The 2022-23 NBA Playoffs are set to officially begin on April 15, and there will be two months’ worth of drama. There will be 16 teams competing for a chance to win the NBA title, and you can expect there to be some upsets along the way.
Even though the regular season is now complete, you still have a chance to make some NBA picks and parlays during the playoffs. There will still be NBA odds available for each game, but looking at the entire postseason as a whole is the way to go.
Here is a look at an NBA Playoffs betting preview with plenty of future betting odds to explore.
Intriguing First-Round Matchups
The first place to start when putting together an NBA Playoffs betting preview is to look at all of the first-round matchups. There will be some blowouts in the first round, but you can also find some terrific NBA matchups to begin the postseason as well.
The number eight seed in each conference still needs to be decided, and those games are on the NBA schedule today. You can still look at the other six matchups and find some good battles set to take place.
The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics are big favorites to win their series in the Eastern Conference, but that’s really about it. Cleveland has odds set at -205 against the New York Knicks, or you could get the underdog at +175.
Based on the odds, the best series to watch in the first round will take place between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers. Memphis is the favorite at -142 to advance, but Los Angeles isn’t that big of an underdog at +120.
Bucks Favored in East
The NBA Playoffs favorites in the Eastern Conference is the Milwaukee Bucks, but not by a wide margin at all. Milwaukee has odds set at +110 to win the Eastern Conference, and the Boston Celtics aren’t far behind them at +170.
Those two teams in the Eastern Conference have some of the best NBA team stats in the league, and it would be a battle if they are able to meet up in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Just because those two teams are the favorites to win the conference, that doesn’t mean there won’t be upsets.
The Philadelphia 76ers are next on the list with odds at +450, followed by the Cleveland Cavaliers at +1800.
Suns Set to Win West?
Making NBA Playoffs predictions in the Western Conference looks like it might be more challenging than it will be in the East. This has typically been the case over the last few years, and it looks like it could end up being another battle to reach the NBA Finals.
It is the Phoenix Suns that are the betting favorites to win the Western Conference this season, and they currently have odds set at +190.
Phoenix is going to have plenty of challenges along the way, though, and that includes the Golden State Warriors at +320.
Even though the Denver Nuggets are the top overall seed in the Western Conference, they only have the third-best odds to win the conference at +360. There does seem to be a gap after the top three teams in the West, but you can’t forget about LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
James put up incredible NBA player stats again this season, and he will be looking to carry his team throughout the postseason. The Lakers will have to pull an upset in three straight rounds to get that done, but there is a chance.
Title Odds Now Open
No NBA Playoffs betting preview is complete without looking at the odds to win the NBA Championship. These are the odds that will be updated with every single game that is played, and teams will be removed from the list after being eliminated.
The Milwaukee Bucks are the betting favorites to win the NBA Championship this season at +240, and the Boston Celtics are next on the list at +350. Those odds will change for whichever team is able to win the Eastern Conference.
The Phoenix Suns have the best title odds out of the West.
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