NBA playoff odds: Pacers close gap on Cavaliers after Game 1 win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs as favorites to win the NBA championship, and they have done nothing to dissuade the betting public so far after sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies.
Following the Thunder out West are the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets. The Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets on the road in Game 7 and will face the Timberwolves in the next round.
In the East, the second round is set, as the defending champions Boston Celtics, favorites to win the Eastern Conference, will face the New York Knicks, while the Indiana Pacers went on the road and upset the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 on Sunday.
Early favorites for Finals MVP include Gilgeous-Alexander, Jayson Tatum and Donovan Mitchell, with a surging Anthony Edwards behind them. A full list of MVP candidate odds follows below.
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Odds accurate as of publication. For latest and most complete odds go to ESPN BET
NBA Finals MVP favorites
The NBA Finals MVP Award recognizes the player deemed most valuable to his team in the NBA Finals only.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder: +130
Jayson Tatum, Celtics: +240
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers: +800
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves: 16-1
Jaylen Brown, Celtics: 20-1
Stephen Curry, Warriors: 30-1
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets: 40-1
Evan Mobley, Cavaliers: 50-1
Jalen Brunson, Knicks: 50-1
Jalen Williams, Thunder: 50-1
Kristaps Porzingis, Celtics: 50-1
Darius Garland, Cavaliers: 60-1
Tyrese Haliburton, Pacers: 60-1
Derrick White, Celtics: 66-1
Chet Holmgren, Thunder: 75-1
Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks: 75-1
Pascal Siakam, Pacers: 75-1
Draymond Green, Warriors: 150-1
Jrue Holiday, Celtics: 250-1
Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers: 300-1
Jamal Murray, Nuggets: 500-1
