NBA playoff futures: Thunder the big favorites to win championship

The NBA Conference Finals get underway early this week and the Oklahoma City Thunder, fresh off a blowout victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 on Sunday, are the big favorites (-180) to win the NBA championship. The Thunder start their series with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. ET in Oklahoma City.

The New York Knicks have the next-shortest odds to win the title (+475) and host the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET to tip off the Eastern Conference Finals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (-170) is the heavy favorite for NBA Finals MVP with Jalen Brunson (+550), Anthony Edwards (+625) and Tyrese Haliburton (+900) behind him with the next-shortest odds.

A full list of MVP candidate odds can be found below the list of every team's odds to win their current series and the Finals.

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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: -170
Jalen Brunson, Knicks: +550
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves: +625
Tyrese Haliburton, Pacers: +900
Jalen Williams, Thunder: 30-1
Julius Randle, Timberwolves: 30-1
Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks: 40-1
Pascal Siakam, Pacers: 40-1
Chet Holmgren, Thunder: 75-1
Jaden McDaniels, Timberwolves: 200-1
OG Anunoby, Knicks: 200-1
Naz Reid, Timberwolves: 500-1