NBA Finals Betting Odds: Series Winner, Spread, Total Games, Stat Leaders
The Oklahoma City Thunder are heavily favored over the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals, which start Thursday in OKC.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are heavily favored over the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals, which start Thursday in OKC.
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After sandwiching dominant wins over the Grizzlies in the first round and the Wolves in the Western Conference Finals around a seven-game battle with the Nuggets in the conference semis, NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder (1) enter the NBA Finals vs. the Pacers as massive favorites.
In fact, a close look at the NBA Finals betting odds as of Monday, June 2 shows that it might be an understatement to call the Thunder "massive favorites" in this series.
The Pacers (4) turned heads with wins over Eastern Conference foes Milwaukee (5) in the first round, Cleveland (1) in the second and New York (3) in the third, but they're the betting underdogs for the third series in a row.
Later this week, we'll give out our NBA Finals best bets and picks, but for now, we're diving into the odds in a range of markets, including series winner, series spread and total games, plus the odds on who will lead this series in points, asssists, made 3-pointers and rebounds and analysis of those markets.
NBA Finals Series Betting Odds: OKC Favored
As you can see below, oddsmakers are aligned on the pre-series odds, with most sportsbooks listing the Pacers at +500 (implied probability: 16.67 percent) and the Thunder at -700 (implied probability: 87.5 percent).
DK FD bet365 BetMGM Pacers +500 +530 +500 +500 Thunder -700 -750 -700 -700
Let's briefly look back at the betting odds entering last year's Finals for a bit of context here.
The Celtics were listed at around -200 at most sportsbooks entering their matchup vs. the Mavericks. Boston, of course, won that series 4-1, with three of their four wins effectively secured entering the fourth quarter.
If this series goes the way oddsmakers expect it to, the only question is not if, but when OKC will get to raise the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
NBA Finals Series Spread, Total Games Odds
In addition to the series winner market, other ways to bet on Pacers vs. Thunder include the Series Spread and Total Games markets.
Pacers vs. Thunder NBA Finals Series Spread Odds
You can bet on either the Pacers or Thunder to win the series by 1.5 or 2.5 games.
The winner would have to get it done in six games (4-2) to cover at -1.5, and it would need to win 4-1 (or 4-0) to cover at -2.5.
The odds below come from DraftKings:
OKC -1.5 (-275); IND +1.5 (+220)
OKC -2.5 (-140); IND +2.5 (+120)
IND -1.5 (+850); OKC +1.5 (-1400)
IND -2.5 (+1800); OKC +2.5 (-5000)
NBA Finals Total Games Odds: Pacers vs. Thunder
The line on how many games Pacers-Thunder will go is set at 5.5 at most sportsbooks, including DK, FD and bet365:
DraftKings: Over 5.5 (+115); Under 5.5 (-135)
FanDuel: Over 5.5 (+106); Under 5.5 (-130)
BetMGM: Over 5.5 (+105); Under 5.5 (-125)
Additional NBA Finals series markets include Game/Series Double, Exact Games and Exact Outcome.
NBA Finals Statistical Leader Odds
On the player props front, you can wager on the player you expect to lead the Finals in points, assists, made threes, rebounds and more.
NBA Finals Points Leader Odds
There's not much to break down in this market. Barring injury, expect SGA to be the highest scorer in this series by a comfortable margin.
DK FD bet365 BetMGM Shai Gilgeous-Alexander -3500 -6000 -5000 -5000 Jalen Williams +2500 +2700 +2500 +2500 Pascal Siakam +2800 +3600 +4000 +3000 Tyrese Haliburton +6000 +4900 +5000 +4000
NBA Finals Assists Leader Odds
DK FD bet365 BetMGM Haliburton -900 -650 -550 -650 SGA +500 +390 +375 +400 Williams +5000 +6500 +5000 +6600
NBA Finals Made Threes Leader Odds
DK FD bet365 BetMGM Haliburton -125 +155 -120 +160 Aaron Nesmith +425 +390 +450 +400 Luguentz Dort +600 +500 +500 +500 SGA +1100 +850 +1600 +900 Myles Turner +1100 +900 +900 +900 Williams +1100 +1000 +1200 +1000
NBA Finals Rebounds Leader Odds
DK FD bet365 BetMGM Chet Holmgren -185 -130 -200 -125 Isaiah Hartenstein +195 +550 +350 +500 Pascal Siakam +550 +500 +700 +550 Williams +1300 +700 +900 +700 SGA +2200 +1000 +1800 +1000 Haliburton +4000 +2300 +2500 +2500
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