Today's NBA Predictions: Expert Picks & Latest Odds
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Recent NBA Betting Tips Results
We are completely transparent with our predictions and if you want to see how we’ve fared over the season, take a look at the recent results against our predictions. Basketball is a beautiful game, but also one full of surprises and upset.
| Year | Season | Total Tips | Won | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Regular | 289 | 159 | 55% |
Free NBA Predictions
The 2024/25 NBA starts on Tuesday 22nd October and we're back with our daily NBA picks!
Beating the NBA odds is no easy task. That’s why we recommend you let BetAndSkill's expert NBA tipsters do the work for you. Take a look at last year's result! We have bashed the bookies once again - Played 904, Won 542 in regular season, played 99 and won 55 during the post-season!
Our professional tipsters put up their betting tips on a daily basis, so you can use them for three different types of bets: Singles, Doubles and Accumulators (also called Parlays).
Previous Years' Results
| Year | Season | Total Tips | Won | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Play-Offs | 99 | 55 | 55% |
| 2024/25 | Regular | 904 | 542 | 60% |
| 2022/23 | Play-Offs | 101 | 62 | 61% |
| 2022/23 | Regular | 802 | 467 | 58% |
| 2021/22 | Regular + Play-Offs | 863 | 519 | 60% |
| 2020/21 | Play-Offs | 91 | 58 | 64% |
| 2020/21 | Regular | 529 | 299 | 56% |
| 2019/20 | Play-Offs | 67 | 43 | 64% |
| 2019/20 | Regular | 522 | 301 | 57% |
| 2018/19 | Play-Offs | 68 | 46 | 67% |
| 2018/19 | Regular | 488 | 283 | 57% |
How to bet on the NBA basketball
You can actually bet on the NBA in a number of different ways and most major bookmakers will offer a number of NBA betting lines and markets to play throughout the season.
Naturally, one of the most popular wagers is the match result bet which essentially sees you place a bet on the team you think will win the match.
But there are plenty more ways to back a winner though. Read here our how to bet on NBA guide!
How To Read Our Free NBA Picks
There are a lot of betting markets available on every game but our tipsters are focusing on the match winner (also called Money Line) or match handicap markets, since other markets such as points spread, total points, etc.. are very tricky.
As a result, you will see the following possible picks:
1 if we predict that the home team wins the match
2 if we predict that the away team wins the match
Furthermore, you could see an amount of points of handicap attached to a team. The handicap points (displayed as either + or – a value, such as +11.5 points) is factored into the final score to determine the game’s outcome for the purpose of the bet.
NBA Betting Strategy
With an 82-game season and the playoffs, the NBA gives punters a great opportunity to place bets. Anyway, the NBA is a very hard to predict league as there a lot of factors to taking into account for each NBA game such as:
FatigueTeams often play 3-4 games per week - with plenty of contests taking place on back-to-back nights. Well rested teams have a real advantage on teams who play two straight games or are playing their 3rd game in 5 days
Injuries and Team NewsThe absence of major players in the starting lineup is one of the key factors that could influence the odds and the outcome of a game.
MotivationSome teams know very quickly that they will fail to qualify for the play-offs. The more they lose, the greater the chance of getting a good draft number for next season. This is the reason why some team can deliberately lose matches in the 2nd half of the season.
NBA Power RankingsNBA Power Rankings are a large collection of offensive and defensive stats for each NBA team. Eg. Shooting percentage, Rebounds per game, Steals per game, Points scored per game, Points conceded per game, etc..
Home and Away FormMany teams have a strong home court record but they are very poor on the travels.
An algorithm devoleped by our tipsters, plus human experience and betting talent, is the basis to our winning NBA tips. This is why our picks have a winning rate of over 69% throughout the NBA season!
Another good strategy on the NBA play-offs is the NBA Zig-Zag Theory.
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2024/25 NBA Format
The 79th Edition of the NBA is all set to kick off the regular season from 22nd October 2024. NBA 2024/25 season will feature a total of 30 teams. The teams are divided in 2 conferences (Eastern Conference and Western Conference) and every team will play a total of 82 matches in the regular season.
The top 6 teams from both the conference will advance to NBA Playoffs. teams finishing from 7th to 10th in each conference will play the Play-In tournament and fight for the remaining two berths in the play-offs in each NBA Conference.
The Playoffs will be played in the same way as before, a full bracket in the traditional way with 16 teams. All matchups will be under the best-of-seven format. Teams with the best seasonal record will get home advantage and will play game 1, 2 and 5 at home and 7 (if needed). Teams with a worse seasonal record will play game 3,4 and 6 (if needed) at home.
How Does The NBA In-Season Tournament Work
Basketball fans will have even more competition to enjoy this NBA 2024-25 season with the second edition of the In-Season Tournament, or Emirates NBA Cup.
The NBA's goals are to create “another competition to win, engage fans in a new way and drive additional interest in the early portion of the regular-season schedule.
The In-Season Tournament will consist of two stages: Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.
The inaugural In-Season Tournament will tip off on Tuesday, Nov. 12 and culminate with the Semifinals (Saturday, Dec. 14) and Championship final on Tuesday, December 17. Once play reaches the semifinals and finals, play will take place in Las Vegas at T-Mobile Arena.
Each conference will be split into three five-team groups.
Each team will play four games against the other teams in its group − two at home and two on the road. In-Season tournament games apart from the Championship will also count as regular-season games.
The winner of each group plus a wild card from each conference (team with the best record that finished second in its group) advance to the quarterfinals.
Beyond winning the NBA Cup, players on teams that reach the quarterfinals and beyond will receive additional financial compensation − $500,000 for each player on the championship team; $200,000 for players on the runner-up team; and so on...
A tournament MVP and all-tournament honors will also be awarded.
How Does The NBA Play-In Tournament Work
The 2024-25 NBA regular season will be ended on April 13, 2024, and then the Play-in tournament will take place from 15-18 April 2025. The format consists of teams ranked 7-10 from the regular season playing against each other to earn a berth in the playoffs. Teams ranked 7 and 8 from each conference will have to play to defend their spot for the playoffs, they will play a round of three games.
The winner of that round mentioned above gets the 7th spot in the playoffs. The loser of that round must play the a game against the winner team of the 9th and 10th matchup of the play in tournament. The last game will be between the loser of the first round (7th-8th team) and the winner of the second round game (9th-10th team), the team that wins that game enters the playoffs as the 8th seeded team.
When is the 2025 NBA All Star break?
The 2024 NBA All-Star Game is on February 16, 2024. The All-Star Weekend will begin on Friday, February 14. This season’s marquee event will take place at the Chase Center in San Francisco Bay Area, California, home of the Golden State Warriors.
Who won the NBA Title last year?
The Boston Celtics won the 2024 NBA Finals, the franchise's 18th championship and first since 2008. Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in Game 5 to take the series 4-1. Jaylen Brown added 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and was voted the NBA Finals MVP.
2024/25 NBA Key dates
- October 22: Opening night of the 2024-25 NBA regular season
- November 12: NBA Cup begins
- December 3: NBA Cup Group Stage concludes
- December 10-11: NBA Cup Quarter-final
- December 14: NBA Cup Semi-final
- December 17: NBA Cup Championship
- February 6: NBA Trade Deadline
- February 14-16: NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco
- April 13: NBA Regular Season ends
- April 15-18: NBA Play-In Tournament
- April 19: NBA Playoffs begin
NBA Conference, Divisions and Teams
The league is divided up into two conferences, East and West. The Eastern conference has three divisions called Atlantic, Central, and Southeast. The Western conference also has three divisions, which are the Northwest, Pacific, and Southwest. Each division has 5 teams.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
New York Knicks
Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
Central Division
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks
Southeast Division
Atlanta Hawks
Charlotte Bobcats
Miami Heat
Orlando Magic
Washington Wizards
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Oklahoma City Thunder
Portland Trail Blazers
Utah Jazz
Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Sacramento Kings
Southwest Division
Dallas Mavericks
Houston Rockets
Memphis Grizzlies
New Orleans Hornets
San Antonio Spurs
NBA Arenas
| Team | Arena |
| Atlanta Hawks | State Farm Arena |
| Boston Celtics | TD Garden |
| Brooklyn Nets | Barclays Center |
| Chicago Bulls | United Center |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |
| Charlotte Hornets | Spectrum Center |
| New York Knicks | Madison Square Garden |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Wells Fargo Center |
| Trononto Raptors | Scotiabank Arena |
| Detroit Pistons | Little Caesars Arena |
| Indiana Pacers | Bankers Life Filedhouse |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Fiserv Forum |
| Miami Heat | FTX Arena |
| Orlando Magic | Amway Center |
| Washington Wizards | Capital One Arena |
| Golden State Warriors | Chase Center |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Staples Center |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Staples Center |
| Denver Nuggets | Ball Arena |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Target Center |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
| Portland Trailblazzers | Moda Center |
| Utah Jazz | Vivint Arena |
| Phoenix Suns | Phoenix Suns Arena |
| Sacramento Kings | Golden 1 Center |
| Dallas Mavericks | American Airlines Center |
| Houston Rockets | Toyota Center |
| Memphis Grizzlies | FedEx Forum |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Smoothie King Center |
| San Antonio Spurs | AT&T Center |
2025 NBA championship: Odds to win
The Boston Celtics were almost flawless in winning a first NBA title since 2008 so it is no surprise that they go into the new campaign as strong favourites to retain their crown.
However, the NBA has not seen a repeat champion since the Golden State Warriors in 2018 and, at the prices, it could pay to look elsewhere.
The New York Knicks acquired one of the league's best big men, Karl-Anthony Towns, in the off-season, and he should help them space the floor with fluidity.
The new-look Philadelphia 76ers being the newest quasi-superteam, assuming they can all get on the court together. The Sixers landed Paul George in free agency. They also re-signed Tyrese Maxey, extended Embiid, signed Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon and Caleb Martin and also brought back Kelly Oubre Jr. and Kyle Lowry.
The West looks tough to call but, the Oklahoma City Thunder, meanwhile, loom as the best in the West after adding Alex Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein to their young core this past summer.The Dallas Mavericks have adde more offensive talent by signing Klay Thompson, one of the most dangerous catch-and-shoot threats in NBA history, and could be a contender.
Nikola Jokic and his fellow Denver Nuggets look a fair price to go all the way, just as they did in 2023. Russell Westbrook is an interesting and useful addition into the mix as the roster already includes Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Christian Braun and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
At a big price, it could be worth taking a punt on the Memphis Grizzlies to make a run to the Finals. Star man Ja Morant played just nine games last term while Marcus Smart and Brandon Clarke also missed huge chunks of the season. They have also added rookie Zach Edey – who brings some much-needed depth in the centre spot – to the roster.
- Boston Celtics 16/5
- Oklahoma City Thunder 8/1
- New York Knicks 9/1
- Philadelphia 76ers 10/1
- Minnesota Timberwolves 12/1
- Denver Nuggets 12/1
- Dallas Mavericks 12/1
- Milwaukee Bucks 14/1
- Phoenix Suns 33/1
- Los Angeles Lakers 40/1
- Golden State Warriors 40/1
- Memphis Grizzlies 40/1
- New Orleans Pelicans 50/1
- Miami Heat 50/1
- Orlando Magic 66/1
- Indiana Pacers 66/1
- Cleveland Cavaliers 66/1
- Sacramento Kings 80/1
- Los Angeles Clippers 125/1
- San Antonio Spurs 150/1
- Houston Rockets 150/1
- Atlanta Hawks 600/1
- Brooklyn Nets 1000/1
- Toronto Raptors 1000/1
- Chicago Bulls 1000/1
- Detroit Pistons 1000/1
- Charlotte Hornets 1000/1
- Utah Jazz 1000/1
- Portland Trail Blazers 1000/1
- Washington Wizards 1000/1
2024 MVP Award Player Odds
With 7/2 odds, Dallas Mavericks' star Luka Doncic has the best odds of winning the MVP award in the 2024/25 NBA season. At 19/4 odds, Nikola Jokic has the next best odds for winning this award, followed by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at 11/2.
Other potential candidates at the top of the list include Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson, Jayson Tatum, Victor Wembanyama, Jeol EMbiid, Ja Morant, Kevin Durant and, of course, Stephen Curry.
- Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks): 7/2
- Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets): 19/4
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder): 11/2
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks): 17/2
- Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves): 14/1
- Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks): 20/1
- Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics): 25/1
- Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs): 33/1
- Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers): 33/1
- Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies): 40/1
- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors): 60/1
- Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns): 80/1
- Zion Williamson (New Orleans Pelicans): 100/1
Other NBA Betting Markets
There are a lot of outright betting markets when it comes to betting on the NBA.
For most points per game, Luka Doncic is projected to lead all other players in PPG. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Joel Embiid, Trae Young, Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, Cameron Thomas, Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Durant and Ja Morant are the closest contenders.
As for most assists per game, Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young is expected to lead the league, with Tyrese Haliburton, Luka DOncic, James Harden, Chris Paul, Nikola Jokic and Lamelo Ball the other potential winners.
As for the defensive player of the year, the likes of Victor Wembanyama is the red-hot favorite, with Chet Holmgren, Rudy Gobert and Bam Adebayo his closest contenders. Victor Wembanyama, CJonathan Kuminga, Jalen Williams, Josh Giddey and Jalen Johnson are the smartest options in the Most Improved Player market.
As for the Sixth Man of the Year, the experts are picking Malik Monk, Naz Reid, Donte Divincenzo, Caris Levert, CJ McCollum and Bobby Portis as the favs.
In the Head Coach of the Year market, the likes of Tom Thibodeau, Ime Udoka, Joe Mazzulla, Taylor Jenkins and Jamahl Mosley are the most popular entries.
Zach Edey is the red-hot favorite to win the Rookie Of The Year award (the prize that goes to the best player in his first season within the league). Number 1 pick of the NBA Draft Zacharie Risacher is only third in the betting, behind another interesting rookie such as Reed Sheppard.
