Boston Celtics 2024 NBA Championship Odds
As the NBA All-Star Break approached, the Boston Celtics had the best record in basketball. The Celtics are in line to clinch the top seed of the Eastern Conference for the third consecutive season. In 2022, Boston made the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010 as they lost to the Golden State Warriors. Boston’s last NBA championship was in 2008, but that drought may end this spring. Gamblers have always loved the Celtics, one of the NBA’s legacy franchises, and that is certainly the case this season.
2024 NBA Championship Betting Odds
Boston Celtics NBA Betting Lines
At the approach of the All-Star Break, the Boston Celtics are 37-12 straight up, 23-24-2 against the spread, and 23-25-1 over/under the total. Late on Boston has covered two out of their last eight games. While the Celtics have gone under the total in two of its previous ten matchups. Boston is 1st in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Milwaukee is four games behind the Celtics in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Boston has NBA metrics of 5th for scoring offense, 13th for field goal percentage, 5th for 3-point field goal percentage, 8th for free throw percentage, and 1st for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Celtics have NBA metrics of 6th for scoring defense, 3rd for field goal percentage permitted, 6th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 19th for defensive rebounding.
Boston’s recent red ink is indicative of their status as one of the most public teams on the board.
Boston Celtics Key Players
SF Jayson Tatum leads the Celtics with 26.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per contest. Tatum was the third overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft out of Duke. Tatum is a 5-time NBA All-Star and was on the ACC All-Freshman team for Duke. Also, he was a McDonald’s All-American and Gatorade National Player of the Year.
SG Jaylen Brown is averaging 22.3 points per game. Brown was the third overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft out of California. He is a 3-time NBA All-Star and was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year at Cal. Brown was a McDonald’s All-American.
C Kristaps Porzingis averages 19.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Porzingis was the 4th overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft out of Latvia. He was an NBA All-Star in 2018 and previously was a key asset on the Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards.
Boston Celtics Head Coach
Head coach Joe Mazzulla took over on an interim basis for the 2022-23 season and went 57-25 with a berth in the Eastern Conference Finals, earning himself the permanent gig.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 5)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
57 |
25 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Heat) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
51 |
31 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in NBA Finals, 2–4 (Warriors) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
36 |
36 |
4th, Atlantic |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Nets) |
| 2019–20 |
72 |
48 |
24 |
2nd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 (Heat) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
49 |
33 |
3rd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Bucks) |
Boston Celtics History
The Boston Celtics continually vie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the honor of being the most successful team in the history of the NBA. Boston has won 17 NBA championships, and the Celtics were one of the greatest dynasties the sports world has ever seen from the late 1950s until the late 1960s. The Celtics won 11 NBA titles in 13 years as Bill Russell established himself as one of the greatest players in the league's history. Bob Cousy, KC Jones, John Havlicek, and Sam Jones were all elected to the NBA Hall of Fame for their contributions during this stretch.
Boston won two titles in the 1970s with Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White as the stars and the help of Havlicek and future coaches Paul Silas and Don Nelson. The next true Celtics dynasty wasn’t until the 1980s when Larry Legend became a household name.
Larry Bird was instrumental in taking the Celtics to the NBA Finals five times in seven years, and Boston won three championships before Bird’s back problems became too much. Kevin McHale and Robert Parish were also difference-makers on this team.
The 1990s were largely a down decade for this franchise as M.L. Carr and Rick Pitino failed to lead this team to the playoffs. However, the Celtics won their 17th NBA title in 2008, with Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen all playing big roles. Boston has come close to winning its 18th championship with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, but the Celtics have not yet broken through.
NBA Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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