Boston Celtics 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
Although the Boston Celtics are trailing the Cleveland Cavaliers as the All-Star break approaches, gamblers still believe that the Celtics are the best team in the Eastern Conference by a definitive margin. The reality is that the defending NBA champions are the team to beat and remain a balanced, full court team. Head coach Joe Mazzulla has earned full coaching credibility, and the threesome of Jaylen Brown, Jaylen Brown, and Kristaps Porzingis is the best in basketball. Many gamblers expect the Celtics to show well down the stretch. But squares will continue to challenge Boston’s value.
2024-25 NBA Championship Betting Odds
Boston Celtics NBA Betting Lines
As the All-Star break approaches, the Boston Celtics are 35-15 straight up, 19-30-1 against the spread, and 23-26 over/under the total. Boston is second in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Boston was 5.5 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Boston has NBA metrics of 5th for scoring offense, 17th for field goal percentage, 11th for 3-point field goal percentage, 9th for free throw percentage, and 12th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Celtics had NBA metrics of 6th for scoring defense, 4th for field goal percentage permitted, 7th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 20th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
SF Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 26.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in 2023-24. Tatum was the third overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft out of Duke. Tatum is a 6-time NBA All-Star and was on the ACC All-Freshman team for Duke. Also, he was a McDonald’s All-American and Gatorade National Player of the Year. So far this season he is averaging 26.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per contest. Tatum is a 2025 NBA All-Star.
Last season, SG Jaylen Brown averaged 23.0 points per game. Brown was the third overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft out of California. He is a 4-time NBA All-Star and was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year at Cal. Brown was a McDonald’s All-American. Brown is a 2025 NBA All-Star. He is averaging 23.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in 2024-25.
Last year, C Kristaps Porzingis averaged 20.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Porzingis was the 4th overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft out of Latvia. He was an NBA All-Star in 2018 and previously was a key asset on the Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards. He is expected to miss the first half of the season due to foot surgery. This year, Porzingis is averaging 19.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per matchup.
Head Coach
Head coach Joe Mazzulla took over on an interim basis for the 2022-23 season and has proven to be the right man for the job. He had a career record of 121-43 at the start of the season.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
64 |
18 |
1st, Atlantic |
NBA Champions, 4–1 (Mavericks) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
57 |
25 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Heat) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
51 |
31 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in NBA Finals, 2–4 (Warriors) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
36 |
36 |
4th, Atlantic |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Nets) |
| 2019–20 |
72 |
48 |
24 |
2nd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 (Heat) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
49 |
33 |
3rd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Bucks) |
Boston Celtics History
The Boston Celtics continually vie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the honor of being the most successful team in the history of the NBA. Boston has won 18 NBA championships, and the Celtics were one of the greatest dynasties the sports world has ever seen from the late 1950s until the late 1960s. The Celtics won 11 NBA titles in 13 years as Bill Russell established himself as one of the greatest players in the league's history. Bob Cousy, KC Jones, John Havlicek, and Sam Jones were all elected to the NBA Hall of Fame for their contributions during this stretch.
Boston won two titles in the 1970s with Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White as the stars and the help of Havlicek and future coaches Paul Silas and Don Nelson. The next true Celtics dynasty wasn’t until the 1980s when Larry Legend became a household name.
Larry Bird was instrumental in taking the Celtics to the NBA Finals five times in seven years, and Boston won three championships before Bird’s back problems became too much. Kevin McHale and Robert Parish were also difference-makers on this team.
The 1990s were largely a down decade for this franchise as M.L. Carr and Rick Pitino failed to lead this team to the playoffs. However, the Celtics won their 17th NBA title in 2008, with Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen all playing big roles. Boston has come close to winning its 18th championship with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, but the Celtics have not yet broken through.
NBA Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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