The New York Knicks are the +340 favorite to win the 2026-27 Eastern Conference. The Philadelphia 76ers are close behind at +380, and the Boston Celtics are third at +550.
Those are DraftKings prices on ESPN’s 2026-27 futures board, read on September 24, 2026. The season opens October 20, when the 76ers play at New York and the Celtics at Detroit.
2027 Eastern Conference odds
| Team | Odds | Implied chance | 2025-26 record | 2025-26 seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Knicks | +340 | 22.7% | 53-29 | 3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | +380 | 20.8% | 45-37 | 7 |
| Boston Celtics | +550 | 15.4% | 56-26 | 2 |
| Detroit Pistons | +800 | 11.1% | 60-22 | 1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | +900 | 10.0% | 52-30 | 4 |
| Miami Heat | +950 | 9.5% | 43-39 | 10 |
| Toronto Raptors | +1000 | 9.1% | 46-36 | 5 |
| Indiana Pacers | +1400 | 6.7% | 19-63 | 14 |
| Atlanta Hawks | +2200 | 4.3% | 46-36 | 6 |
| Orlando Magic | +2800 | 3.4% | 45-37 | 8 |
| Charlotte Hornets | +4500 | 2.2% | 44-38 | 9 |
| Washington Wizards | +7500 | 1.3% | 17-65 | 15 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | +30000 | 0.3% | 32-50 | 11 |
| Chicago Bulls | +30000 | 0.3% | 31-51 | 12 |
| Brooklyn Nets | +50000 | 0.2% | 20-62 | 13 |
The implied chance is the price as a percentage, before the book’s margin comes out. All 15 add up to about 118%.
This is the 2026-27 market. ESPN files it under the season it labels 2026-27, and the 2026 East title has already been decided.
The Knicks won the East in 2026
New York went 12-2 through the East bracket. It beat Atlanta 4-2 in the first round, swept Philadelphia in the second, then swept Cleveland in the conference finals, closing with a 130-93 win in Cleveland in Game 4.
Jalen Brunson was the Eastern Conference Finals MVP. The Knicks then beat San Antonio 4-1 in the Finals, winning Game 5 94-90 on the road, and Brunson was named Finals MVP.
The rest of the top five
Philadelphia is priced second despite the seventh seed. The 76ers won the play-in, beat second-seeded Boston 4-3 in the first round, winning Game 7 in Boston 109-100, and then lost 4-0 to New York.
Boston finished second at 56-26 and allowed 107.2 points a game, the fewest in the league. Detroit had the East’s best record at 60-22 and is fourth on the board at +800. Cleveland beat Toronto and Detroit in seven games each before New York swept it.
Two prices to know
Miami at +950 is sixth on the board. The Heat finished tenth at 43-39 and lost their play-in game to Charlotte, 127-126.
Indiana is +1400 after a 19-63 season, 14th in the East. The Pacers were in the Finals in 2025, losing Game 7 to Oklahoma City.
Recent Eastern Conference champions
| Season | East champion | Finals result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | New York Knicks | Beat San Antonio Spurs 4-1 |
| 2024-25 | Indiana Pacers | Lost to Oklahoma City Thunder 4-3 |
| 2023-24 | Boston Celtics | Beat Dallas Mavericks 4-1 |
| 2022-23 | Miami Heat | Lost to Denver Nuggets 4-1 |
| 2021-22 | Boston Celtics | Lost to Golden State Warriors 4-2 |
| 2020-21 | Milwaukee Bucks | Beat Phoenix Suns 4-2 |
| 2019-20 | Miami Heat | Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Raptors | Beat Golden State Warriors 4-2 |
| 2017-18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lost to Golden State Warriors 4-0 |
| 2016-17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lost to Golden State Warriors 4-1 |
Seven different teams have won the East in ten seasons, and four of those teams went on to win the title. No East team has reached back-to-back Finals since Cleveland in 2017 and 2018.
What the prices say
The Knicks at +340 carry about a 22.7% chance, the 76ers at +380 about 20.8%, and the Celtics at +550 about 15.4%. A futures bet is worth making only when you rate a team’s chance higher than the price does, and the East board will move once the season starts.
The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers team pages hold their schedules, starting with their opening-night game. For the full title board, see our NBA championship odds, and for the other side of the bracket, our Western Conference odds. From October 20, our NBA predictions carry the nightly lines, and our NBA betting guide covers the season.