FanDuel Makes Knicks 6.5-Point NBA Finals Underdogs as Brunson's Team Awaits Spurs or Thunder
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Updated · New York Post · May 26
FanDuel Makes Knicks 6.5-Point NBA Finals Underdogs as Brunson's Team Awaits Spurs or Thunder
9 articles · Updated · New York Post · May 26
FanDuel opened hypothetical Game 1 NBA Finals lines with New York as a 4.5-point underdog at San Antonio and a 6.5-point underdog at Oklahoma City.
Those prices come despite the Knicks carrying an 11-game playoff winning streak and entering the Finals rested after playing only four games in 23 days before June 3.
Series odds also lean heavily against New York: DraftKings lists the Spurs at -270 and the Thunder at -280, with the Knicks at +210 and +220 respectively.
BetMGM still has the Knicks at +225 to win the title after they opened Round 1 at 22-1, while the Thunder are -115 and the Spurs +275.
The Western matchup driving those projections remains unresolved, with Spurs-Thunder tied 2-2 and Oklahoma City favored by 4.5 points in Tuesday's Game 5.
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