NBA Win Totals: 5 best bets for the 2022-23 season
The NBA returns Tuesday with an opening-night doubleheader that tips off with the Philadelphia 76ers at the Boston Celtics. The Golden State Warriors won their fourth NBA title in eight years on November 25th.
The NBA Win Totals are the best bets for the 2022-23 season. Caesars Sportsbook and BetMGM have provided the most optimal numbers and odds.
The Philadelphia 76ers have won 49 or more games in four of the last five seasons. The team won 43-30 last season. Joel Embiid, James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris are the team's top four scorers. The Eastern Conference is more treacherous this season than in the past. Take the 76er's under 51.5 wins (-115 odds) at Caesars Sportsbook.
Memphis Grizzlies finished 56-26 last season, their best in the franchise's 28-year history. Oddsmakers have upgraded their 2022-23 season win total by 7.5 games. Memphis plays in a top-heavy conference and the league's worst division. They play 15 games against the New Orleans Pelicans, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs.
Sacramento Kings have won 33.5 games just twice in the last 16 seasons. The Kings are young and have a nucleus of promising players. Mike Brown is a good replacement for Luke Walton. They play in a tough Pacific Division with teams with win totals of 25. 5 or less. Take the Kings Over 33 wins (-125 odds) at Caesars Sportsbook.
Miami Heat won 53-29 last season. It was their first 50-win campaign since 2013-14. The team is playing in a stacked Eastern Conference. They are the fourth-highest win total in the conference behind Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. They're playing the Heat Under 49.5 wins at BetMGM.
Utah Jazz have a 25.5 win total for the upcoming NBA season. Danny Ainge sold off the team's leading scorer (Donovan Mitchell), second-leading scorer Bojan Bogdanovic and the NBA's reigning rebounding champ Rudy Gobert. Utah has a 35-year-old point guard (Mike Conley), no player who averaged more than 16 points per game last season and no depth.
