The start of the NBA regular season is around the corner. NBA bettors who are looking to place bets early can bet on a couple of regular season games now on some NBA betting sites, but a couple of sportsbooks are offering some early NBA specials.
Early Bodog and BetVictor NBA Specials for the 2024-2025 Season
Early Bodog and BetVictor NBA Specials for the 2024-2025 Season
Highlights
- Bet on specials before the regular season begins on October 22
- Find on the court and off the court specials with Bodog
- Find team specials with BetVictor
Bet on early NBA specials ahead of the season opener
The first game of the regular season is on October 22 when the defending champions Boston Celtics open their season at home against the New York Knicks. The Celtics are favoured to win that game by a small margin on BetVictor. The Celtics have -222 odds to win their home opener. The Knicks are +155 underdogs at the moment. Before regular season basketball starts, bettors can bet on a few early season NBA specials.
Bodog and BetVictor released NBA specials for the upcoming 2024-2025 NBA season ahead of the first game of the regular season. Some of the specials are focused on the action on the court, and a couple of other specials give bettors the chance to bet on markets for off the court. These specials give bettors some unique betting options before NBA bettors can start betting daily on individual regular season games. Bodog’s NBA specials focus on individual players while BetVictor’s specials are for teams. A lot more options are available on Bodog right now.
Bodog’s NBA specials
For on the court action, Bodog has a ton of specials for NBA bettors. The sportsbook is taking over/under bets on games played for Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons and Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard. The over/under for Simmons is set to 44.5 games. The odds are -120 for over and under 44.5 games. The over/under for Leonard is 57.5 games. The odds are -120 for over and under 57.5 games.
Bodog is also taking over/under bets on technical fouls for Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic. The over/under is the same, 15.5, for both players. Green has +170 odds to go over 15.5 technical fouls and -250 odds to go under. Doncic has +155 odds to go over and -220 odds to go under. Bettors can also bet on when the Detroit Pistons will win their first regular season game. The option with the shortest odds is the October 23 game against the Indiana Pacers at +180. Bodog is taking bets on seven other games. And bettors can bet on any game after November 4 at +325.
Off the court specials
For off the court, a few specials are available. Two of the betting markets are more conventional. Who will be the next former NBA All-Star to be traded during the 2024/2025 NBA season? And first head coach to permanently leave post? Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, and Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen are tied for the best odds at +325.
| Lauri Markkanen | +325 | Darius Garland | +325 |
| Jarrett Allen | +325 | Zach Lavine | +450 |
| Trae Young | +750 | Brandon Ingram | +950 |
| Donovan Mitchell | +950 | Nikola Vucevic | +1100 |
| LaMelo Ball | +1200 | Dejounte Murray | +1800 |
The other options are much less conventional.
- Celebrities be banned from celebrity row at MSG during the 2024/2025 NBA regular season (the betting favourite is John McEnroe at +900)
- When will A’ja Wilson and/or Bam Adebayo go public with their relationship? (no announcement made in 2024 has the best odds at -270)
- Next NBA player to appear at a WWE event (the betting favourite is Draymond Green at +250)
BetVictor’s NBA specials
BetVictor is taking bets on two specials right now. These are team specials for the upcoming season. The great part about these specials is bettors can bet on a few teams together instead of betting on only one team. Bettors will find the specials in the basketball section under NBA 2024/2025 season team specials.
Division of NBA championship winner win only
| Atlantic Division | +120 |
| Northwest Division | +220 |
| Southwest Division | +550 |
| Pacific Division | +650 |
| Central Division | +700 |
| Southeast Division | +2000 |
Winning conference
| Eastern Conference | -133 |
| Western Conference | +100 |
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