2024-25 NBA Championship Betting Odds
While it was expected to happen it took longer than most pundits believed it would. The Cleveland Cavaliers experienced their first three-game losing streak of the season not long after posting their lowest NBA championship odds; coincidence? The Cavs opened the season with 15 straight wins and compiled another 10 consecutive wins not long after that. Heading into their January 12 game with Indiana the Cavs were the darlings of the NBA with the best record at 33-4. However, they lost that game and were blown out by 20 points in the rematch with Oklahoma City a few days later. And just recently they lost three heartbreaking games in a row giving them five losses in a span of eight games.
The Thunder took advantage of the Cavs’ skid moving to the top of the overall league standings while maintaining their position as the NBA futures odds favorite. While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has emerged as the MVP favorite, and deservedly so with his league leading 32.1 points per game average, the most important player could be Isaiah Hartenstein. OKC had a minor lapse earlier in the season when Chet Holmgren went down and Hartenstein was still recovering from an injury. He recently missed five games and the Thunder lost two of them. Hartenstein returned on Sunday with 14 points and 12 boards in a win over Portland giving the club a 23-2 record when he plays.
I’m sure a lot of folks didn’t have the Houston Rockets with as many wins as the Boston Celtics at this stage of the season. Houston’s 32nd win came Tuesday night in Atlanta, their fourth straight. The streak began with a home and home sweep of the Cavs and included 114-112 triumph over the Celtics on Monday night. The Rockets have won 10 of their last 12 games to put some pressure on OKC at the top of the Western Conference standings with their championship odds shrinking. We’ll likely see a shift in futures odds after the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Nothing major has transpired as of this writing but Miami would like to dump Jimmy Butler and Sacramento could deal De’Aaron Fox. Stay tuned.
NBA Betting Lines
2024/25 NBA Championship Odds
| ODDS TO WIN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP 2024/25 |
| Atlanta Hawks +51127 |
Boston Celtics +248 |
Brooklyn Nets +989999 |
| Charlotte Hornets +989999 |
Chicago Bulls +150000 |
Cleveland Cavaliers +755 |
| Dallas Mavericks +2500 |
Denver Nuggets +1442 |
Detroit Pistons +30000 |
| Golden State Warriors +5300 |
Houston Rockets +4000 |
Indiana Pacers +9500 |
| Los Angeles Clippers +2850 |
Los Angeles Lakers +1300 |
Memphis Grizzlies +2100 |
| Miami Heat +8679 |
Milwaukee Bucks +2600 |
Minnesota Timberwolves +5300 |
| New Orleans Pelicans +978374 |
New York Knicks +1150 |
Oklahoma City Thunder +229 |
| Orlando Magic +8169 |
Philadelphia 76ers +8500 |
Phoenix Suns +4800 |
| Portland Trail Blazers +60000 |
Sacramento Kings +23000 |
San Antonio Spurs +15000 |
| Toronto Raptors +500000 |
Utah Jazz +769131 |
Washington Wizards +1064863 |
*Odds as of Monday, February 3, 11:00 AM ET
Denver Nuggets
The favorites are always discussed in this piece so we’ll head a different direction with teams further down the odds board that offer some value. The Nuggets won a title just two years ago and have three-time MVP Nikola Jokic on their roster. We haven’t seen a burst from them yet but they had won eight of nine games before dropping their last two. It was their first losing streak in a month. The Nuggets got a little deeper with the return of Aaron Gordon, who is in the process of working his way into playing shape.
Dallas Mavericks
Most teams will struggle when some of their best players are out of the lineup for an extended time. Luka Doncic is still on the shelf, though the Mavs recently welcomed Kyrie Irving back. They are also expected to have Doncic return at some point. They’ve stayed above water and had a big win at OKC last week behind 28 points from Spencer Dinwiddie. Klay Thompson scored a game-high 24 points making seven three-pointers in a blowout of Washington on Monday.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers have been active in the past around the deadline and moves are needed to improve a team that’s 26-19. That’s actually a good record in the convoluted West standings putting LA in fifth. They may have to lose the battle to win the war, though. Anthony Davis has been a beast averaging 25.7 points and 11.9 rebounds, but he left early in Tuesday’s loss to Philly, which ended a four-game winning streak, with an injury. He’s expected to miss at least a week but will return to terrorize opponents.
Houston Rockets
If the Rockets weren’t on your radar before last week they should be now. It was a glorious time for them getting consecutive wins over Cleveland and beating the Celtics in the Garden. They extended their winning streak to four with a 100-96 decision at Atlanta on Tuesday with Jalen Green leading five players in double figures with 25 points. It would have been easy to exhale after the Boston game but the Rockets came right back to sweep a back-to-back on the road.
Phoenix Suns
A veteran roster and championship winning coach is always a good combination. The Suns have yet to hit their peek though it looks like they’re getting close. Monday’s win over the Clippers was their third straight and eight in their last 10 games. It seemed insignificant at the time, but acquiring Nick Richards has paid off. He had 21 points and 11 rebounds in his debut and the Suns are 4-1 since the trade with Richards averaging 11.8 points and 11.2 rebounds.
NBA Teams
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