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Over/Under? Vegas Projected Win Totals Released for 2016-17 Regular Season

By Matthew Medley

Jun 13, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the third quarter in game five of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 13, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the third quarter in game five of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 30, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry (7) drives the ball against Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas (4) defending during the 2nd quarter at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry (7) drives the ball against Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas (4) defending during the 2nd quarter at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports /

Atlantic Division

Toronto Raptors 49.5 wins

Under.The Eastern Conference looks to be much more competitive and balanced this season with teams like Boston, Indiana, and Chicago  adding key pieces to their rosters.

Boston Celtics 50.5 wins

Over.  The addition of Al Horford makes the Celtics one of the top three or four teams in the East. The Celtics won 48 games in 2015-16 and added an All-Star-caliber player to go along with rising stars, Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder.

New York Knicks 38.5 wins

Under. Although the Knicks have the potential to be in the playoff race, ask Bulls fans about basing the success of a season around the health of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah.

Brooklyn Nets 20.5 wins

Over.  Although the Nets aren’t going to have much to look forward to in 2016-17, the Jeremy Lin signing may turn out to be one of the better moves of this summer.

The only way I could see Brooklyn winning fewer than 21 games is if Brook Lopez goes down for more than half the season due to injury, which is possible, given his track record.

Philadelphia 76ers 27.5 wins

Under. Even if Ben Simmons has a great year and Jahlil Okafor continues his impressive individual performance from 2015-16, there are far too many holes on this roster for me to believe they are going to improve 18 full games from last season.

They might be a better second half team, once their young players get more experience under their belt, but look for more growing pains this season.