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          2024-25 NBA championship odds: Celtics are betting favorites

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          Stephen A. lists his 2025 contenders: 'The Celtics are not going away' (1:22)

          Stephen A. Smith explains why the Celtics will continue to dominate going forward, and names other teams that can compete for an NBA championship. (1:22)

          • ESPN
          Jun 21, 2024, 02:18 PM ET

          Fresh off capturing their 18th NBA championship, the Boston Celtics unsurprisingly were installed as the favorite to repeat next season at +280.

          The Celtics disposed of the Dallas Mavericks to take the 2024 Finals in five games.

          Dallas checks in at 10-1 heading into next season, same as the odds for the Milwaukee Bucks . The Denver Nuggets (+650), Minnesota Timberwolves (9-1) and Oklahoma City Thunder (9-1) have the best odds behind Boston.

          Here are each teams' odds to advance to the finals and to win it all in 2025.

          Latest odds can be found on ESPN BET.