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The NBA playoffs are underway and you can find NBA predictions and NBA expert picks on BetUS at its Locker Room site.

This is a challenging season with not one team dominating. The Eastern Conference appears to be the stronger side when it comes to NBA picks and championship betting decisions.

However, there is an unusual balance around the league and that means any series can go to either team, exempting the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets, which turned into a four-game sweep for Joel Embiid, James Harden & Co.

That series was the only clean sweep in the first round, which shows you how tough it will be to make it through four best-of-seven series to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy and NBA championship. We saw one of every seed in the second round for the first time ever.

The Miami Heat taking down the Milwaukee Bucks in a gentleman’s sweep (five games) showed us anything is possible. This was the sixth time an eight seed defeated a one seed in the first round. The Bucks were one of the sportsbook’s top two favorites to win the NBA title. With Milwaukee out, the Boston Celtics have become the clear favorite to win the NBA 2023 championship.

The Celtics had a strong regular season and are considered a serious threat to add another piece of hardware to their stories collection. Boston reached the NBA Finals last season, losing in six games against the Golden State Warriors. The Celtics finished with the second-best regular-season record, only one game behind the Bucks. Boston has the tools to win it all, led by wings Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The Celtics also feature a strong bench with Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon.

Boston is the favorite to win the 2023 championship. However, the 76ers are giving everything the Celtics can handle in the second round. It also took Boston six games to beat the Atlanta Hawks in the first round. Anything can happen in this edition of the NBA postseason. Even the title favorite has been up and down.

The Denver Nuggets are challenging the Celtics as the frontrunner for the championship. Denver looks like the best team in the postseason after taking the Minnesota Timberwolves out in five. The Nuggets also hold a comfortable lead over the Phoenix Suns in the second round, which was one of the title favorites in NBA expert picks before the postseason tipped off. Denver’s two-man game between guard Jamal Murray and center Nikola Jokic has been virtually unstoppable, and forward Aaron Gordon has been a reliable contributor. Now could be the time to jump on the Nuggets’ 2023 championship odds before it continues to drop.

Despite beating the Los Angeles Clippers in five games in the first round, the Suns have disappointed thus far. It has not been pretty with forward Kevin Durant’s underwhelming play. Guard Chris Paul will also be out for multiple games after suffering a groin injury. It could be time to fade Phoenix in NBA predictions for the championship.

Whoever comes out of the Lakers-Warriors series will also see their NBA Finals odds sharply fall. Los Angeles looks the part with a deep rotation, and forward Anthony Davis has flourished. Golden State should never be counted out with its championship pedigree led by Stephen Curry & Co.

The Miami Heat and New York Knicks series has been fun, but it is unlikely either team contends for the championship. The Heat and Knicks are the last choices to win the title in NBA picks.

At this stage, the Celtics, 76ers, Nuggets, Lakers and Warriors look like the favorable sport bets. Each team looks the part and has flashed immense upside. But who knows what happens? This has been a wild playoff with shocking results.

HOW TO BET ON NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

When looking at these NBA Finals odds, you have a huge selection of teams with plus money odds (unless there is a huge favorite, in that case you will see negative odds), and you can place some money on your favorite team or the team you think has the best chance of winning the NBA Finals that year. Your odds of choosing the correct team are 30/1, so there is some big risk when placing these wagers.

Aside from Futures, you can place plenty of other wagers on the NBA Finals Championship series. As we mentioned, the winner is crowned after a best of five series, so you have five opportunities to bet on a range of moneylines, totals and point spreads, as well as a huge variety of props and specials.

There are huge benefits to having the championship decided in a series, not a one-and-done game like the Super Bowl. You will find so many betting options throughout the championship series as well as betting on futures odds.

With moneyline odds, you are just betting on the winner of a single NBA Finals game itself, point spreads, which give the underdog team a bit of a head start before the game begins – meaning they either have to win or lose by less than the spread amount, and totals which is an over/under on the total score of both teams combined.

Betting on the NBA Finals can be really fun, but can be riskier than most, as it’s the top two teams in the league and the competition will be fierce. The games are usually tight and you won’t find huge underdogs or favorites when betting on these games. The NBA is unique because there are more dynasty teams than any other league – teams are smaller with rosters of superstar talent.

If you think you’re ready to bet on the NBA Finals, you can head over to the sportsbook and start placing your futures wagers at least, and when the NBA Finals roll around, you can place your game wagers.

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NBA CHAMPIONSHIP FAQs

You can find Vegas odds for the NBA Finals Championship series right here at BetUS Sportsbook. We have a great variety of NBA Finals odds during the five-game championship series.
You can bet on the NBA Finals Championship odds at BetUS Sportsbook – there will be a great variety of odds and lines for each game of the final series.
BetUS Sportsbook is a great option for betting on the NBA Championship odds, regardless of the betting options you choose to wager on.
You can bet on the NBA Finals championship odds by placing a futures wager on the team you believe will win the NBA Finals.
NBA Finals Championship odds are released early, and allow you to bet on the team you think will win the championship.
The best betting strategy for betting on the NBA Finals Championship is to do your research into which teams have the best chance of winning the championship.
You can make NBA Finals parlays on the series games, so you can place a variety of wagers on one bet slip to create higher odds.

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