The 2024-25 NBA regular season has finished, and the craziness that was the final few weeks in the Western Conference has finally settled. Now we have a playoff bracket to examine — and bet on.
The Thunder (+150) are the title favorites at BetMGM, followed by the Celtics (+200) and the Cavaliers (+500). No other team currently has odds better than 18-1.
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Whereas public betting may waver at times during the NBA season because of all the injuries and load management, the playoffs are a big betting event, Thomas Gable, sportsbook director at the Borgata in Atlantic City — a BetMGM book — told Yahoo Sports.
“From a betting perspective, the handle is very good,” Gable said. “The NBA suffers from the way that they handle the day-to-day season with players resting, and I think a lot of the recreational players have phased out of the NBA because of that. But the playoffs are a totally different story.”
Here are the series prices for the 2025 NBA Playoffs from BetMGM:
Round 1 series opening prices
Eastern Conference
No. 8 Miami Heat (12-1) vs. No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (-2500)
Cleveland wins 4-0
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No. 7 Orlando Magic (16-1) vs. No. 2 Boston Celtics (-5000)
Boston wins 4-1
No. 6 Detroit Pistons (+325) vs. No. 3 New York Knicks (-425)
New York leads series 3-2
No. 5 Milwaukee Bucks (+165) vs. No. 4 Indiana Pacers (-200)
Indiana wins series 4-1
Western Conference
No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies (10-1) vs. No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder (-2000)
Oklahoma City wins 4-0
No. 7 Golden State Warriors (-165) vs. No. 2 Houston Rockets (+140)
Golden State leads series 3-2
No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves (+165) vs. No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers (-200)
Minnesota wins series 4-1
No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers (-115) vs. No. 4 Denver Nuggets (-105)
Denver leads series 3-2
Round 2 series prices
Eastern Conference
No. 4 Indiana Pacers (+375) vs. No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (-500)
No. 6 Detroit Pistons/No. 3 New York Knicks vs. No. 2 Boston Celtics
Western Conference
No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers/No. 4 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder
No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 7 Golden State Warriors/No. 2 Houston Rockets