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The NBA is on its way back: What it means for your betting ticket from ESPN

The NBA passed its proposal to return to play on Thursday. The league will bring 22 teams (13 Western Conference, nine Eastern Conference) to Orlando to play eight regular-season games each, followed by a potential play-in tournament and a 16-team playoffs.

The alternate playoff format and shortened regular season impact the outcomes of futures bets, like the odds to win divisions and regular-season win totals. It is unclear if the play-in tournament games would count towards season win totals, props or end-of-season awards.

The Milwaukee Bucks are currently the favorite at -182 to win the 2019/2020 Eastern Conference Title with the Celtics and Raptors having odds of +800 to take the title.  Check out the odds for the Eastern Conference Title, Western Conference Title and this year's NBA Championship at Borgata Sports Online Sportsbook.  Register with the show and get your first bet risk free up to $300!

Sportsbook rules vary from one company to the next, but here is an overview of how some bookmakers (and states) are handling the NBA's announcement and its effect on wagers that had already been placed.

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