NBA Betting Buzz About The Boston Celtics - 11-06-07
November 6 - The first week of the new NBA season is complete and one team has captured the NBA betting public's imagination, namely the revamped Boston Celtics. The online sportsbook at is offering futures betting on which team will win the 07/08 championship and all the money is coming for the Celtics.
In the offseason the Celtics were newsworthy because they added Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett to the roster, giving Boston a triple scoring threat (along with stalwart Paul Pierce) that is unmatched in the league. But there were concerns as to whether all these stars could learn to play together. Would egos get in the way of team play? Would they have anyone to pass them the ball? Would the team gel or be less than the sum of it's parts?
After two games bettors have made up their minds that the answers to all those questions are glowingly positive. The Celtics are currently 4/1 second-favorites to win the league, and the undisputed 9/5 favorites to win the East. That's amazing considering they are only 2-0 and have been a dismal team for the entire 21st century.
The Celtics are relevant again, and if you don't believe us just take a look at the futures odds at any online sportsbook. Here are the top five teams in the futures betting after the first week of the season:
