Updated Odds to Win Each NBA Division

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In some of the other major North American pro sports, division results have a lot of weight. For example, in the NFL, division winners get to host their first playoff game, even if their record is worse than a wild-card team from another division. In Major League Baseball, wild card teams have to get through a play-in game just to face a division winner in the League Division Series. In the NBA, division standings are not as important. Even so, one way you can add to your sports betting winnings comes from picking the right division winner. Some (such as the Pacific and the Southwest) are very competitive, while others (such as the Northwest and the Central) do not offer a lot of intrigue this season — at least not yet.

Let’s look at each team’s odds in respective divisions and then go through some NBA betting thoughts about each race.

NBA News: Updated Odds to Win Each Division

One of the intriguing battles is in the Pacific Division. The Clippers are the favorites right now, despite sliding into the All-Star break on a three-game losing streak. The Lakers have slipped out of the favorite spot because of the injury to Anthony Davis. Davis went on the shelf on February 14 thanks to Achilles tendinosis, a situation that makes a full tear a very real risk. Players that go through a tear can end up missing out for at least a season, and they may never be as productive as they were before. Kevin Durant is an example of a player that has returned looking like his old self (although he has already missed a lot of time this season due to injury), but DeMarcus Cousins is just one of many players who tore an Achilles and were never able to get back to their pre-injury game. Davis is not expected back until next week, and it is likely that, even then, the Lakers will approach his minutes conservatively. So while the Lakers should breeze into the postseason, can they win the division? The first-place team in the Pacific at this writing is the Phoenix Suns, who won four in a row going into the All-Star break, including a 10-point in Los Angeles that featured an extremely soft ejection of Suns star Devin Booker. The Suns have also beaten Utah in Salt Lake City once this season, showing that they are ready to contend with anyone in the West. Given the value that the Suns offer here to win the Pacific, that’s an intriguing futures wager.

Then there’s the Atlantic Division. The Nets are favored to win although they trail Philadelphia by a half-game. Why are the Nets favored? Because they’ve gone 17-7 since trading for James Harden, even though the Nets haven’t had all that much time with their new Big Three (Harden, Durant and Kyrie Irving) on the floor together due to various injuries and other issues. They also added Blake Griffin, whom the Detroit Pistons bought out during the All-Star break, to add some interior toughness. Is it time to count out Philadelphia, though? Shipping Al Horford and Josh Richardson out to bring in shooters Danny Green and Seth Curry led to some important unclogging of the Philadelphia offense, giving Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid more room to operate, slashing to the rim and scoring in the post. Embiid is a top MVP candidate, with a career high 30.2 points per game, and career highs in shooting percentage inside the arc (54%) and outside the arc (41.6%). Tobias Harris has also emerged, putting up 20.2 points per game and a career best effective field goal percentage of 56.7%. However, the Sixers have lost four of ten, and that sharp differential between home (16-3) and away (8-9) record has emerged once again this season, and if Philadelphia can’t manage a bit more consistency, it’s hard to see them holding off Brooklyn to win the division.

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