It’s that time of year again ladies and gents. The playoffs are here and we are edging ever closer to seeing who will be crowned the NBA Eastern Conference winner and NBA champion.
This time of year is in our view the most exciting time to be a basketball fan. From a sporting and betting perspective. March Madness betting is a close second but it just doesn’t scratch the NBA for us. Seeing the best of the best battle it out to become legends is a spectacle.
We are so excited for it and today we are kicking things off with a look into the NBA Eastern Conference odds 2024. We will be sharing our pick (with workings) and guiding you through the process of placing your first bet.
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What is the NBA Western Conference?
The way the NBA works is very similar to the NFL. The country is split into two halves with the teams from the west playing in the NBA Western Conference. There are a total of fifteen teams in the conference, each team plays each other four times, twice at home and twice away.
The top six qualify for the NBA Playoffs with teams ranked seven through ten competing in the NBA Play-In tournament to claim the final two spots in the play-offs. The teams are seeded based on their regular season ranking and then play in a knockout bracket to reach the Conference final and the the NBA Finals.
NBA Western Conference Odds to win
Futures betting is one of the most difficult yet fun ways to bet. Whether you’re making a calculated estimate on who you think will win or just backing your gut feeling which could be a team with +5000 odds…
Either way it’s a really enjoyable bet type as it gives you a reason to back a team if you don’t already. If your team didn’t qualify or plays in the other conference it adds that layer of support you wouldn’t have otherwise.
It is incredibly hard to predict so we would never recommend big stakes. Keep them small and sensible. It’s a longshot bet both figuratively and literally.
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The Nuggets are favorites to reclaim their crown from last year with Bet365 offering a +130 price. These prices are as of the 20th April and are subject to change.
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How to read NBA Western Conference Odds
Here at TGT we stick with the American odds format. Sorry Europeans! The way it works is very simple. Let’s take the Nuggets at +130. The plus sign means that for a $100 stake you make whatever follows the ‘+’ in profit should the bet hit.
On the contrary the minus symbol means that you must wager the number after the ‘-’ in order to make a $100 profit.
Our pick to win NBA Western Conference
There are a lot of fantastic teams in the NBA Western Conference 2024. You have LeBron’s LA Lakers, the Suns with KD and leading the odds we have the Nuggets and Nikola Jokic.
Our pick this time is a rather controversial one, you may not agree, but hear us out. We’re not crazy. It’s the Lakers. The value of the Lakers is pretty great at +1200. They have been seeded against the Nuggets in the first round which explains why their odds are so low.
The Nuggets have been fantastic for a long time but for some reason it just feels as though the stars are aligned for LeBron James to make the finals again in what could be his final season in Lakers’ yellow.
With his son Bronny declaring for the NBA Draft this year there is a chance LeBron could seek an exit from the Lakers to join his boy at the team that drafts him. It would be a crazy storyline and it’s one we are willing to back at +1200.
Many basketball fans across the world would love nothing more than seeing LeBron in the finals again, us included. A futures bet should be fun in our eyes and this bet hitting would be pure cinema!
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How to place an NBA Western Conference futures bet
From choosing your team to actually placing the bet, this step by step guide should be able to help you through the journey of placing your bet.
Step 1: Picking your team
The first step is deciding what team you’re gonna back. For us there are two ways of doing this. The first is looking through the bracket and filling it out with your predictions and picking the winner from that.
The other is going with your gut instinct. Futures bets are so tough to predict so it really is up to you whether you spend the time researching or whether you just go with your gut instinct.
Step 2: Choosing your sportsbook
There are plenty of sportsbooks to choose from, all of which have great bonus offers. For the sake of a futures bet there is only one winner for us and that is bet365. Their brilliant odds combined with a bet $5 get $150 offer makes them the ideal choice for this bet type.
You can throw $5 on the bet and then get $150 in free bets once it’s settled so even if your team get first rounded you’ll have some fun tokens to play around with other bets.
Step 3: Placing the bet
Once you’ve signed up, head to the basketball section of bet365 and you’ll find a futures page. This houses all of the odds, just click the odds you like, add it to your bet slip and place that bet.
The NBA Western conference futures markets are always a fun one to bet on. There have been some crazy storylines in the past and hopefully we have some more this year.
Whatever happens, the most important thing is to enjoy the ride. The whole point of sports and betting is fun. So if you’re not smiling and things aren’t going well then make sure you reach out to someone.
We recommend setting a deposit limit and sticking to it. Don’t bet more than you can afford to lose folks.
We hope this guide has given you some insight into the NBA Western Conference futures markets and we also hope the basketball odds are on your side should you place a bet.
Be sure to send us your picks over on social media, we love to see what you guys are backing.
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FAQ
What is the NBA Western Conference?
The NBA Western Conference is the west side of the NBA, it consists of 15 teams based on that side of the country.
Who will win the NBA Eastern Conference 2024?
Only time will tell, but we are backing the Lakers…
How do teams win the NBA Western Conference 2024?
They must qualify for the play-offs and then win them in order to be crowned conference champs .
How many teams are in the NBA Western Conference?
There are 15 teams in the NBA Western Conference 2024.
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