The 2024-25 NBA season will be the 79th season of the National Basketball Association. It is scheduled to begin on October 22nd, 2024 and end on April 13th, 2025. To help you wager successfully on the new campaign, MatchPlug has created this article on NBA 2024 season preview and betting previews. The Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA championship title last season, after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five matches in the 2023 NBA finals. As Jayson Tatum and the rest of the Celtics squad gear up for the new season, recreating this feat will not be easy, especially with a number of other teams playing to get a slice of victory. This 2024-25 NBA season promises to be an exciting one filled with twists, turns, and teams tightening up their squads with new and extended signings. To stay up to date with it all, you can visit MatchPlug weekly to get previews, odds and NBA expert picks to help you with your predictions. PS: If you love American Football, then you can read our article on NFL league 2024 preview and betting previews. Table of content: NBA 2024 Finals Prediction Which team will win the finals this year? According to reports on the current futures market, defending champions, Boston Celtics have an implied 24.4% chance of winning the 2024-25 NBA championship. After them is the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 12.9% chance that makes them the second-most likely team to win the title. Next is the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks with a 10% chance. NBA 2024 Title Odds Below is a list of the odds for the NBA 2024 title: NBA Team Odds Boston Celtics +300 Oklahoma City Thunder +700 Philadelphia 76ers +900 New York Knicks +900 Denver Nuggets +1100 Minnesota Timberwolves +1100 Dallas Mavericks +1100 Milwaukee Bucks +1200 Phoenix Suns +1600 Cleveland Cavaliers +4000 Odds as seen on Fox Sports. Five Rookies To Watch For NBA 2024 There wasn’t much buzz surrounding the NBA 2024 draft, due to sports analysts perceiving the whole event as weak. However, there are still some rookies that are watch watching for the new season, and we have listed them out below: 1. Reed Sheppard Reed Sheppard has had a complex evolution, ever since he was in high school. Last year at Kentucky, he had remarkable shooting numbers, complemented by defensive metrics that excite. Supplement all of that with some impressive on-ball reps in the summer league, and this No.3 overall pick could be the best player in the NBA 2024 draft. Team: Houston Rockets. 2. Zach Edey Zach Edey was the No.9 overall pick in the draft and its most polarizing prospect. He was superior in college basketball for the last two season at Purdue, but was always consider a wrong fit for the NBA. The Memphis Grizzlies taking him in top 10 was a shocking moment in the draft night, even if it was only after many teams rebuffed them for wanting to trade up for Donovan Clingan. Team: Memphis Grizzlies. 3. Zaccharie Risacher Zaccahrie Risacher is not a typical first overall pick. He is more of a 3-and-D style role player than the type of creator or high upside prospect that usually goes number one. Additionally, he had some substantial ups and downs last campaign in France. The truth is he would not have gone number one if Alex Sarr had not forced the Hawks’ hands. Team: Atlanta Hawks. 4. Alexandre Sarr Alexandre Sarr was the player most people expected to be the first pick in the draft when the lottery order was determined. When the Hawks got the number one pick, Sarr and his representatives basically decided that he would go to the Washington Wizards. This was a clear enough rationale. The Wizards are not looking to win as they are still rebuilding. As such, they should have more opportunities for Sarr to play next season. Team: Washington Wizards. 5. Stephon Castle Stephon gets the last spot on this list, because opportunity is the biggest requirement for early success of NBA rookies. The San Antonio Spurs already have Victor Wembanyama as a generational talent to build around, and while Wembanyama was as good as he was marketed to be last season, the rest of the Spurs roster was not ready to compete in the playoffs. Team: San Antonio Spurs. NBA 2024 Season Previews Here, we give you a snippet of some NBA 2024 season previews for 10 teams in the NBA, ahead of the new campaign. If you’d like to see more previews, you can visit the NBA Predictions page on our site. 1. Atlanta Hawks NBA 2024 Season Preview Dejounte Murray is out and No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher joins the Atlanta Hawks. With three-straight trips to compete in the tournament, the Hawks have a mission to avoid that scenario completely. With Murray out of the picture, are Risacher and the new signings from New Orleans playing alongside Trae Young enough to make that dream a reality? 2. Boston Celtics NBA 2024 Season Preview The new NBA champions are the betting favorites to win the title again next season, but since no team has won the Larry O’Brien trophy twice in a row since 2019, betting on the Boston Celtics to secure a 19th title in franchise history is an investment to be carefully considered. 3. Brooklyn Nets NBA 2024 Season Preview The Brooklyn Nets sent a message to the other teams by trading Mikal Bridges, stating that they are ready to shake things up at the 2025 draft. Nicolas Claxton, Cam Johnson, and Cam Thomas are key players, but according to oddsmakers, this upcoming campaign will be a total wash. 4. Charlotte Hornets NBA 2024 Season Preview LaMelo Ball suffering an injury derailed what would have been another year of not making the playoffs for the Charlotte Hornets. But oddsmakers believe a healthy season should lift the Hornets to some progress in the win-loss column. Will their success be tied to that or
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