In the NBA this season, there are several divisions set to be incredibly competitive. With multiple championship contenders residing in most divisions, there are no shortage of options to choose from when betting on most of the six divisions in the NBA. Here, we look at the NBA divisional odds for this season.
Atlantic Division Odds
The Atlantic Division was won by the Boston Celtics in the 2022-23 NBA season. This season, the Celtics have once again clinched this division, locking up the best record in the NBA for the regular season as well. Now, Boston can turn its attention toward the postseason, where they will look to atone for their shortcomings in the NBA Finals and Eastern Conference Finals over the last couple of years.
Central Division Odds
The Milwaukee Bucks won the Central Division last season and finished in first place in the Eastern Conference as a whole. This season, the Bucks have locked up the Central Division title once again, thanks largely to their dangerous offense. But the question for the Bucks will be whether or not they can play enough defense to make a deep run in the postseason this year.
Southeast Division Odds
The worst division in the Eastern Conference in the 2022-23 NBA season was the Southeast Division. The Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks made it into the playoffs via the play-in tournament, but the bottom-three teams in this division finished in the bottom-five in the conference. This season, the Heat and Orlando Magic are the top-two teams in this division, but this division was won by Orlando and was much better than it was a year ago with three respectable teams in it.
Pacific Division Odds
The biggest surprise in NBA division futures this past season was the Sacramento Kings. They managed to win the Pacific Division, earning the third seed in the Western Conference, by simply remaining more consistent than the four other teams in the division. But the LA Clippers have won the Pacific this year, as they have jumped out ahead of the other four teams in a division where every team has playoff aspirations.
Northwest Division Odds
The Northwest Division of the NBA was all about the Denver Nuggets from start to finish this season. Denver finished first in not just the Northwest, but in the Western Conference as a whole, en route to a championship. But there were three teams with a realistic shot to win the Northwest in the final day of the regular season in 2024, as the Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Oklahoma City Thunder are all in the top five in the Western Conference standings going into the playoffs. OKC won this division in the end, in the most thrilling division title race of them all.
Southwest Division Odds
Only one team in the Southwest Division made the NBA Playoffs last season, and that was the Memphis Grizzlies. They won this division by nine games, as the very disappointing Dallas Mavericks missed the playoffs altogether. This year, the Grizzlies are a disaster without Ja Morant. Instead, this division title was won by the Mavericks, with the New Orleans Pelicans settling for a spot in the play-in tournament.
