NBA Futures Betting Odds

Championship 2025


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Matchup
Opening Odds
OS Current
+5
-110
- -
HOU
+171
O 204
-110
- -
-5
-110
- -
GS
-204
U 204
-110
- -
OS Current
+5.5
-110
- -
HOU
+200
O 205.5
-105
- -
OS Current
-4.5
-125
- -
GS
-225
U 205.5
-110
- -

Saturday, May 3 Sat May 3


-1
-110
- -
LAC
-115
O 205
-110
- -
+1
-110
- -
DEN
-105
U 205
-110
- -
OS Current
-1
-105
- -
LAC
-110
O 204
-110
- -
OS Current
+1.5
-114
- -
DEN
-105
U 205.5
-110
- -

Opening
Current

Oklahoma City Thunder

Opening

+1000

Current

+140
Boston Celtics

Opening

+300

Current

+175
Cleveland Cavaliers

Opening

+2500

Current

+500
Golden State Warriors

Opening

+3300

Current

+1600
Minnesota Timberwolves

Opening

+800

Current

+2000
LA Clippers

Opening

+2500

Current

+3000
Denver Nuggets

Opening

+800

Current

+4000
New York Knicks

Opening

+1200

Current

+5000
Indiana Pacers

Opening

+4500

Current

+6000
Houston Rockets

Opening

+6600

Current

+12500

NBA Championship Best Bet: Boston Celtics

Recent history isn't in the favor of the newly-crowned Boston Celtics, as the Association has seen a unique titleholder crowned each of the last six seasons, marking the first time we've seen that since 1975-80. 

With that being said, all streaks are meant to be broken, and no team is better equipped to make a back-to-back run more than this iteration of the Celtics. 

We've never witnessed such parity across the league with top-tier talent spread across a litany of teams. Boston lost just three games en route to their 2024 championship, though, so the path to Larry O'Brien still runs through Beantown for the time being.

Last 10 NBA Champions

YearChampionRunner-Up
2024Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
2023Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
2022Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
2021Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
2020Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
2019Toronto RaptorsGolden State Warriors
2018Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
2017Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
2016 Cleveland CavaliersGolden State Warriors
2015Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers

NBA Finals Trends

  • Boston's 2024 win moved it past the Los Angeles Lakers for the most championships in league history with 18.
  • Only five teams have never advanced to the Finals in their history: Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, and New Orleans Pelicans.
  • In the last 10 years, three teams (2023 Nuggets, 2019 Raptors, and 2015 Warriors) have had worse than 18-to-1 odds during the preseason to eventually go on to win the title that year.
Boston Celtics

Opening

+110

Current

-150
Cleveland Cavaliers

Opening

+1400

Current

+160
New York Knicks

Opening

+700

Current

+1500
Indiana Pacers

Opening

+2200

Current

+1600
Milwaukee Bucks

Opening

+400

Current

+8000
Detroit Pistons

Opening

+30000

Current

+10000
Miami Heat

Opening

+1200

Current

+50000
Atlanta Hawks

Opening

+4000

Current

+50000
Chicago Bulls

Opening

+8000

Current

+50000
Orlando Magic

Opening

+3300

Current

+75000
Philadelphia 76ers

Opening

+600

Current

+100000
Brooklyn Nets

Opening

+25000

Current

+100000
Washington Wizards

Opening

+30000

Current

+100000
Toronto Raptors

Opening

+15000

Current

+200000
Charlotte Hornets

Opening

+25000

Current

+200000

NBA Eastern Conference Best Bet: Boston Celtics

The reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics are deservedly the early favorites to emerge from the Eastern Conference once again after winning 14 more games than the second-ranked New York Knicks in 2023-24.

The one-two punch of Jayson Tatum and Finals MVP Jaylen Brown is perhaps the most lethal combination in all of basketball, and the backcourt pairing of Jrue Holiday and Derrick White both ended up on the All-Defensive Second team. 

Kristaps Porzingis will miss an extended period of time following offseason surgery, yet Boston's depth in its star-studded starting lineup is more than enough to compensate for his absence. 

Last 10 NBA Eastern Conference Champions

YearTeamSeason Record
2024Boston Celtics64-18
2023Miami Heat44-38
2022Boston Celtics51-31
2021Milwaukee Bucks46-26
2020Miami Heat44-29
2019Toronto Raptors58-24
2018Cleveland Cavaliers50-32
2017Cleveland Cavaliers51-31
2016Cleveland Cavaliers57-25
2015Cleveland Cavaliers53-29

NBA Eastern Conference Trends

  • The Cleveland Cavaliers are the last team in the Eastern Conference to get to the Finals in consecutive years, having done so four-straight times from 2015 through 2018.
  • Of the 25 Finals since 2000, the Eastern Conference representative has only hoisted the Larry O'Brien trophy nine times (36 percent). 
  • The team to finish with the best record in the Eastern Conference has only reached the Finals twice in the last 10 years.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Opening

+425

Current

-200
Minnesota Timberwolves

Opening

+450

Current

+600
Golden State Warriors

Opening

+1600

Current

+600
LA Clippers

Opening

+1200

Current

+1400
Denver Nuggets

Opening

+375

Current

+1500
LA Lakers

Opening

+1400

Current

+1800
Houston Rockets

Opening

+6600

Current

+4000
Dallas Mavericks

Opening

+475

Current

+35000
Phoenix Suns

Opening

+1200

Current

+50000
Memphis Grizzlies

Opening

+2200

Current

+50000
Sacramento Kings

Opening

+3000

Current

+50000
New Orleans Pelicans

Opening

+2500

Current

+75000
Portland Trail Blazers

Opening

+30000

Current

+100000
Utah Jazz

Opening

+30000

Current

+100000
San Antonio Spurs

Opening

+8000

Current

+200000
Orlando Magic

Opening

+30000

Current

- -

NBA Western Conference Best Bet: Oklahoma City Thunder

The No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for the 2023-24 regular season only improved this summer with the acquisitions of both Alex Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein. 

The Oklahoma City Thunder had Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden leading the charge the last time they advanced to the Finals, and this is perhaps their best chance since that era with Most Valuable Player finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the forefront.

A lack of experience has been the Achilles heel of this organization for a while now, but after advancing to the second round and coming up short against the eventual finalists in the Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City is one step closer to achieving its ultimate goal with the added knowledge of what it takes to become a champion.

Last 10 Western Conference Champions

YearTeamSeason Record
2024Dallas Mavericks50-32
2023Denver Nuggets53-29
2022Golden State Warriors53-29
2021Phoenix Suns51-29
2020Los Angeles Lakers52-19
2019Golden State Warriors57-25
2018Golden State Warriors58-24
2017Golden State Warriors67-15
2016Golden State Warriors73-9
2015Golden State Warriors67-15

NBA Western Conference Trends

  • The Western Conference has had a unique champion each of the last five years.
  • The Golden State Warriors' five-year streak of winning the Western Conference championship from 2015 through 2019 is the longest in league history.
  • The 2024 Dallas Mavericks are the lowest seed (5th) since the 1995 Houston Rockets (6th) to reach the Finals.

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NBA Futures Betting Odds

What Are NBA Futures?

NBA Futures offer basketball fans numerous ways to wager on odds with long-term payoffs as opposed to the immediate returns which may or may not come from a single game. Some of these wagers include putting money down on which team will win the championship, a conference championship, a division, or any individual hardware at the end of a regular season. 

These odds fluctuate constantly, so it's important for bettors to stay on top of any trends or key factors which could cause dramatic changes such as winning/losing streaks, injuries to key players, road trips, and much more. 

Sportsbooks will usually list a plus sign (+) next to the lines for most futures, with the number coming after indicating how much a $100 bet would generate in profit. For example, here's a look at how the current odds for the 2025 championship currently read:

TeamOdds
Boston Celtics+300
Oklahoma City Thunder+650
Philadelphia 76ers+800

The Boston Celtics are currently the favorites to capture the Larry O'Brien trophy based on the team having the lowest number at plus money. If someone were to wager $100 on the Celtics only for them to win it all in the end, they'd recoup their initial $100 bet and generate $300 in profit.

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