NBA Odds: Here’s Celtics’ Projected Win Total For 2019-20 Season

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NBA Odds: Here’s Celtics’ Projected Win Total For 2019-20 Season



by Marcus Kwesi O'Mard

on Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 3:16PM



Don’t look now, but expectations for the Boston Celtics continue to creep upward.

Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino oddsmakers projected the Celtics’ win total for the 2019-20 NBA regular season at 49 1/2 games Tuesday, according to the Action Network. Boston won 49 games last season, and Westgate’s projected total suggests the upcoming season will unfold similarly.

Oddsmakers in June set the Celtics’ projected win total for 2019-20 at 46 1/2. The Celtics subsequently overhauled their roster, with eight players departing and at least nine arriving.

Those changes prompted oddsmakers to upgrade Boston’s projected win total to 48 1/2 games at the outset of training camp. The Celtics’ preseason-opening win over the Charlotte Hornets apparently boosted oddsmakers’ expectations, as they added yet another win to their projections.

Whether the Celtics miss, meet or surpass the current projection remains to be seen, but the 49 1/2-game win total should help inform fans’ expectations for the looming campaign.




bob
MY NOTE: Locker room fodder.


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https://www.yahoo.com/sports/celtics-impressive-leap-latest-2020-141924137.html



Celtics make impressive leap in latest 2020 NBA championship odds



Darren Hartwell, NBC Sports Boston

Tue, Dec 3 6:19 AM PST



The 2019-20 Boston Celtics have given the sportsbooks a 19-game sample size -- and apparently Vegas likes what it sees.

The Celtics were listed at 18/1 to win the 2020 NBA Finals in SuperBook USA's latest odds update released Monday. That ties them with the Denver Nuggets for the sixth-best odds in the league and the third-best in the Eastern Conference, behind only the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers.


That's a significant jump from a month ago, when Boston was pegged at 40/1 to win the Finals on Nov. 4. But the C's continue to prove their hot start was no fluke: They're tied for third place in the East at 14-5 and still haven't lost at home this season despite losing Gordon Hayward to a hand injury on Nov. 9.

Kemba Walker has come as advertised and leads the Celtics in scoring (21.6 points per game) and assists (5.0 per game), while Enes Kanter has been a solid contributor down low.

But the biggest reason for Boston's strong start has been the play of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, who are averaging a combined 40.4 points and 14.2 rebounds and have made significant improvements to their games.

The Celtics face stiff competition in the East in Milwaukee and Philly and will have a good "measuring stick" game Wednesday night against the 14-5 Miami Heat. They also don't have the talent of Western Conference giants like the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers.

But early returns suggest Brad Stevens' club will be very competitive next spring, especially if Hayward comes back at full strength.



bob



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Vegas, hmm.
Last year we started out 10-9. This year we start 14-5, while missing GH for a month, and we're projected at 49.5 wins, almost the same as last year? Makes no sense to me. I say 56-26.