Updated Celtics NBA championship odds, over/under win total

Updated Celtics NBA championship odds, over/under win total originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The quest for Banner 19 begins in almost two months for the Boston Celtics.

The Celtics won their 18th championship in June after beating the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. They passed the rival Los Angeles Lakers for the most titles in league history as a result.

Boston’s title defense begins Tuesday, Oct. 22 when the New York Knicks come to TD Garden. The C’s will raise their 2024 championship banner and receive their rings during a pregame ceremony.

The schedule, which was released in full Thursday, is pretty soft early. Just four of the Celtics’ first 13 games are against teams that made the first round of the playoffs last season. March is a fun month that includes both the longest homestand and longest road trip of the season. Opponents in March include the Lakers, Nuggets, Thunder, Sixers, Heat and Spurs.

Here are the latest championship odds and over/under win total for the Celtics post-schedule release. All betting lines via Fanatics Sportsbook (as of Friday, Aug. 16).

NBA title odds

The Celtics are the title favorites entering the season. Here’s a look at the teams with the five-best title odds as of Aug. 16.

Boston Celtics: +300

Oklahoma City Thunder: +700

Philadelphia 76ers: +850

Denver Nuggets: +900

New York Knicks” +900

The top 11 players from the Celtics’ championship roster are returning, which is pretty rare in a salary cap league. Difficult roster decisions will eventually have to be made, but for next season it looks like Boston’s roster will again be loaded with elite talent and plenty of depth.

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There hasn’t been a repeat champion since the Golden State Warriors won back-to-back titles in 2016-17 and 2017-18. The last five champions haven’t even advanced past the second round the following season. Going back-to-back has become very difficult.

The C’s as a franchise haven’t repeated as champs since 1967-68 and 1968-69. Those were Bill Russell’s last two titles.

The Celtics do…

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Publish date : 2024-08-16 16:26:44

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