Before the 2024/25 NBA season got underway, we polled Hoops Rumors readers on the win totals for each of the league’s 30 teams, using over/unders from major betting sites. From the Celtics (58.5 wins) to the Nets (19.5 wins), our readers made their picks for whether each team’s win total would land over or under the projected figures.
This is the eighth year we’ve run these polls. After finishing a little below .500 in each of the first three seasons, our voters broke through in 2020/21 with a 17-13 record and went 16-14 in each of the next three seasons. Did that winning streak extend to five straight years in ’24/25? Let’s check in on the results and find out…
Eastern Conference
Boston Celtics (Over 58.5 wins): ✅ (61-21)
- New York Knicks (Over 53.5 wins): ❌ (51-31)
- Philadelphia 76ers (Under 52.5 wins): ✅ (24-58)
- Toronto Raptors (Under 30.5 wins): ✅ (30-52)
- Brooklyn Nets (Over 19.5 wins): ✅ (26-56)
- Milwaukee Bucks (Over 50.5 wins): ❌ (48-34)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (Under 48.5 wins): ❌ (64-18)
- Indiana Pacers (Over 47.5 wins): ✅ (50-32)
- Chicago Bulls (Under 28.5 wins): ❌ (39-43)
- Detroit Pistons (Over 24.5 wins): ✅ (44-38)
- Orlando Magic (Over 47.5 wins): ❌ (41-41)
- Miami Heat (Under 44.5 wins): ✅ (37-45)
- Atlanta Hawks (Under 35.5 wins): ❌ (40-42)
- Charlotte Hornets (Under 29.5 wins): ✅ (19-63)
- Washington Wizards (Under 20.5 wins): ✅ (18-64)
Eastern Conference record: 9-6
It was another impressive season in the Eastern Conference for our voters, who were just three Knicks wins away from going five-for-five in the Atlantic Division.
There were a couple of big misses elsewhere — the Cavaliers surpassed their over/under of 48.5 wins in February, for instance. But for the most part, the results here were very strong.
Western Conference
Oklahoma City Thunder (Over 56.5 wins): ✅ (68-14)
- Minnesota Timberwolves (Over 52.5 wins): ❌ (49-33)
- Denver Nuggets (Over 51.5 wins): ❌ (50-32)
- Utah Jazz (Under 29.5 wins): ✅ (17-65)
- Portland Trail Blazers (Under 22.5 wins): ❌ (36-46)
- Phoenix Suns (Over 50.5 wins): ❌ (36-46)
- Sacramento Kings (Over 47.5 wins): ❌ (40-42)
- Golden State Warriors (Under 44.5 wins): ❌ (48-33)
- Los Angeles Lakers (Under 43.5 wins): ❌ (50-32)
- Los Angeles Clippers (Under 39.5 wins): ❌ (50-32)
- Dallas Mavericks (Over 49.5 wins): ❌ (39-43)
- Memphis Grizzlies (Under 47.5 wins): ❌ (48-33)
- New Orleans Pelicans (Under 46.5 wins): ✅ (21-61)
- Houston Rockets (Under 43.5 wins): ❌ (52-30)
- San Antonio Spurs (Under 36.5 wins): ✅ (34-48)
Western Conference record: 4-11
Yikes. There was no shortage of surprises in the Western Conference this season, starting with the 2024 NBA Finalists in Dallas finishing below .500 and a 49-win Suns team sliding by 13 games in 2024/25. There were some tough-luck misses here too, with the Nuggets falling short of their over/under mark by just two wins and the Grizzlies surpassing theirs by a single victory.
But these results tell us that the Pacific Division, in particular, was tough to get a feel for entering the season. The final standings in the Pacific were almost the exact opposite of what oddsmakers were projecting coming into the fall, with our voters betting wrong on all five teams.
Overall record: 13-17
Well, it was a good run. After four straight years above .500, our voters finally posted a losing record for the first time since 2019/20. A 13-17 mark is nothing to be ashamed of — no one beats the house forever, and the fact that so many teams were so hard to pin down this season reflects the fact that it was a fun, unpredictable year.
Looking back at the preseason projections, along with your predictions, which team surprised or disappointed you the most? Jump into the comment section below to share your thoughts!