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This page tracks the odds to qualify for the 2023 NBA playoffs during the 2022-23 NBA season. The odds in the first chart below represent averages from legal online sportsbooks.

The odds do not include the Play-In Tournament. If a team qualifies for the Play-In Tournament, it will still have to advance to the first round in order to be deemed to have made the playoffs.

Western Conference | Eastern Conference

Odds to Make 2023 NBA Playoffs in Western Conference

  • August 28: LeBron’s Lakers have opened as -260 favorites to make the 2023 NBA playoffs after James missed out last year for the first time since 2005.

Western Conference Odds to Make 2023 NBA Playoffs

Team Odds to Make Playoffs Odds to Miss Playoffs
Dallas Mavericks -900 +600
Denver Nuggets -10000 +1300
Golden State Warriors -550 +390
Houston Rockets +2000 OFF
Los Angeles Clippers OFF OFF
Los Angeles Lakers +170 -225
Memphis Grizzlies -10000 +1300
Minnesota Timberwolves +200 -275
New Orleans Pelicans -3335 +1000
OKC Thunder +2200 -8000
Phoenix Suns -275 +200
Portland Trail Blazers -105 -124
Sacramento Kings -225 +180
San Antonio Spurs +2000 OFF
Utah Jazz +235 -300

Odds as of January 12, 2023, at Barstool Sportsbook and DraftKings Sportsbook

Odds to Make 2023 NBA Playoffs in Eastern Conference

  • August 28: The Cavaliers (-132) are the only team that didn’t make it last season that is favored to make it this season (per the preseason odds).

Eastern Conference Odds to Make 2023 NBA Playoffs

Team Odds to Make Playoffs Odds to Miss Playoffs
Atlanta Hawks -114 -114
Boston Celtics OFF +2000
Brooklyn Nets OFF OFF
Charlotte Hornets +2000 OFF
Chicago Bulls +190 -265
Cleveland Cavaliers -8000 +2200
Detroit Pistons +2000 OFF
Indiana Pacers -152 +117
Miami Heat -435 +300
Milwaukee Bucks OFF +2000
New York Knicks -121 -112
Orlando Magic +1300 -10000
Philadelphia 76ers -2500 +1100
Toronto Raptors +152 -200
Washington Wizards +330 -500

Odds as of January 12, 2023, at Barstool Sportsbook and DraftKings Sportsbook. 


Archived Playoff Odds Trackers: 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20