The Oklahoma City Thunder remain the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Finals after grinding out a tough Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday to even the series at 2-2.
In the East, the Indiana Pacers are -300 favorites to advance to the conference finals over the Cleveland Cavaliers (+250), after taking a commanding 3-1 series lead Sunday night.
The Boston Celtics are the odds-on favorite to win the East (-125) with the Pacers (+360), New York Knicks (+525) and Cavaliers (+550) behind them. The Celtics will look to even the series against the Knicks in Monday’s Game 4 in Madison Square Garden.
Meanwhile, Golden State Warriors, down 2-1 and without Stephen Curry, will host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Monday’s second game. The Warriors have dipped all the way down to 60-1 to win the NBA Finals.
Early favorites for Finals MVP have remained somewhat intact, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jayson Tatum holding a significant lead on the rest of the field. Donovan Mitchell, Nikola Jokic and Anthony Edwards round out the top five.
A full list of MVP candidate odds can be found below, along with each team’s odds to win their current series, the conference 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: +135
Jayson Tatum, Celtics: +280
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves: 10-1
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers: 12-1
Tyrese Haliburton, Pacers: 17-1
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets: 18-1
Jaylen Brown, Celtics: 20-1
Jalen Brunson, Knicks: 25-1
Jalen Williams, Thunder: 50-1
Pascal Siakam, Pacers: 60-1
Darius Garland, Cavaliers: 75-1
Derrick White, Celtics: 75-1
Evan Mobley, Cavaliers: 75-1
Chet Holmgren, Thunder: 80-1
Stephen Curry, Warriors: 80-1
Julius Randle, Timberwolves: 100-1
Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks: 125-1
Kristaps Porzingis, Celtics: 125-1
Aaron Gordon, Nuggets: 200-1
Jamal Murray, Nuggets: 200-1
Jaden McDaniels, Timberwolves: 250-1
