NBA Western Conference Odds: Picks and Predictions

The NBA season is just under two weeks away. The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers are tied in chalk position at +325 to win the Western Conference.

Golden State Warriors won their seventh NBA championship last season. They are tied atop the West and are in the top-three favorites to repeat as champions in 2022-23. The team is running back the same roster for 2022/23, which includes Jordan Poole and Andre Iguodala.

Los Angeles Clippers are +325 favorites to win the NBA Western Conference. Kawhi Leonard is back from injury. Los Angeles has never won the Western conference in its 52-year history. They have won their division twice in their history, but they have never been to the Finals.

The New Orleans Pelicans are +1600 long shots to win the Western Conference. The team is heavily influenced by the return of star player Zion Williamson. New York has finished in the top three of the West just once in 19 years. The Pelicans have a good team with Zion, Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum.

Phoenix Suns are the reigning Western Conference champions at +500. Deandre Ayton is back for the Suns after a restricted free agency dispute. Devin Booker and Chris Paul are also back. The Suns won the NBA Finals in 2020.

The Lakers are the favorite in the NBA Western Conference futures odds. If they make the championship, the original money is returned along with the winnings of $105.

The odds for an NBA team to win the Western Conference are not etched in stone. The odds will change as we move closer to the finals and teams move on or are eliminated from contention. Taking a team at +900 at the beginning of the playoffs is better than getting them at -200 a week before the NBA Finals.