We’re through most of the major transactions (barring some crazy trades) of the 2024 offseason, which means oddsmakers are starting to assess each team’s additions.
Recently, the opening win total projections for the 2024-25 season were released, and the defending champion Boston Celtics have the highest projection of any team.
Win totals are a great way to see where oddsmakers view each team finishing the conference, even though it’s super early to start betting on these markets.
Boston is the clear-cut No. 1 team in the East since it returned its entire rotation from last season’s title, but the rest of the East has seen some changes with New York, Philly, Orlando and others making moves to improve their chances of dethroning the champs.
Out West, there has been a ton of talent added (DeMar DeRozan, Dejounte Murray were two of the big names switching conferences) and nearly every team appears to be looking to make the playoffs rather than tank.
It’s interesting to see who the oddsmakers view as the top-10 teams (for the playoffs and play-in tournament) at this point in the offseason.
Oddsmakers from DraftKings have released win total odds for every team so far except Chicago, Golden State and Utah — a sign that they expect moves potentially from those teams still this offseason.
Zach LaVine (Chicago) and Lauri Markkanen (Utah) both could still be on the move this offseason.
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.
Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
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