The NBA Finals begin Wednesday night, between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. In a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals, the Spurs enter the series as -200 favorites after upsetting the defending champion Oklahoma City in seven games in the Western Conference finals. For the Knicks, for the third consecutive time this postseason, they will face an opponent coming off of a seven-game series. This is the first time that’s happened in NBA history. Since trailing 2-1 to the Hawks in the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks are undefeated, having won 10 straight games all by double-digits. However,…
I don’t know that too many people would’ve picked a Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals matchup way back in October of last year. But here we are. And I think it will be a great series.Here are the first few bets that I’m looking at for this NBA Finals showdown.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.Victor Wembanyama Could Victor Wembanyama win NBA Finals MVP (Getty Images)? I’m picking the Spurs to win the NBA Finals, and it’s cheaper…
It’s Game 7 for all the Western Conference marbles on Saturday, between the Thunder and Spurs. And 1.7 million marbles … er, dollars … are on the line for a prescient DraftKings Sportsbook customer.Months ago, before that riveting Team USA gold-medal win in men’s hockey, the bettor crafted a four-leg futures parlay. All that remains: a Spurs Western Conference title.Read on for more on that wager, plus Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy looking to cash in big on the Golden Knights, along with other notable futures bets on NBA and NHL playoffs.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.…
It’s a true David vs. Goliath matchup: Victor Wembanyama vs. Jalen Brunson. This year’s NBA Finals will represent a rematch of the last time the Knicks made it to the championship series, way back at the conclusion of the 1998-99 season. In that Finals, the Spurs defeated the Knicks in five games. Now, New York gets a shot to get its lick back, nearly 30 years later. Regardless, whichever team wins this series will need huge performances from its star players. Let’s check out the odds for NBA Finals MVP as of May 31 at FanDuel Sportsbook. This page may contain affiliate links to legal…
The champion of the NBA’s Western Conference will be crowned in a seventh and deciding game on Saturday night, after the Spurs blew out the Thunder in Game 6 to even the series. It’s no surprise that this much-anticipated series is tied at 3-3, but a close series doesn’t necessarily mean close games. Surprisingly, four of the six games so far have been fairly lopsided. Since the Game 1 double-overtime thriller won by the Spurs, the margin of victory for the games since then has been 9, 15, 21, 13 and 27, respectively. Are we due for a close game?This page may contain…
Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between San Antonio and Oklahoma City is in the books, and before we get to some takeaways and a best bet, I think we all need to pause for a moment just to catch our collective breath. Wow.It was going to be hard to live up to the hype and anticipation going into this series. However, Game 1 not only lived up to it but somehow exceeded it. For the first time in 50 years, a Western Conference finals game went to double overtime, with the Spurs winning 122-115 in an instant classic. This page…
The NBA has arrived at the postseason semifinals — and that round has some extra hardware attached to it. Let’s check out the odds for the Eastern Conference finals and Western Conference finals MVP awards at DraftKings Sportsbook as of May 18. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.Eastern Conference finals MVPJalen Brunson: -170 (bet $10 to win $15.88 total)Donovan Mitchell: +320 (bet $10 to win $42 total)Karl-Anthony Towns: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)James Harden:…
The NBA playoffs resume on Friday night with a pair of Games 6 in the conference semifinals. First on the slate is a Detroit Pistons squad looking to keep its season alive, as it faces an elimination game on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Then, the San Antonio Spurs will look to eliminate the Minnesota Timberwolves and clinch a trip to the much-anticipated Western Conference finals against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. There will be a Game 6 in each conference. But will there be a Game 7? Let’s take a look at these matchups from a betting perspective.This page…
It’s crunch time in the NBA. Let’s check out the odds for the conference finals at DraftKings Sportsbook, as of May 16.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALSNo. 2 SAN ANTONIO (+210) vs. No. 1 OKLAHOMA CITY (-260) Season series: SAS wins 4-1GAME 1 — SAS @ OKC (May 18)Spread: Thunder -6.5Moneyline: Thunder -238, Spurs +195O/U: 217.5What to know: It’s a dream conference finals in the Western Conference. The Thunder won 64 games in the…
As the NBA and NHL playoffs roll on, more potentially big-paying bets come out of the woodwork. That includes futures wagers — one made months ago — that are now closer to the precipice of a profitable payday.Exhibit A: The Hard Rock Bet customer who, on Christmas Day, plunked down $20,000 on a Spurs NBA championship. That person is now very much in the hunt for a hefty six-figure win.Exhibit B: Nick Wright, co-host of FS1’s “First Things First,” has a live ticket — for the moment — that would bag $2 million if the Timberwolves go on a title…