The 2019/20 NBA regular season will get underway in just two weeks, which means it’s time to start getting serious about predictions for the upcoming campaign.
With the help of the lines from a handful of sports betting sites, including Bovada and BetOnline, we’re running through the predicted win totals for each of the NBA’s 30 teams, by division. In a series of team-by-team polls, you’ll get the chance to weigh in on whether you think those forecasts are too optimistic or too pessimistic.
We’ll kick things off today with the Atlantic division…
Philadelphia 76ers
- 2018/19 record: 51-31
- Over/under for 2019/20: 54.5 wins
- Major offseason moves:
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Boston Celtics
- 2018/19 record: 49-33
- Over/under for 2019/20: 49.5 wins
- Major offseason moves:
- Added: Kemba Walker, Enes Kanter, Romeo Langford, Vincent Poirier, Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards
- Lost: Kyrie Irving, Al Horford, Terry Rozier, Marcus Morris, Aron Baynes, Guerschon Yabusele
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Toronto Raptors
- 2018/19 record: 58-24
- Over/under for 2019/20: 46.5 wins
- Major offseason moves:
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Brooklyn Nets
- 2018/19 record: 42-40
- Over/under for 2019/20: 43.5 wins
- Major offseason moves:
- Added: Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, DeAndre Jordan, Garrett Temple, Taurean Prince, David Nwaba, Wilson Chandler, Nicolas Claxton
- Lost: D’Angelo Russell, Allen Crabbe, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, DeMarre Carroll, Jared Dudley, Ed Davis, Shabazz Napier, Treveon Graham
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New York Knicks
- 2018/19 record: 17-65
- Over/under for 2019/20: 27.5 wins
- Major offseason moves:
- Added: Julius Randle, Bobby Portis, Marcus Morris, Taj Gibson, Elfrid Payton, Wayne Ellington, RJ Barrett, Reggie Bullock, Ignas Brazdeikis
- Lost: DeAndre Jordan, Mario Hezonja, Noah Vonleh, Emmanuel Mudiay, Lance Thomas, Luke Kornet, John Jenkins, Henry Ellenson
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The Nets might barely win 44 or 45 games. No more than that.
Nets & Knicks over, Raps under. I’m not counting on the Knicks trading players away during the season but I think some voters are… voting was close but under is winning.
I picked under for every team, probably not much under for several though. The only one I hesitated with was the Nets. Although with Durant out, they aren’t really much improved, and arguably worse, from last season. They may be a 7 or 8 seed this year.
I definitely don’t see the Knicks as being 11 games better than last year. The Celtics and Sixers are slightly down from last year, but still playoff teams. I see maybe 47 and 51 wins respectively. The Raptors, I don’t see winning more than 35 games this year.
How does going from DLo to kyrie make a team worse exactly?
Dlo spent 2 year with the Nets and was familiar (and success) with their system. Irving is starting from stretch, is injury prone, and a cancer in the locker room.
How does it make them better?