NBA Futures Betting Odds

How to Bet on NBA Futures

Betting on pro basketball in the United States is widely popular and the NBA Futures Odds market continues to cater to both novice and professional bettors. The NBA championship is decided very June with a best-of-seven matchup known as the NBA Finals.

This Future Odds market is open year-round and the oddsmakers are always adjusting their numbers. The opening odds come out at the end of the current season or just after it ends, with NBA Future Odds posted on all 30 teams in the league.

Betting on NBA Futures hasn’t offered many big payouts recently due to the nature of the league, where dynasties are often created by player movement in free agency. The oddsmakers always favor talent in their Future Odds and that’s what usually wins.

The NBA Finals futures betting market takes in the most volume of wagers and money at sportsbooks but there are other wagering opportunities in the NBA Futures market.

Bettors can wager on:

NBA Conference Winners

Eastern, Western

NBA Division Winners

East
Atlantic, Central, Southeast

West
Southwest, Northwest, Pacific

The sportsbooks also offer up NBA Futures Odds on specific player awards, usually just for the Most Valuable Player and the Rookie of the Year. These wagers are a little tricky since those bets and their results are based off subjectivity. Both awards are determined by votes from sports writers and we all know that everybody has an opinion.

2020 NBA Finals Odds to Win

There are several good bets to win the NBA Playoffs in 2020. The current odds to win the NBA Championship today are:

• Lakers: +180
• Bucks: +300
• Clippers: +300
• Rockets: +2000
• Celtics: +2000
• Raptors : +2000
• Nuggets: +2500
• Heat: +4000

NBA Finals Odds

In the offseason, opening odds are posted on all 30 teams to win the NBA Finals and those numbers are adjusted as the regular season begins based on the opinion of bettors. The key to cashing a big ticket and locking in a return on the NBA Finals Odds is not easy but with the right homework, you can forecast ahead and take a shot with a team that may have started slower than others.

Injuries, suspensions, trades are also key factors in the NBA Finals Odds and that’s just in the regular season. When the playoffs begin and the matchups are set, you’ll see sportsbooks tweak their Future Odds because one team may have an easier path on paper than others.

After the NBA Playoff field of 16 is dwindled down to two teams in the NBA Finals, oddsmakers will use American Odds on the matchup. The American Odds is often thought of as a Money-Line or in this example below, it would be called the NBA Finals Odds Series Price:

Los Angeles Lakers -250 (Bet $100 to win $40)
Milwaukee Bucks +200 (Bet $100 to win 100)

Fractional Odds
Los Angeles Lakers 2/5
Milwaukee Bucks 2/1

Decimal Odds
Los Angeles Lakers 1.4
Milwaukee Bucks 3.0

How do I bet on the NBA Finals?

Every sportsbook offers NBA Future Odds on the NBA Finals and depending on when you place your wager will determine your possible payout. All you have to do is bet on the team that you believe will win the NBA Finals and lock your money in until the result is official. You’ll receive the fixed odds at the time the wager is placed and collect if you win. Visit our list of legal online sportsbooks in the United States for more information on where you can place NBA bets.

To figure out your Win Amount, take the odds and multiply by the amount wagered.

Ex. Los Angeles Lakers (3/1) to win the NBA Finals.

In the above NBA Futures Odds example, the Lakers are listed as a 3/1 betting choice to win the NBA Finals. If you wager $100 on Los Angeles to win the NBA Finals and it captures the championship, then you would win $300 (3 ÷ 1 x 100). You would collect $400, which includes your win and stake ($100).