Every NBA Team's Predicted Win Total for the 2022-23 Season
By Peter Dewey
We’re officially one week out from the start of the 2022-23 NBA season, which means it’s time for us to get another look at the win totals for every team.
There are going to be some teams that cruise past their projection in Vegas, while others will fall short and potentially miss all of their expectations as well.
The Boston Celtics, despite offseason issues that led to the suspension of head coach Ime Udoka, are projected to lead the NBA in wins this season. Meanwhile, the defending champion Golden State Warriors may not reach 50 wins in the 2022-23 campaign based on their projection in Vegas.
If you’re looking to bet on a win total, now may be the time to do it, as we have as much injury information as possible, and there could be some valuable lines before the 2022-23 season kicks off.
Let’s jump into each team’s projection, as well as my favorite OVER/UNDER to take entering this season:
Boston Celtics Win Total Prediction
Milwaukee Bucks Win Total Prediction
Phoenix Suns Win Total Prediction
Los Angeles Clippers Win Total Prediction
Golden State Warriors Win Total Prediction
Philadelphia 76ers Win Total Prediction
Brooklyn Nets Win Total Prediction
Denver Nuggets Win Total Prediction
Memphis Grizzlies Win Total Prediction
Dallas Mavericks Win Total Prediction
Miami Heat Win Total Prediction
Minnesota Timberwolves Win Total Prediction
Cleveland Cavaliers Win Total Prediction
Atlanta Hawks Win Total Prediction
Los Angeles Lakers Win Total Prediction
Toronto Raptors Win Total Prediction
New Orleans Pelicans Win Total Prediction
Chicago Bulls Win Total Prediction
Portland Trail Blazers Win Total Prediction
New York Knicks Win Total Prediction
Charlotte Hornets Win Total Prediction
Washington Wizards Win Total Prediction
Sacramento Kings Win Total Prediction
Detroit Pistons Win Total Prediction
Orlando Magic Win Total Prediction
Utah Jazz Win Total Prediction
Oklahoma City Thunder Win Total Prediction
Indiana Pacers Win Total Prediction
Houston Rockets Win Total Prediction
San Antonio Spurs Win Total Prediction
Take the UNDER on Chicago Bulls’ Win Total
I think the Bulls are due for some major regression in the 2022-23 season.
Lonzo Ball is going to miss some major time for Chicago, and he was huge for them last season. The Bulls were just 24-23 in the 47 games that Ball missed in the 2021-22 season.
When he played? Well, Chicago was much better, going 22-13. The Bulls had held a top-3 spot in the East for most of last season before finishing in sixth.
The team was able to withstand several injuries last season thanks to the amazing play of DeMar DeRozan, but does the veteran wing put up another career season in the 2022-23 campaign?
It’s going to be tough for him to do so with Ball out of the lineup for a good chunk of the season, and the Bulls didn’t make nearly as big of moves as many of their opponents in the East.
The Atlanta Hawks (traded for Dejounte Murray) and Cleveland Cavaliers (traded for Donovan Mitchell) both could leapfrog them this season, and that’s not even mentioning the Brooklyn Nets, who finished seventh in the East last season.
I think Chicago could miss the playoffs, but the play-in tournament does give it a much better chance of snagging a spot late, similar to Atlanta last season.
Instead, I’m going to fade the Bulls’ win total, as they still don’t have a great interior defense and now lack a true starting point guard (sorry Goran Dragic and Coby White).
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