Your Boston Celtics are the reigning NBA Champions. That’s nonetheless enjoyable to put in writing and I could maintain writing that firstly of each article all summer season lengthy. Oh yeah, and I’ve no intention of eradicating the “breaking information” banner on the prime of the location till the Celtics truly elevate their very own banner. However I digress.
The Celtics are bringing again …just about everybody from their title group. They received 64 video games within the common season final 12 months. The 12 months earlier than that they received 57 (we received’t discuss in regards to the playoffs as a result of we by no means need to once more).
Now we flip our consideration to the upcoming common season. Win totals are a lot much less vital than playoff outcomes, however they’re a fairly first rate indicator of who might be there on the finish.
I’m not a betting man, however I do get pleasure from seeing the Vegas over-under strains. They’re an excellent early indicator of how groups stack up towards one another within the minds of the consensus (sure, I do know that betting quantity tends to maneuver the strains and I’m positive it is extremely advanced – however that is shut sufficient).
Draft Kings has the Celtics at 57.5 wins. In order that begs the query, do you assume the Celtics are going to exceed that quantity?
On one hand, the Celtics are simply pretty much as good as they have been a 12 months in the past and now have the swagger of an NBA champion.
Alternatively, they might take their foot off the fuel slightly believing that they will ramp again up within the playoffs. The remainder of the league might be concentrating on the Celtics, although to be honest, I believe most assumed they have been one of many prime groups to take down the previous couple of years anyway. So they need to be used to that. In fact Kristaps Porzingis will miss just a few months of the season (and sure be introduced on top of things slowly).
So I can see why the strains have the Celtics taking slightly little bit of a step again. Then once more, they might take a step again and nonetheless be 2 steps forward of the remainder of the pack. So I suppose we’ll see.
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