For a No. 1 seed, there's not a lot of love for the Philadelphia 76ers as the NBA playoffs start.
Seeds don't matter too much to bettors or oddsmakers, but for obvious reasons the seeds and odds have a correlation. Top seeds are typically the top teams in a conference and the odds reflect that, or close.
Try telling the 76ers. Not only are the 76ers not favored to win the Eastern Conference at BetMGM, they're not really close. Maybe that just means they're sneaky value.
76ers aren't favored in the East
The Brooklyn Nets are the favorite to win the NBA championship at BetMGM, and a heavy favorite to win the East.