This NBA season, both conferences appear to be incredibly competitive, as we could see any number of teams come out on top in the East and the West. Here, we look at the NBA conference championship odds for both conferences and highlight the teams that have the best shots to reach the NBA Finals this year.
2023-2024 NBA Eastern Conference Odds
Team | |||||
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MIL
|
+160 | +300 | +325 | +300 | +330 |
BOS
|
+175 | -125 | -130 | -120 | -145 |
PHI
|
+800 | +1100 | +1300 | +2200 | |
CLE
|
+1000 | +1300 | +1400 | +1300 | +1000 |
MIA
|
+1200 | +1100 | +1100 | +1200 | +1400 |
NY
|
+1600 | +1100 | +900 | +1100 | +1100 |
ATL
|
+3000 | +50000 | +35000 | +50000 | +21000 |
BKN
|
+6000 | +50000 | +100000 | +90000 | +29000 |
TOR
|
+6000 | +50000 | +200000 | +90000 | +50000 |
CHI
|
+8000 | +50000 | +50000 | +60000 | +23000 |
ORL
|
+10000 | +10000 | +7000 | +7000 | +10000 |
IND
|
+12500 | +4000 | +2800 | +4000 | +5000 |
Looking at this season’s NBA championship odds, the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics are among the favorites to win not just the Eastern Conference, but to win the NBA Finals this year. The Bucks added Damian Lillard to join Giannis Antetokoumpo in the offseason via trade, which has made them incredibly dangerous offensively. Meanwhile, the Celtics might be the best all-around team in this conference and will look to overcome their playoff shortcomings from the last couple of seasons. Right now, it looks like these teams are destined to meet in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Outside of those top two teams, several teams in the East can make a run to the NBA Finals. The Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, and Cleveland Cavaliers all have a ton of talent that can take them deep into the playoffs if they put everything together at the right time. And given the inconsistency of the Celtics and Bucks in the playoffs in recent years, you never know if one of these teams can win the East instead.
The Knicks are particularly interesting as a potential dark horse in the Eastern Conference. If they can get healthy, their nucleus of Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle, and OG Anunoby is good enough to hang with any top-three in the East. But health has not been a given for the Knicks and that could cost New York dearly in the playoffs.
2023-2024 NBA Western Conference Odds
Team | |||||
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DEN
|
+260 | +150 | +145 | +160 | +145 |
PHO
|
+350 | +1000 | +1000 | +950 | +1100 |
GS
|
+650 | +2000 | +1800 | +2000 | +2700 |
LAL
|
+700 | +2000 | +1800 | +2000 | +3100 |
DAL
|
+1200 | +1400 | +1300 | +1300 | +1700 |
LAC
|
+1200 | +280 | +290 | +290 | +280 |
MEM
|
+1200 | +30000 | +200000 | +90000 | +50000 |
SAC
|
+2200 | +3000 | +3500 | +3000 | +3600 |
NO
|
+2500 | +3000 | +2500 | +2800 | +3000 |
MIN
|
+3000 | +1400 | +1300 | +1300 | +950 |
OKC
|
+4500 | +800 | +700 | +800 | +750 |
HOU
|
+10000 | +50000 | +90000 | +90000 | +39000 |
UTA
|
+10000 | +50000 | +90000 | +90000 | +50000 |
In the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets made it to the NBA Finals last season, dominating the rest of the West from the top-seed position. Nikola Jokic looked like an MVP once again, and he lived up to expectations in the playoffs, unlike the actual league MVP Joel Embiid. Denver is the favorite to win the West again in the 2023-24 NBA season, but they will need to hold off some serious competition if they want to repeat as Western Conference champions.
Behind the Nuggets, the LA Clippers and Phoenix Suns are teams with the next best odds to win the West, with the health of their star players likely to determine how viable those teams are as conference title contenders. Beyond them, teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Los Angeles Lakers are all in the mix to win the West, with the young Wolves and Thunder looking to cement themselves as contenders for years to come.
Bettors looking for teams at even longer odds to win the West have plenty of options to choose from. The Dallas Mavericks have an incredible scoring duo with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. The Los Angeles Lakers have championship experience, led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis. And the Golden State Warriors are just a couple of seasons removed from their last title and could shoot up the standings themselves.