The Golden State Warriors have taken home the Larry O'Brien Trophy in four of the last eight NBA season and they'll open their 2022-23 campaign on Tuesday night at 10p.m. ET at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. Last season, NBA futures bettors who were able to get in during the preseason were able to cash in on the Warriors at 11-1 while anyone who bet the Lakers at +425 had their tickets graded as losers in April when they were eliminated from postseason contention. But with a new season beginning and hundreds of NBA futures bets available, now is a great time to find value before the nine-month season begins.
The latest 2022-23 NBA futures odds from Caesars Sportsbook has the Warriors and Celtics listed as +575 co-champions to win the 2023 NBA championship. But you can also bet on NBA division winners, win totals, whether teams will make the 2023 NBA playoffs and much more. So what are some of the hottest NBA futures picks this preseason? Before making any basketball picks or 2022 NBA futures bets, be sure to see the latest NBA predictions from the proven basketball model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past four seasons. The model went a stunning 88-60 on all top-rated NBA picks last season, returning more than $2,100. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.
Now, the SportsLine Projection Model has revealed its top 2022-23 NBA futures bets. You can head to SportsLine to see them.
Top 2022 NBA futures bets
One of the model's top 2022 NBA futures picks: The Chicago Bulls fail to make the 2023 NBA playoffs. Betting "no" on the Bulls to make the postseason currently has a +115 payout that implies they make the playoffs 53.5% of the time while a "yes" bet with -145 odds implies they make the postseason 59.2% of the time but the model predicts that they only make the postseason in 25.76% of simulations.
After pulling off a trade for DeMar DeRozan that left plenty of pundits puzzled, the Bulls jumped out to a 26-10 start and were on top of the Eastern Conference in early January. DeRozan put together arguably his best statistical season ever and turned himself into an MVP candidate by averaging 27.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. However, the wheels came off down the stretch and Chicago finished sixth in the East and barely avoided the play-in tournament before being beaten by the Bucks 4-1 in the first round.
Point guard Lonzo Ball suffered a knee injury on Jan. 14 that required arthroscopic surgery and was expected to be out 6-8 weeks but complications arose and he never returned to the lineup. The Bulls wound up going just 8-15 after the NBA All-Star break and Ball's knee is still bothering him. He remains out indefinitely and his absence is a big reason why the model is fading Chicago. It predicts that they finish 11th in the East and don't even make the play-in. Head to SportsLine now to see the rest of the SportsLine Projection Model's best NBA futures bets.
How to place 2022 NBA futures wagers
The SportsLine Projection Model has also revealed four other top NBA futures predictions, including a 30-1 longshot to win the NBA title that you won't want to miss. You can see all of the model's top 2022 NBA futures picks here.
Which 2022 NBA futures odds should you target? Which long shot could lead to a massive June payday? Visit SportsLine now to see the 2022 NBA futures bets from SportsLine's proven basketball model.
2022-23 NBA championship odds from Caesars Sportsbook
Warriors +575
Celtics +575
Clippers 13-2
Nets 7-1
Bucks 7-1
76ers 13-1
Suns 13-1
Nuggets 16-1
Lakers 18-1
Grizzlies 22-1
Heat 24-1
Mavericks 27-1
Pelicans 30-1
Cavaliers 30-1
Timberwolves 30-1
Raptors 40-1
Hawks 50-1
Bulls 65-1
Knicks 100-1
Trail Blazers 125-1
Hornets 200-1
Wizards 300-1
Kings 350-1
Pistons 400-1
Magic 500-1
Jazz 1000-1
Rockets 1000-1
Pacers 1000-1
Spurs 1000-1
Thunder 1000-1
2022-23 NBA win totals from Caesars Sportsbook
Celtics 53.5
Suns 52.5
Warriors 52.5
Nuggets 52.5
Bucks 52.5
76ers 51.5
Clippers 51.5
Nets 50.5
Timberwolves 49.5
Grizzlies 48.5
Mavericks 48.5
Heat 48.5
Raptors 47.5
Cavaliers 47.5
Hawks 46.5
Pelicans 45.5
Lakers 44.5
Bulls 42.5
Trail Blazers 40.5
Knicks 38.5
Hornets 37.5
Wizards 35.5
Kings 33.5
Pistons 30.5
Magic 27.5
Thunder 24.5
Rockets 23.5
Jazz 23.5
Pacers 22.5
Spurs 22.5
