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    Our Guide To NBA Odds

    SportsTips is your home for all NBA odds, regardless what the market is. Our experts and analysts examine all of the NBA betting markets across different sportsbooks to provide you with the best NBA betting odds, to help make you a winner. 

    If you are after NBA odds for today’s games, check out our NBA hub page for our analysis, picks and predictions for every game. If you are after the best NBA future odds, we have them listed below.

    Our NBA experts even explain how NBA picks work, which allows you to bet with confidence with all of the information that you need.

    NBA Title Odds

    With the Los Angeles Lakers winning their 17th title in the NBA Orlando Bubble, we are already looking ahead to who might be crowned NBA Champions in 2021.

    With the NBA Draft and free agency still to happen, it is so hard to know what teams will look like when the season starts, but the current 2021 NBA Title odds are listed below.

    2021 NBA Champion Odds:

    NBA TeamNBA Champion Odds:
    Brooklyn Nets+210
    Los Angeles Lakers+480
    Los Angeles Clippers+600
    Utah Jazz+600
    Milwaukee Bucks+800

    (Odds correct as at 5/20/21, thanks to FanDuel)

    If you are looking to place a bet on the 2021 NBA Championship or any other markets, be sure to see our NBA experts explain how to bet on the NBA so you know all of the information prior to placing your bets.

    NBA Series Odds

    There are plenty of different NBA betting strategies in the NBA and betting on an NBA series allows you to select who you think will win the best of seven series, and not just focus on one particular game.

    Extra value can be found if the team you are backing loses one of the first two games, with their odds typically getting worse following a loss.

    The Lakers were -400 favourites to win their second round series match up against the Houston Rockets. These odds mean that you would have to wager $400 to be able to profit $100 when LA won the series. The Rockets won game one and the Lakers odds became -210 after the loss, meaning that you would have to wager only $210 to profit $100 when LA eventually won the series.

    An example using an underdog is the other 2020 Western Conference semifinal matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets. Denver were +800 underdogs before the series started, meaning a $100 wager would bring an $800 profit. The Clippers dominated the Nuggets in the first game and Denver’s odds blew out to +2000 after the game 1 loss, meaning that a $100 wager would now bring a $2000 profit.

    Head over to our NBA Playoffs and Finals page where our NBA experts have all of the latest NBA odds, news, information, picks and predictions, including an analysis of each playoff series before they start!

    NBA MVP Odds

    Giannis Antetokounmpo was announced as the 2020 NBA MVP on September 19th.

    Giannis opened betting odds as favourite for the award at +285 and saw his odds get as short as -3300 before the announcement.

    LeBron James came second in MVP voting  after opening betting as third favourite with +700 odds.

    James Harden was the other MVP finalist, coming third in voting after opening as +625 second favourite.

    NBA PlayerNBA MVP Odds:
    Nikola Jokic-7000
    Steph Curry+2700
    Joel Embiid+3000
    Giannis Antetokounmpo+10000
    Chris Paul+13000

    (Odds correct as at 5/20/21, thanks to FanDuel)

    NBA Rookie of the Year Odds

    Ja Morant was named 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year on September 3rd.

    After being drafted 2nd to the Memphis Grizzlies, Ja took the starting point guard spot and put the league on notice, going toe to toe with the leagues best guards.

    Morant started with the second best odds to win Rookie of the Year at +600, but his dominating play saw him jump ahead in the race, with his odds getting as short as +20000.

    Zion Williamson was drafted first overall to the New Orleans Pelicans and started the season as +300 favourite for the award, but knee surgery limited him to only 24 games. His extraordinary play in his limited time resulted in him coming second in the votes.

    The little known un-drafted Kendrick Nunn put the league on notice with a 40 point performance in the Miami Heat’s last pre-season game, resulting in him starting in their first game and entering the Rookie of the Year race in November as sixth favourite with +1000 odds. Nunn would end up a Rookie of the Year finalist, coming third.

    The Minnesota Timberwolves were awarded the first pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and Georgia guard Anthony Edwards is the -200 favourite to be selected at pick one.

    NBA PlayerNBA ROTY Odds:
    LaMelo Ball-1900
    Anthony Edwards+1200
    Tyrese Haliburton+10000
    Immanuel Quickley+24000
    Saddiq Bey+30000

    (Odds correct as at 5/20/21, thanks to FanDuel)

    NBA Draft Odds

    The next wave of NBA superstars are set to make their way to the big time, with the NBA Draft forecasted to be held on TBA. Last year, the Minnesota Timberwolves won the first overall pick ahead of the Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls. 

    The NBA Draft odds for who will be picked will be announced soon.

    For an in depth analysis of last year’s draft pool, who is selecting where and what they might do with their pick, check out our 2020 NBA Draft analysis article!

    NBA Odds FAQs

    How do NBA future odds work?

    When placing an NBA future bet, you are betting on an outcome where the result won’t happen short term. Examples of bets using NBA future odds include, NBA Championship, MVP, Rookie of the Year, #1 draft pick, with all of those odds listed above!

    How to read NBA odds?

    NBA odds use the American odds format, with a favourite and an underdog for every contest. An in depth explanation of how NBA odds work will increase your knowledge on how to read NBA odds and chances of winning when punting. 

    How to win NBA odds?

    There is no foolproof way to guarantee a victory when betting on the NBA, but our experts spend hours analysing every game and every futures market to provide you with the best NBA picks and predictions.

    Whether you are a casual, regular or new punter, our NBA experts analysis and picks saves you the time of having to research every market, and using statistical analysis whilst keeping up to date with trends, news and injuries, provides picks and predictions that will help you win more than you lose.