker, Team New Zealand is slightly favored to emerge as the overall winner and maintain its claim to the auld mug. Unitedbet is laying 3-to-1 odds that the Kiwis will clinch the Cup in nine races, beating the Italian challenger with a 5-4 score. Canbet, another Australian-based bookmaker, is laying similar odds, and William Hill, the venerable London-based oddsmaker favors the Kiwis as well. If you wager $100 on Team New Zealand and they win, William Hill will pay you $157. The same bet on Prada, given that they win, will win you $225. Unitedbet is also offering long-shot odds of 10-to1 for those that wager Prada sweeps the series 5-0.