NBA Betting Picks - Futures Market Points to Lakers-Celtics Final

NBA betting is back in business on the championship futures market. It took nearly every single one of the 82 games in the regular season, but we finally know the identities of all 16 teams in the playoffs.

If you grew up in the 1980s, the odds for some hoops nostalgia are in your favor. We may be looking at the first NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics (65-16 straight up, 51-28-2 against the spread at press time) and the Los Angeles Lakers (57-25 SU, 47-33-1 ATS) since 1987. They are the top seeds in their respective conferences; Boston is a big –250 chalk to win the East, while L.A. is priced at +120 in the very competitive West.

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