The 2022 NBA regular season will start on Tuesday. The association will feature an evening doubleheader. In the first game, the Philadelphia 76ers will face the Boston Celtics at 7:30 pm ET. Later, the Los Angeles Lakers will face the Golden State Warriors in a game that starts at 7 pm PT.
Boston Celtics are small favorites to open the season
The Celtics enter their opening game as -3.0 favorites with bet365 sportsbook. They are the defending conference champions. However, they will be playing under a new coach, Joe Mazzula.
The Celtics made headlines early in the fall when the franchise suspended Ime Udoka for the NBA season. The Celtics alleged that Udoka, their former head coach, had a consensual but inappropriate relationship with a Boston staff member.
The Philadelphia 76ers have been relatively quiet for headlines over the last little while. However, they are regarded as a contender in the Eastern Conference this season. Bet365 sportsbook has Boston as the 2nd favorite to win the east and Philadelphia as the 4th.
Los Angeles Lakers - pretenders or contenders?
The Los Angeles Lakers enter the regular season as a really cloudy team. No one knows what to expect of them this season. Lebron James is 38 years old and he won't be able to put a team on his back and carry it any longer. The news with the Lakers recently has to do with Russell Westbrook and the perception that the former MVP might be a bench player.
The Golden State Warriors are -6.0 favorites against the Lakers. The defending NBA champions had a bad week for news. Draymond Green made bad headlines for punching Jordan Poole last week. Green received a fine for the incident.
The bulk of the NBA teams will open their seasons on Wednesday. We will be offering betting tips for the Tuesday games some of the Wednesday schedule as well.
