NBA Playoffs Series Odds for First Round Matchups
The 2024 NBA Playoffs begins on April 20, 2024, with first-round action, and we're providing the latest Betting Trends, Action Reports, Series Odds and Exact Game Prices for all of the matchups.
Check back daily as we update the Straight Up (SU), Against the Spread (ATS) and Over-Under (O/U) betting results for all the upcoming NBA postseason games.
NBA First Round Betting Trends
NBA First Round Playoffs series odds are much more interesting this year than in the past. You've got lower seeds who in the regular season dominated their higher-seeded opponent. From that, a No. 6 seed is favored vs. a No. 3 seed in First Round series odds.
Perhaps the most intriguing series is the No. 6 seed Indiana Pacers vs. No. 3 seed Milwaukee Bucks, as there's a star injury component, too. Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to miss Game 1 and perhaps beyond.
VegasInsider Senior Reporter Patrick Everson provides all the details below:
First Round Playoff Trends
NBA First Round Betting Results
- Straight Up (SU)
- Against the Spread (ATS)
- Over-Under (OU)
Favorites-Underdogs (SU): 23-13
Favorites-Underdogs (ATS): 17-19
Home-Away (SU): 23-13
Home-Away (ATS): 17-19
Over-Under: 15-21
2024 NBA Playoffs First Round Series Odds
The NBA Playoffs will have 16 teams playing in the first round of the postseason and listed below are the Opening and Current Odds for the eight best-of-seven matchups in both the Eastern and Western Conferences.
NBA Eastern Conference First Round Series Odds
No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. No. 8 Miami Heat
Game 1: Celtics (-14.5) 114, Heat 94 - Under 210
Game 2: Heat (+14.5) 111, Celtics 101 - Over 205.5
Game 3: Celtics (-9.5) 104, Heat 84 - Under 205.5
Game 4: Celtics (-10.5) 102, Heat 88 - Under 204.5
Game 5: Heat at Celtics - Wednesday, May 1
Game 6: Celtics at Heat* - Friday, May 3
Game 7: Heat at Celtics* - Sunday, May 5
*If Necessary
Entering Game 5
- Celtics -100000
- Heat +10000
Entering Game 4
- Celtics -100000
- Heat +4000
Entering Game 3
- Celtics -2500
- Heat +1200
Entering Game 2
- Celtics -50000
- Heat +4000
Entering Game 1
- Celtics -8000
- Heat +1800
- Celtics 4-0 -110
- Celtics 4-1 +180
- Celtics 4-2 +650
- Celtics 4-3 +1200
- Heat 4-0 +28000
- Heat 4-1 +15000
- Heat 4-2 +5000
- Heat 4-3 +8500
- 4 Games -110
- 5 Games +175
- 6 Games +600
- 7 Games +1100
No. 2 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers
Game 1: Knicks (-4.5) 111, 76ers 104 - Over 208.5
Game 2: Knicks (-4.5) 104, 76ers 101 - Under 206.5
Game 3: 76ers (-5.5) 125, Knicks 114 - Over 205
Game 4: Knicks (+5) 97, 76ers 92 - Under 209
Game 5: 76ers (+4) 112, Knicks 106 - OT - Over 204
Game 6: Knicks at 76ers - Thursday, May 2
Game 7: 76ers at Knicks* - Saturday, May 4
*If Necessary
Entering Game 6
- Knicks -385
- 76ers +290
Entering Game 5
- Knicks -850
- 76ers +540
Entering Game 4
- Knicks -235
- 76ers +186
Entering Game 3
- Knicks -520
- 76ers +370
Entering Game 2
- Knicks -300
- 76ers +235
Entering Game 1
- Knicks -108
- 76ers -120
- Knicks 4-0 +1100
- Knicks 4-1 +500
- Knicks 4-2 +650
- Knicks 4-3 +450
- 76ers 4-0 +900
- 76ers 4-1 +650
- 76ers 4-2 +360
- 76ers 4-3 +650
- 4 Games +490
- 5 Games +240
- 6 Games +190
- 7 Games +220
No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 6 Indiana Pacers
Game 1: Bucks (+1.5) 109, Pacers 94 - Under 230
Game 2: Pacers (+1) 125, Bucks 108 - Over 223.5
Game 3: Pacers (-6.5) 121, Bucks 118 - OT - Over 223
Game 4: Pacers (-10) 126, Bucks 113 - Over 214.5
Game 5: Bucks (+5.5) 115, Pacers 92 - Under 218
Game 6: Bucks at Pacers - Thursday, May 2
Game 7: Pacers at Bucks* - Saturday, May 4
*If Necessary
Entering Game 6
- Bucks +570
- Pacers -900
Entering Game 5
- Bucks +790
- Pacers -1500
Entering Game 4
- Bucks +350
- Pacers -480
Entering Game 3
- Bucks -115
- Pacers -105
Entering Game 2
- Bucks -230
- Pacers +184
Entering Game 1
- Bucks -225
- Pacers +180
- Bucks 4-0 +750
- Bucks 4-1 +320
- Bucks 4-2 +470
- Bucks 4-3 +370
- Pacers 4-0 +1400
- Pacers 4-1 +1100
- Pacers 4-2 +550
- Pacers 4-3 +1000
- 4 Games +480
- 5 Games +220
- 6 Games +200
- 7 Games +230
No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Orlando Magic
Game 1: Cavaliers (-5.5) 97, Magic 83 - Under 206.5
Game 2: Cavaliers (-5.5) 96, Magic 86 - Under 205.5
Game 3: Magic (-3) 121, Cavaliers 83 - Over 202
Game 4: Magic (-2.5) 112, Cavaliers 89 - Under 202.5
Game 5: Cavaliers (-4.5) 104, Magic 103 - Over 203.5
Game 6: Cavaliers at Magic - Friday, May 3
Game 7: Magic at Cavaliers* - Sunday, May 5
*If Necessary
Entering Game 6
- Cavaliers -450
- Magic +330
Entering Game 5
- Cavaliers -176
- Magic +142
Entering Game 4
- Cavaliers -375
- Magic +285
Entering Game 3
- Cavaliers -800
- Magic +520
Entering Game 2
- Cavaliers -420
- Magic +310
Entering Game 1
- Cavaliers -194
- Magic +156
- Cavaliers 4-0 +700
- Cavaliers 4-1 +350
- Cavaliers 4-2 +490
- Cavaliers 4-3 +420
- Magic 4-0 +1600
- Magic 4-1 +1000
- Magic 4-2 +500
- Magic 4-3 +800
- 4 Games +470
- 5 Games +220
- 6 Games +200
- 7 Games +230
NBA Western Conference Series Odds
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans
Thunder win series, 4-0
Game 1: Thunder (-9.5) 94, Pelicans 92 - Under 216.5
Game 2: Thunder (-7.5) 124, Pelicans 92 - Over 210.5
Game 3: Thunder (-1.5) 106, Pelicans 85 - Under 210
Game 4: Thunder (-5) 97, Pelicans 89 - Under 208.5
Entering Game 4
- Thunder -100000
- Pelicans +650
Entering Game 3
- Thunder -3000
- Pelicans +1120
Entering Game 2
- Thunder -1300
- Pelicans +730
Entering Game 1
- Thunder -650
- Pelicans +440
- Thunder 4-0 +330
- Thunder 4-1 +210
- Thunder 4-2 +430
- Thunder 4-3 +450
- Pelicans 4-0 +4700
- Pelicans 4-1 +2500
- Pelicans 4-2 +1000
- Pelicans 4-3 +1600
- 4 Games +300
- 5 Games +180
- 6 Games +260
- 7 Games +320
No. 2 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers
Nuggets win series, 4-1
Game 1: Nuggets (-6.5) 114, Lakers 103 - Under 227
Game 2: Nuggets (-7) 101, Lakers 99 - Under 223.5
Game 3: Nuggets (+1.5) 112, Lakers 105 - Under 217.5
Game 4: Lakers (+3.5) 119, Nuggets 108 - Over 220
Game 5: Nuggets (-6.5) 108, Lakers 106 - Under 217.5
Entering Game 5
- Nuggets -5000
- Lakers +1800
Entering Game 4
- Nuggets -20000
- Lakers +4000
Entering Game 3
- Nuggets -2000
- Lakers +920
Entering Game 2
- Nuggets -750
- Lakers +490
Entering Game 1
- Nuggets -400
- Lakers +315
- Nuggets 4-0 +450
- Nuggets 4-1 +230
- Nuggets 4-2 +450
- Nuggets 4-3 +400
- Lakers 4-0 +3300
- Lakers 4-1 +1800
- Lakers 4-2 +750
- Lakers 4-3 +1200
- 4 Games +380
- 5 Games +190
- 6 Games +240
- 7 Games +270
No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 6 Phoenix Suns
Timberwolves win series, 4-0
Game 1: Timberwolves (-2.5) 120, Suns 95 - Over 213.5
Game 2: Timberwolves (-3) 105, Suns 93 - Under 211.5
Game 3: Timberwolves (+5.5) 126, Suns 109 - Over 208.5
Game 4: Timberwolves (+1) 122, Suns 116 - Over 212.5
Entering Game 4
- Timberwolves -4500
- Suns +1800
Entering Game 3
- Timberwolves -480
- Suns +350
Entering Game 2
- Timberwolves -176
- Suns +142
Entering Game 1
- Timberwolves -102
- Suns -120
- Timberwolves 4-0 +1200
- Timberwolves 4-1 +550
- Timberwolves 4-2 +650
- Timberwolves 4-3 +460
- Suns 4-0 +900
- Suns 4-1 +600
- Suns 4-2 +360
- Suns 4-3 +650
- 4 Games +490
- 5 Games +240
- 6 Games +190
- 7 Games +230
No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Mavericks
Game 1: Clippers (+3.5) 109, Mavericks 97 - Under 221
Game 2: Mavericks (+1) 96, Clippers 93 - Under 217
Game 3: Mavericks (-4.5) 101, Clippers 90 - Under 213
Game 4: Clippers (+7) 116, Mavericks 111 - Over 209.5
Game 5: Mavericks at Clippers - Wednesday, May 1
Game 6: Clippers at Mavericks - Friday, May 3
Game 7: Mavericks at Clippers* - Sunday, May 5
*If Necessary
Entering Game 5
- Clippers +152
- Mavericks -188
Entering Game 4
- Clippers +290
- Mavericks -385
Entering Game 3
- Clippers +114
- Mavericks -140
Entering Game 2
- Clippers -142
- Mavericks +116
Entering Game 1
- Clippers -102
- Mavericks -120
- Clippers 4-0 +1200
- Clippers 4-1 +550
- Clippers 4-2 +650
- Clippers 4-3 +450
- Mavericks 4-0 +750
- Mavericks 4-1 +600
- Mavericks 4-2 +360
- Mavericks 4-3 +700
- 4 Games +460
- 5 Games +250
- 6 Games +190
- 7 Games +230
Odds Provided by FanDuel - Subject to Change
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