The 2023-24 NBA season begins on Tuesday, Oct. 24, and it will be a long and winding season culminating with the 2024 NBA Finals in June. The Denver Nuggets won it all last season, but they enter 2023-23 with the third-best odds to repeat at +420. They trail the Boston Celtics (+380) and the Milwaukee Bucks (+400), with the Phoenix Suns (+600), Golden State Warriors (+850) and Los Angeles Lakers (+1100) are among the other favorites, with the Sixers (+2500), Mavericks (+2500), Clippers (+2500) Heat (+2800), Cavaliers (+3000) and Grizzlies rounding out the group at 30-1 or lower. 

Before making any NBA futures picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine's Matt Severance. 

Severance is a well-connected writer and high-volume handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. After joining SportsLine, Matt quickly established himself as a top expert in multiple sports. Over the past two NBA seasons, he has returned $3,215 for $100 bettors. Anybody following him has seen HUGE returns!

Now, he has set his sights on finding value in the 2023-24 NBA futures picks. We can tell you Severance is fading the Phoenix Suns (600) to win it all.

"Phoenix is going to be spectacular to watch offensively with Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, but you have to play some defense and rebound to win in the playoffs, and it's hard to see the Suns doing that well enough," he said. "Do they really think Jusuf Nurkic is an upgrade on Deandre Ayton at center? Big frontcourts could eat this team for lunch."

However, Severance is high on a HUGE longshot to win it all and another longshot to win MVP. Both these picks would return +3000 or higher, so you NEED to his analysis before making any 2023 NBA futures bets.

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