When the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics agreed on a blockbuster trade to send Kyrie Irving to Boston and Isaiah Thomas to Cleveland, people went nuts not only because it’s not everyday you see potential MVPs get swapped (even if the trade hasn’t gone through yet due to injury concerns with Thomas). In this case, the trade was extra crazy because the Cavs and Celtics just met in the Eastern Conference Finals and are expected to compete for a Finals berth once again in the 2017-18 season.
Over/unders for all 30 NBA teams came out on Tuesday, and the Celtics are the favorite to grab the No. 1 seed once again in the East, according to Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. The oddsmaker set Boston’s over/under at 56.5 wins with Cleveland’s three games lower at 53.5.
To no one’s surprise, the Golden State Warriors are favored to win the West with an over/under set at 67.5.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks are expected to take the biggest dives of any team. Both teams made the playoffs last year, but it would be tough to imagine either winning 30 games this season. Vegas put the Hawks’ over/under at 25.5 wins, and the Bulls’ at 21.5.
That’s what we expected though after the Hawks lost three starters between trades and free agency and the Bulls got rid of Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo.
Here’s a look at the full over/under list:
Golden State Warriors – 67.5
Boston Celtics – 56.5
Houston Rockets – 55.5
San Antonio Spurs – 54.5
Cleveland Cavaliers – 53.5
Oklahoma City Thunder – 51.5
Toronto Raptors – 48.5
Minnesota Timberwolves – 48.5
Milwaukee Bucks – 47.5
Washington Wizards – 47.5
Denver Nuggets – 45.5
LA Clippers – 43.5
Miami Heat – 43.5
Charlotte Hornets – 42.5
Philadelphia 76ers – 42.5
Portland Trail Blazers- 42.5
Utah Jazz – 40.5
New Orleans Pelicans – 39.5
Detroit Pistons – 38.5
Memphis Grizzlies – 37.5
Dallas Mavericks – 35.5
LA Lakers – 33.5
Orlando Magic – 33.5
Indiana Pacers – 31.5
New York Knicks – 30.5
Phoenix Suns – 28.5
Brooklyn Nets – 28.5
Sacramento Kings – 28.5
Atlanta Hawks – 25.5
Chicago Bulls – 21.5
[ESPN]
