The preseason year-long suspension of head coach Ime Udoka didn’t hurt the Boston Celtics’ odds for a straight Eastern Conference champion.
Entering the season, Jaylen Brown and the Celtics sat above the Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets, and every other team in NBA odds for the conference title. And that hasn’t changed during the first week of the season.
Here are updated Eastern Conference odds and public betting insights (as of Oct. 19):
Eastern Conference Champions Odds, Tickets, & Handle
| Team | Open | Current | Tickets | Handle |
| Celtics | 275 | 260 | 7.7% | 9.5% |
| Bucks | 300 | 325 | 10.6% | 8.5% |
| Nets | 350 | 350 | 6.0% | 7.2% |
| 76ers | 600 | 750 | 17.3% | 21.2% |
| Heat | 600 | 800 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Cavaliers | 3500 | 1800 | 8.9% | 11.2% |
| Raptors | 2500 | 2000 | 6.9% | 13.9% |
| Hawks | 3000 | 2200 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| Bulls | 2500 | 2500 | 5.8% | 3.3% |
| Knicks | 8000 | 6600 | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Hornets | 3500 | 10000 | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Wizards | 15000 | 12 500 | 2.1% | 0.9% |
| Pistons | 25000 | 25000 | 15.5% | 9.9% |
| Pacers | 15000 | 25000 | 2.2% | 0.6% |
| Magic | 25000 | 25000 | 2.1% | 0.7% |
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