2024 NBA Championship odds: Celtics, Nuggets favored for Finals; Heat tumble

National Basketball Association

Updated Apr. 2, 2024 12:50 p.m. ET

The Boston Celtics (+170) are still the favorites to win the title with less than a month before the start of the playoffs.

As of Tuesday, Boston has shortened its odds from +210 to +170 and maintains the league’s best record at 59-16.

The Celtics have also improved to -140 favorites to win the Eastern Conference, with a comfortable lead over the Milwaukee Bucks (+320) and Cleveland Cavaliers (+1200).

Behind the Celtics on the title board are the defending champion Denver Nuggets, whose odds lengthened from +310 to +350. The Nuggets recently dropped home games to the Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves.

Denver is also +155 favorites to win the Western Conference.

Taking a dive in the odds were the Miami Heat.

Their NBA futures moved from +3400 to +4800 after losing three of their last seven, with each loss to a team currently seeded to make the playoffs.

Let’s check out the updated title odds for every team at FanDuel Sportsbook.

CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS FOR 2023-24 NBA SEASON: *

Boston Celtics: +170 (bet $10 to win $27 total)

Denver Nuggets: +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)

Los Angeles Clippers: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)

Milwaukee Bucks: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)

Oklahoma City Thunder: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)

Minnesota Timberwolves: +2300 (bet $10 to win $240 total)

Phoenix Suns: +2300 (bet $10 to win $240 total)

Philadelphia 76ers: +3100 (bet $10 to win $320 total)

Cleveland Cavaliers: +3200 (bet $10 to win $330 total)

Dallas Mavericks: +3200 (bet $10 to win $330 total)

New York Knicks: +3600 (bet $10 to win $370 total)

Miami Heat: +4800 (bet $10 to win $490 total)

Los Angeles Lakers: +4800 (bet $10 to win $490 total)

New Orleans Pelicans +6500 (bet $10 to win $660 total)

Golden State Warriors: +6500 (bet $10 to win $660 total)

Indiana Pacers: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)

Sacramento Kings: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)

Orlando Magic: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)

Chicago Bulls: +75000 (bet $10 to win $7,510 total)

Houston Rockets: +75000 (bet $10 to win $7,510 total)

Atlanta Hawks: +75000 (bet $10 to win $7,510 total)

* odds as of 4/2/2024

Before the season, we asked FOX Sports NBA analyst and writer Ric Bucher for some futures bets.

FOX Sports NBA Analyst Ric Bucher’s picks: *

“Yes, the Nuggets lost a couple of key contributors in Bruce Brown and Jeff Green, but they also have a core that is in its prime, signed through next season — meaning no personal contract agendas — and is now bolstered by the collective understanding of exactly what it takes to win it all. That puts them on par with the current nuclei in Golden State and Milwaukee.

“The difference? Those teams are exiting their prime. The Nuggets are entering it. Oh, and they have a 7-foot riddle, Nikola Jokic, for which no one in the league appears to have the answer.”

Bet to make playoffs

“The Thunder are currently the 11th-best team in the Western Conference, based on their odds to win the conference title. That almost certainly won’t be where they are at season’s end. I would count on them being one of the eight playoff contestants, even if it requires coming in through the Play-In Tournament.

“The depth and versatility of their roster, led by All-Star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, defensive stopper Lu Dort, Inspector Gadget Chet Holmgren and crafty Josh Giddey, might be one of the league’s best-kept secrets.”

PICK: Thunder (-132 at time of pick, bet $10 to win $17.58 total) to make playoffs

PICK: Celtics-Nuggets reach NBA Finals (+900 at time of pick, bet $10 to win $100 total)

PICK: Nuggets to win NBA title (+550 at time of pick, bet $10 to win $65 total)

* Editor’s note: Picks made prior to the start of the NBA season

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