Most NBA players have arrived in Orlando, Florida, for the restart of the 2020 NBA season in the pursuit to win the NBA championship and online sportsbooks have a wide variety of betting props available for the 22 teams in the bubble.
The best basketball betting sites have some very engaging NBA markets for the restart of the season like team win totals, odds of a play-in tournament in each conference or whether any team will go 8-0 or 0-8 in their remaining regular-season games.
Check out all the updated odds for props currently available at Sportsbook and [Sportsbook not available for your region]. In the meantime, you can also check out Harry Gagnon’s best NBA bets in the bubble where he also makes an NBA champion prediction.
NBA Win Total Props
For example, with eight regular-season games remaining for each team, the teams with the highest O/U win total lines are the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers at 5.5 while the Washington Wizards have the lowest projected win total at 1.5.
Here are the betting odds for all 22 NBA teams playing in the Orlando bubble in July/August:
| Team | Win Total | OVER | UNDER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 5.5 | +100 | -130 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 2.5 | +130 | -160 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 4.5 | -110 | -120 |
| Denver Nuggets | 4.5 | -105 | -125 |
| Houston Rockets | 4.5 | +100 | -130 |
| Indiana Pacers | 3.5 | -115 | -115 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 5.5 | -105 | -125 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 5.5 | +125 | -155 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 3.5 | +100 | -130 |
| Miami Heat | 4.0 | -130 | +100 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 5.5 | -110 | -120 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 4.5 | -140 | +110 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 4.0 | -105 | -125 |
| Orlando Magic | 4.0 | +105 | -135 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 5.0 | -105 | -125 |
| Phoenix Suns | 2.5 | +115 | -145 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 3.5 | -125 | -105 |
| Sacramento Kings | 3.5 | -110 | -120 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 2.5 | -130 | +100 |
| Toronto Raptors | 4.5 | -125 | -105 |
| Utah Jazz | 4.0 | -130 | +100 |
| Washington Wizards | 1.5 | +105 | -135 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
Will Any Team Go 8-0 Or 0-8?
With NBA playoff seeding at stake and some squads already locked into their postseason slot, there are prop-ortunities (trademarked, don’t even think about taking it) for bettors looking to take advantage of desperate teams or ones just looking to mail it in till the playoffs.
You can wager on one of the 22 teams to go 8-0 SU in their remaining games and if you bet that a franchise pulls this off, it’s paying out at +375.
Conversely, if you think a team like the Spurs (without LaMarcus Aldridge) or Washington Wizards (without Bradley Beal and with the worst record among the 22 teams) will fall short and go 0-8 SU, it pays +300.
| Option | Odds |
|---|---|
| Yes | +375 |
| No | -650 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
| Option | Odds |
|---|---|
| Yes | +300 |
| No | -500 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
Lakers and Bucks Exact Win Totals
But what’s interesting about their listed win totals is sportsbooks are projecting each of them to only win exactly six of the eight games, with the Lakers listed at +150 to get six wins and the Bucks at +140. If you think they will stand pat and potentially lose all eight of their remaining games (which would be a disaster), you can get odds of +30000 for the Lakers and +40000 for the Bucks.
Here are the exact remaining NBA season win totals for both the Lakers and Bucks heading into Orlando:
| Wins | Odds |
|---|---|
| 5 | +135 |
| 6 | +140 |
| 7 | +325 |
| 4 | +475 |
| 8 | +1400 |
| 3 | +1600 |
| 2 | +6000 |
| 1 | +15000 |
| 0 | +40000 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
| Wins | Odds |
|---|---|
| 5 | +130 |
| 6 | +150 |
| 4 | +375 |
| 7 | +475 |
| 3 | +1000 |
| 8 | +1600 |
| 2 | +4000 |
| 1 | +12500 |
| 0 | +30000 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
Will There Be a Play-In Tournament?
In the Eastern Conference, the steam is picking up on whether a play-in tourney will happen because the Wizards would only need to gain two games on a team like the Nets – who will be vastly undermanned with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, DeAndre Jordan, Taurean Prince and Spencer Dinwiddie ruled out – to force a play-in.
In the Western Conference, the play-in tournament was designed to set up a showdown between the Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans or even the Portland Trail Blazers and it looks like that could be in the works. The West has -800 odds to have a play-in tourney while the East is +400.
| Option | Odds |
|---|---|
| Yes | +400 |
| No | -700 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
| Option | Odds |
|---|---|
| Yes | -800 |
| No | +425 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
Which Team Gets the 8 Seed?
In addition to the play-in tournament prop, the eighth seed is much more coveted in 2020 compared to previous postseasons because there’s the belief that 1 seeds may be more vulnerable than ever.
The extenuating circumstances of having to play in the Orlando bubble along with the potential for some key players to excuse themselves from playing altogether has opened the door to a range of possibilities.
In the East, the favorite to get the 8 seed is the Brooklyn Nets at -250 while the Memphis Grizzlies are -115 faves in the West but will be trying to fend off five teams on their heels compared to Brooklyn only dealing with two.
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Brooklyn Nets | -250 |
| Orlando Magic | +200 |
| Washington Wizards | +1800 |
Odds as of July 26 at [Sportsbook not available for your region]
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Memphis Grizzlies | -115 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | +200 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | +350 |
| Sacramento Kings | +1000 |
| San Antonio Spurs | +5000 |
| Phoenix Suns | +10000 |
Odds as of July 26 at [Sportsbook not available for your region]
Exotic Props
More props will likely be added as we get closer to the to the restart of the season so keep this page bookmarked as it will be updated daily with fresh odds and additional betting options.
| Point Total | Odds |
|---|---|
| OVER 83.5 | +100 |
| UNDER 83.5 | -130 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
| Point Total | Odds |
|---|---|
| OVER 140.5 | -130 |
| UNDER 140.5 | +100 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
| Point Total | Odds |
|---|---|
| OVER 52.5 | -115 |
| UNDER 52.5 | -115 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
| Seed Changes | Odds |
|---|---|
| OVER 5.5 | -115 |
| UNDER 5.5 | -115 |
Odds as of July 26 at Sportsbook
Understanding NBA Restart Prop Odds
When you check out your sportsbook of choice for NBA betting props like how many seed changes from current seeding, you’ll see prop odds that look something like this:
OVER 5.5 -115
UNDER 5.5 -115
To bet on these odds, you would be making a prop bet – more on that in a bit. In this case, there isn't a clear favorite and is similar to a spread bet. When you see similar odds with a minus sign (-) beside them, that’s because oddsmakers have determined that each option has nearly an equal amount of probability of happening.
If you think there will more than five seed changes by the time NBA playoffs start, and you bet $100 on it, you’d get a payout of $189.96 – you get your $100 back along with your winnings of $89.96.
Our Odds Calculator will show you how much you’d win based on the odds and amount bet.
What is a Prop Bet?
A prop is a bet on the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain outcomes that may not necessarily determine the outcome of the NBA season. You can make a bet like this as soon as the odds are announced. Oddsmakers will move the lines as news comes out and if you see odds you like, place your bet immediately, otherwise the action could move so much that you’ll barely make a profit or maybe even not make one at all.
