The Boston Celtics opened the 2023-24 season as co-favorites to win the 2024 NBA Finals. One year later as the defending champions, the Celtics open the 2024-25 season as the outright favorite.
In June 2023, the Boston Celtics opened at +550 in BetMGM’s NBA championship odds, the second-shortest odds among all teams (Denver Nuggets, +500). Four months later, at the start of the regular season, the Celtics were co-favorites — with the Milwaukee Bucks — at +400.
There are no co-favorites this year. In fact, no other team is close to the Celtics. At +325 — after opening at +300 in June — they’re well ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder (+500) and every other team:
Celtics: +325
Thunder: +500
Knicks: +650
76ers: +1000
Nuggets: +1100
Mavericks: +1200
Timberwolves: +1200
Bucks: +1400
The gap is even wider in Eastern Conference champion odds; at +170, the Celtics are ahead of the Knicks (+350), 76ers (+500), and Bucks (+650). Those are the only four teams with shorter odds than +1600.
Elsewhere, the Celtics are -150 to win the Atlantic Division, -10000 to make the playoffs, and +525 to win the NBA Cup. Their win total is 58.5, the highest among all teams.
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