The new NBA season starts tonight, and sportsbooks are offering NBA win totals for bettors to sweat their favorite team — or a soft total — throughout the next few months.
The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics lead the NBA odds for most regular-season wins, inches ahead of the rising Oklahoma City Thunder, while the rebuilding Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards bring up the basement in the league.
Here are the latest NBA win totals odds and Over/Under lines for every team this season.
2024-25 NBA win total odds
Team | |
---|---|
Atlanta Hawks | 36.5 (O -105/U- 115) |
Boston Celtics | 58.5 (O -110/U -110) |
Brooklyn Nets | 19.5 (O -115/U -105) |
Charlotte Hornets | 30.5 (O -105/U -115) |
Chicago Bulls | 28.5 (O -105/U -115) |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 48.5 (O -115/U -105) |
Dallas Mavericks | 49.5 (O -120/U +100) |
Denver Nuggets | 50.5 (O -120/U +100) |
Detroit Pistons | 25.5 (O -120/U +100) |
Golden State Warriors | 43.5 (O -110/U -110) |
Houston Rockets | 43.5 (O -115/U -105) |
Indiana Pacers | 46.5 (O -115/U -105) |
Los Angeles Clippers | 35.5 (O -115/U -105) |
Los Angeles Lakers | 43.5 (O +100/U -120) |
Memphis Grizzlies | 47.5 (O -110/U -110) |
Miami Heat | 44.5 (O -105/U -115) |
Milwaukee Bucks | 50.5 (O -105/U -115) |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 52.5 (O -105/U -115) |
New Orleans Pelicans | 46.5 (O +100/U -120) |
New York Knicks | 54.5 (O -110/U -110) |
Oklahoma City Thunder | 56.5 (O -120/U +100) |
Orlando Magic | 47.5 (O -120/U +100) |
Philadelphia 76ers | 49.5 (O -115/U -105) |
Phoenix Suns | 47.5 (O -115/U -105) |
Portland Trail Blazers | 22.5 (O +100/ U -120) |
Sacramento Kings | 46.5 (O +100/U -120) |
San Antonio Spurs | 36.5 (O -115/U -105) |
Toronto Raptors | 29.5 (O -120/U +100) |
Utah Jazz | 28.5 (O +100/U -120) |
Washington Wizards | 20.5 (O +105/ U -130) |
Odds as of 10-22.
NBA most projected wins in 2024-25
The Boston Celtics sit as NBA title odds favorites in their bid to repeat as champs, while also being slotted for the most regular-season wins (58.5), followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder (56.5) and New York Knicks (54.5).
The biggest movers throughout the preseason were the Los Angeles Clippers (39.5 down to 35.5) and the Philadelphia 76ers (52.5 to 49.5), both spurred by major injuries to both team's star players.
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NBA fewest projected wins in 2024-25
Meanwhile, the basement of the NBA standings will also be highly contested, with the Brooklyn Nets at the bottom at 19.5, followed by the Washington Wizards (20.5) and the Portland Trail Blazers (22.5).
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NBA win total betting trends
- 2022-23 was the first time in the past 18 regulation-length NBA seasons that a team failed to win 60 games. The Celtics won 64 last year to start the trend anew.
- A team from the Western Conference has had the NBA's best record in six of the last 10 seasons.
- Recent trends suggest that the West produces more 50-win teams than the East, at an average of 5.0 over the past 12 regulation-length seasons, as opposed to 3.08.
Top 5 NBA single-season win-loss records
Year | Team | Record | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2015-16 | Golden State Warriors | 73-9 | Lost NBA Finals |
1995-96 | Chicago Bulls | 72-10 | Won NBA Finals |
1971-72 | Los Angeles Lakers | 69-13 | Won NBA Finals |
1996-97 | Chicago Bulls | 69-13 | Won NBA Finals |
1966-67 | Philadelphia 76ers | 68-13 | Won NBA Finals |
The Golden State Warriors made history twice during the 2015-16 season when they became the first team to win 73 regular season games and the first team to lose an NBA Finals after taking a 3-1 lead.
How to Bet NBA Regular Season Win Totals
Season win totals are self-explanatory: betting on how many wins a team will have that regular season.
Oddsmakers set a projected number of wins for each team — based on past success, returning personnel and a variety of intangible factors — and offer Over/Under betting options, allowing you to wager on if a team will exceed that win total (Over) or fall short of it (Under). This total includes regular-season games only.
For example, if oddsmakers calculate the Charlotte Hornets to win around 35 games this upcoming season, they would set the Over/Under at 35.5. Thus, if Charlotte wins 35 or fewer games, they cash the Under. If Charlotte wins 36 or more games in the given season, they cash the Over.
Over 35.5 wins (-110)
Under 35.5 wins (-110)
On top of the season win total itself, some oddsmakers may set an assigned cost to the Over and Under bets — also known as vig or juice — depending on the implied probability of the team winning more or less than that total.
Season win totals are considered futures betting odds, and sportsbooks will take action on season win totals from the time they post the odds until the start of the season. Futures bets are then graded at the end of the season when all results are final.
NBA Win Total FAQ
Sportsbooks will set a projected number (ex 49.5) of wins for a team's NBA regular season (82 games). In this example, if the team wins 49 or fewer games, the Under cashes, if it wins 50 or more, the Over does.
The Boston Celtics (58.5) have the highest win total.
The Boston Celtics won the most regular-season games last season (64).