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NBA Futures Betting Odds

Championship 2025


Thursday, May 22 Thu May 22


Matchup
Opening Odds
OS Current
+7.5
-111
- -
MIN
+260
O 213.5
-111
- -
-7.5
-111
- -
OKC
-325
U 213.5
-111
- -
OS Current
+7.5
-103
- -
MIN
+267
O 214.5
-113
- -
OS Current
-7.5
-106
- -
OKC
-289
U 215
-102
- -

Friday, May 23 Fri May 23


+5.5
-100
- -
IND
+199
O 227
-106
- -
-5.5
-110
- -
NY
-225
U 227
-106
- -
OS Current
+5.5
-104
- -
IND
+209
O 227
-107
- -
OS Current
-5.5
-110
- -
NY
-230
U 227
-110
- -

Opening
Current

Oklahoma City Thunder

Opening

+1000

Current

+125
Minnesota Timberwolves

Opening

+800

Current

+750
Indiana Pacers

Opening

+4500

Current

+1400
New York Knicks

Opening

+1200

Current

+2200

Last 10 NBA Champions

Year Champion Runner-Up
2024 Boston Celtics Dallas Mavericks
2023 Denver Nuggets Miami Heat
2022 Golden State Warriors Boston Celtics
2021 Milwaukee Bucks Phoenix Suns
2020 Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat
2019 Toronto Raptors Golden State Warriors
2018 Golden State Warriors Cleveland Cavaliers
2017 Golden State Warriors Cleveland Cavaliers
2016  Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors
2015 Golden State Warriors Cleveland 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

-145
Indiana Pacers

Opening

+2200

Current

+375
Cleveland Cavaliers

Opening

+1400

Current

+525
New York Knicks

Opening

+700

Current

+600
Milwaukee Bucks

Opening

+400

Current

+3300
Detroit Pistons

Opening

+30000

Current

+10000
Miami Heat

Opening

+1200

Current

+30000
Orlando Magic

Opening

+3300

Current

+30000
Atlanta Hawks

Opening

+4000

Current

+40000
Philadelphia 76ers

Opening

+600

Current

+50000
Chicago Bulls

Opening

+8000

Current

+50000
Brooklyn Nets

Opening

+25000

Current

+50000
Charlotte Hornets

Opening

+25000

Current

+50000
Toronto Raptors

Opening

+15000

Current

+100000
Washington Wizards

Opening

+30000

Current

+125000

Last 10 NBA Eastern Conference Champions

Year Team Season Record
2024 Boston Celtics 64-18
2023 Miami Heat 44-38
2022 Boston Celtics 51-31
2021 Milwaukee Bucks 46-26
2020 Miami Heat 44-29
2019 Toronto Raptors 58-24
2018 Cleveland Cavaliers 50-32
2017 Cleveland Cavaliers 51-31
2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 57-25
2015 Cleveland Cavaliers 53-29

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

-185
Minnesota Timberwolves

Opening

+450

Current

+250
New York Knicks

Opening

+600

Current

+600
LA Lakers

Opening

+1400

Current

+700
Denver Nuggets

Opening

+375

Current

+800
LA Clippers

Opening

+1200

Current

+1000
Golden State Warriors

Opening

+1600

Current

+2500
Houston Rockets

Opening

+6600

Current

+2800
Memphis Grizzlies

Opening

+2200

Current

+25000
Orlando Magic

Opening

+30000

Current

+30000
Dallas Mavericks

Opening

+475

Current

+40000
Phoenix Suns

Opening

+1200

Current

+40000
Sacramento Kings

Opening

+3000

Current

+50000
New Orleans Pelicans

Opening

+2500

Current

+75000
San Antonio Spurs

Opening

+8000

Current

+75000
Portland Trail Blazers

Opening

+30000

Current

+75000
Utah Jazz

Opening

+30000

Current

+100000

Last 10 Western Conference Champions

Year Team Season Record
2024 Dallas Mavericks 50-32
2023 Denver Nuggets 53-29
2022 Golden State Warriors 53-29
2021 Phoenix Suns 51-29
2020 Los Angeles Lakers 52-19
2019 Golden State Warriors 57-25
2018 Golden State Warriors 58-24
2017 Golden State Warriors 67-15
2016 Golden State Warriors 73-9
2015 Golden State Warriors 67-15

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:

Team Odds
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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