2025 NBA Eastern Conference finals odds: Knicks favored over Pacers
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Party like its 1999.
The Knicks are favored to make their first NBA Finals in 26 years.
After upsetting the defending champion Celtics in Round 2, the Knicks are a -150 favorite to win the Eastern Conference finals over the Pacers, who are a +125 underdog at BetMGM Sportsbook.
Knicks vs. Pacers series odds
Team Odds Knicks -150 Pacers +125 Odds via BetMGM
With only Indiana standing in their way of making it to the championship round, the Knicks have the second-best odds (+350) to win the title behind the Thunder (+110), who are a heavy favorite to win Game 7 on Sunday against the Nuggets in Oklahoma City.
But before they worry about that, the Knicks will have to get through the Pacers, whom they went 2-1 against during the regular season after getting eliminated by Indiana during the semifinal round last year.
New York Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns (32) gestures to the crowd during the second half of Game 6 in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Boston Celtics Friday, May 16, 2025, in New York.
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Both teams were massive long shots to make the East finals — let alone the NBA Finals — when the playoffs began.
The Pacers were a a +375 long shot to beat the East No. 1 seed Cavaliers during the semifinals before taking Cleveland down in just five games.
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Oddsmakers were even more pessimistic about the Knicks' chances against the Celtics, pegging them as a +550 underdog.
Vegas is expecting a long series.
BetMGM's odds say the series is likely to go over 5.5 games (-200) while a seven-game series (+190) is the most likely outcome on their odds board.
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