NBA Finals Odds: Thunder Heavy Favorites Over Pacers in Unlikely Matchup

ESPN and ABC execs can’t be thrilled about the NBA Finals matchup. We all expect the ratings to be near record lows for this championship series, which is a shame.

But…there will still be plenty of betting action to be had.

Before the season started, we sent out exact NBA Finals matchup odds and the chances of an Indiana Pacers/Oklahoma City Thunder finals were 85/1.

It was the 33^rd-most likely Finals matchup behind pairings such as the Sixers/Mavs, Celtics/Pelicans, Knicks/Suns and Heat/Thunder.

The lookahead lines to this series had the Thunder at a robust -750 and the Pacers +535. The lines have since moved a decent amount in the Pacers’ favor.

The most likely outcome is the Thunder winning in five games. In fact, the Thunder winning in a sweep has lower odds than winning in six or seven games.

Here’s the direct link to real-time NBA Finals series odds: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/basketball/nba-series

NBA Finals

Indiana Pacers                             +430

Oklahoma City Thunder              -570

Note: Current odds give the Thunder an 85.1% likelihood of winning the NBA Finals.

Number of games in the series
5 Games	2/1
4 Games	5/2	(+250)
6 Games	16/5	(+320)
7 Games	7/2	(+350)

Exact Series Result
Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1	21/10	(+210)
Oklahoma City Thunder 4-0	5/2	(+250)
Oklahoma City Thunder 4-2	9/2	(+450)
Oklahoma City Thunder 4-3	21/4	(+525)
Indiana Pacers 4-2	12/1
Indiana Pacers 4-3	12/1
Indiana Pacers 4-1	33/1
Indiana Pacers 4-0	50/1