NBA Playoff Odds – Series Prices for All First-Round Matchups
- The 2024 NBA first-round series prices have opened for the Eastern and Western Conferences
- The Cavaliers are favored over the Magic, while sportsbooks are split on the Clippers vs Mavericks series
- See the odds for all NBA first-round series as the matchups are finalized
The first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs will start on Saturday, April 20, 2024. The seeds in the Eastern Conference are set, and the West standings will be finalized later this afternoon. Due to the Play-In Tournament, bettors will have to wait until Tuesday night to learn the #7 seeds in each conference and Friday to learn the #8s. But some matchups are already set, and oddsmakers have posted the series prices for the series that have been cemented.
The table below will be updated with each matchup as they are set.
2024 NBA Playoff Series Odds
| Eastern Conference | Series Price |
|---|---|
| #1 Boston Celtics | TBD |
| #8 MIA or CHI | TBD |
| Eastern Conference | Series Price |
| #2 New York Knicks | +110 |
| #7 Philadelphia 76ers | -130 |
| Eastern Conference | Series Price |
| #3 Milwaukee Bucks | -350 |
| #6 Indiana Pacers | +265 |
| Eastern Conference | Series Price |
| #4 Cleveland Cavaliers | -195 |
| #5 Orlando Magic | +165 |
| Western Conference | Series Price |
| #1 OKC Thunder | TBD |
| #8 SAC or NOLA | TBD |
| Western Conference | Series Price |
| #2 Denver Nuggets | -310 |
| #7 Los Angeles Lakers | +250 |
| Western Conference | Series Price |
| #3 Minnesota Timberwolves | -105 |
| #6 Phoenix Suns | -115 |
| Western Conference | Series Price |
| #4 LA Clippers | -135 |
| #5 Dallas Mavericks | +115 |
The matchups that are set so far are the #3 Milwaukee Bucks vs #6 Indiana Pacers, and the #4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 Orlando Magic in the East portion of the NBA playoff bracket. In the West, the #5 Dallas Mavericks will face the #4 LA Clippers.
The New York Knicks surpassed the Bucks for the #2 seed on the final day of the regular season and await the winner of the #8 Miami Heat vs #7 Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, while the Boston Celtics, who ran away with the #1 seed in the East, will face the #8 seed, which will be determined by the final Eastern Conference Play-In game on Friday night.
Odds as of April 14 at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic Series Odds
Back in the postseason after a three-year absence, the Magic have opened as +165 underdogs to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 4-vs-5 matchup in the East. The Cavs are back in the playoffs for the second straight season, but will be hoping for a much different result after falling 4-1 to the fifth-seeded Knicks in the first round last year.
Orlando and Cleveland split their four games this season, each going 1-1 on their home courts.
Both teams are defense-first squads. The Magic finished the season third in the NBA in Defensive Rating (111.0) while the Cavs were seventh (112.0). Both were in the bottom half of the league in O-Rating, though: Orlando finished 22nd with a 112.8 mark, and Cleveland was 16th at 114.7.
LA Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks Series Odds
At Draftkings, the Clippers have opened as slight -135 favorites to win their best-of-seven series with the Mavericks. But the odds at FanDuel are roughly flipped: Dallas is a -120 favorite despite LAC having home-court advantage.
The Clippers took two of three from the Mavericks in the regular season, but the teams haven’t met since the calendar flipped to 2024. LA sits seventh in the NBA in Net Rating +3.5, while Dallas is 11th at +2.7.
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Dallas finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in the league. Before Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving sat out the final two games, the Mavs had won 12 of 13 to escape the Western Conference Play-In Tournament. Their only loss in that span was a narrow 104-100 setback at Golden State, and it included five victories over postseason-bound teams (Denver, Golden State, Miami, and Sacramento twice).
The Clippers had a more up-and-down finish to the season, going 7-5 in their last 12 before their regular-season finale against Houston.
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