NBA 2023-24 Schedule Release – NBA Vegas Odds Having a Ball

NBA Debuts In-Season Tournament and All That

August 23, 2023 275 2 minutes readNBA Picks & Parlays

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NBA Schedules’ Odds: That Was Fast

Opening Day Odds: Load Up the Star Power

This should be an explosive start with the Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch of the Conference Finals. The defending champions swept the Lakers and are favored by 5.5 points in this matchup.

And later in the night, the Chris Paul face their old teams. The Suns are slight underdogs after trading away Paul for Bradley Beal. The Warriors acquired Paul by trading away Jordan Poole. And the total here at 231.5 is indicative of the all-offense, no-defense style of Phoenix. Fun.

Christmas Day Odds: Rated ‘F’ for Family

Of course, the NBA can’t leave out its largest market during a day when everything outside of movie theatres and Chinatown is closed. I mean those fans could watch the Knicks get smashed (2.5-point underdogs) by the Bucks or they could listen to their senile uncle’s stories. The latter sounds a lot more fun.

Then it’s a matchup between Portland that the team kicks him out. As such, the NBA Vegas odds hesitantly favor Miami with a 1.5-point spread.

A classic Celtics-Lakers rivalry is the middle game with LeBron James is getting old and can’t be traveling on Christmas as his Lakers host the Celtics in this classic rivalry. Boston is favored by 1.5 points.

And the last two games are both five-point spreads. Dallas visits Phoenix as the underdogs in what should be a heartwarming father-son reunion between Luka Doncic and Devin Booker. And to cap it off, the Nuggets host the Warriors in a game between the last two NBA champs.

The In-Season Tournament in a Nutshell

Fans won’t wait long to either watch or whine about the new in-season tournament. It takes place from November 3 to December 9 every Tuesday and Friday between teams from three intraconference groups of five. The top four teams (three division winners and the best non-division winner) from each conference move on to a single-elimination tournament.

All these games, except the championship game, count towards each team’s overall record. Thus, both the NBA’s West NBA standings will be affected.

Since it’s a new thing, the NBA Vegas odds are yet to be released for these games. Stop slacking, Las Vegas. Give us those lines.

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