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Author: Anthony Vlahovic

Last Updated: 24 March, 2025

2025 NBA Finals Betting Odds

While the Boston Celtics remain the favorites to win their second straight NBA Finals, with the regular season entering the end of March and the playoff hunt in full swing, the odds are about to start shifting even more. In the table below, we will have all the up-to-date betting odds to win the 2025 NBA Finals across all of the premier sports betting apps on the market.

2025 NBA Finals - Championship Winner - Best Odds

Team

Opening Odds

Current Best Odds

OKC Thunder

+1000

+175 (Caesars)

Boston Celtics

+300

+230 (DraftKings)

Cleveland Cavaliers

+3500

+650 (DraftKings)

Los Angeles Lakers

+4000

+1800 (FanDuel)

Denver Nuggets

+750

+1700 (FanDuel)

Golden State Warriors

+3500

+2000 (FanDuel)

New York Knicks

+1600

+4000 (Caesars)

Minnesota Timberwolves

+850

+6000 (DraftKings*)

Milwaukee Bucks

+1000

+9000 (Caesars)

Memphis Grizzlies

+5000

+9000 (Caesars)

Los Angeles Clippers

+2800

+10,000 (FanDuel)

Indiana Pacers

+5000

+12,000 (FanDuel*)

Houston Rockets

+15,000

+25,000 (FanDuel)

Sacramento Kings

+5500

+70,000 (Caesars*)

Detroit Pistons

+100,000

+35,000 (FanDuel)

Miami Heat

+3000

+100,000 (DraftKings*)

Orlando Magic

+8000

+75,000 (Caesars)

Phoenix Suns

+3000

+100,000 (DraftKings)

Philadelphia 76ers

+1600

+1,000,000 (Caesars)

Atlanta Hawks

+10,000

+200,000 (DraftKings)

Dallas Mavericks

+900

+400,000 (DraftKings)

San Antonio Spurs

+15,000

+1,000,000 (Caesars)

Portland Trail Blazers

+100,000

+400,000 (DraftKings)

Chicago Bulls

+30,000

+400,000 (DraftKings)

Toronto Raptors

+100,000

+1,000,000 (FanDuel)

Brooklyn Nets

+100,000

+1,000,000 (FanDuel*)

Charlotte Hornets

+100,000

+1,000,000 (Caesars)

*odds as of March 24, 2025

* = the same odds are offered by multiple sportsbooks.

2025 NBA Finals - Championship Winner - Top 11 Contenders

Team

DraftKings

FanDuel

Caesars

OKC Thunder

+160

+170

+175

Boston Celtics

+230

+195

+205

Cleveland Cavaliers

+650

+500

+550

Los Angeles Lakers

+1500

+1800

+1200

Denver Nuggets

+1500

+1700

+1200

Golden State Warriors

+1600

+2000

+1200

New York Knicks

+2200

+3000

+4000

Milwaukee Bucks

+5000

+8500

+9000

Minnesota Timberwolves

+6000

+5500

+6000

Memphis Grizzlies

+7000

+8500

+9000

Los Angeles Clippers

+6000

+10,000

+8000

*odds as of March 24, 2025

Current Favorites

Oklahoma City Thunder: Last season, the youthful OKC Thunder earned valuable playoff experience as the number-one seed in the Western Conference. Despite falling short in the conference semi-finals, the Thunder proved they have the talent to make deep runs into the postseason. So far in the 2024-25 season, the Thunder have been the best defensive team in the league, allowing just 107.2 points per 100 possessions in non-garbage time, per Cleaning the Glass. Behind that defense and the play of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder are boasting the best record in the Western Conference at 59-12.

Boston Celtics: Over the past few years, the Celtics have become a mainstay in the Eastern Conference Finals. However, during the 2023-24 season, they finally broke through and won their first title with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. With their core group of players remaining the same, the Celtics are boasting a 52-19 record as they are sitting in second place in the Eastern Conference. Boston also ranks third in the league in points per 100 possessions in non-garbage time (120.9) per Cleaning the Glass.

Cleveland Cavaliers: For as good as the Celtics have been this season, the Cavaliers have been better, as they lead the league in points per 100 possessions in non-garbage time and are second in point differential (CleaningTheGlass). With Donovan Mitchell playing at an MVP-caliber level and guys like Evan Mobley taking the next step toward stardom, the Cavs sit atop the Eastern Conference with a 57-14 record.

Past NBA champions & odds

Season

Winner

Runner-Up

Opening odds

Playoffs R1 odds

Finals odds

2023-24

Boston Celtics

Dallas Mavericks

+550

+160

-225

2022-23

Denver Nuggets

Miami Heat

+1400

+1000

-430

2021-22

Golden State Warriors

Boston Celtics

+1200

+1000

-145

2020-21

Milwaukee Bucks

Phoenix Suns

+500

+850

+160

2019-20

Los Angeles Lakers

Miami Heat

+1800

+280

-350

2018-19

Toronto Raptors

Golden State Warriors

+6600

+975

+230

2017-18

Golden State Warriors

Cleveland Cavaliers

-168

+137

-1075

2016-17

Golden State Warriors

Cleveland Cavaliers

+215

-173

-300

2015-16

Cleveland Cavaliers

Golden State Warriors

+300

+475

+180

2014-15

Golden State Warriors

Cleveland Cavaliers

+2500

+175

-220

NBA Finalists 2024-25 - Betting odds

Match-up

Fanduel

Boston Celtics vs Oklahoma City Thunder

+195

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

+370

Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets

+1100

Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers

+1400

Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors

+1500

New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder

+1700

The exact result in the NBA finals - Current odds

Match-up

Fanduel

Boston Celtics to beat Oklahoma City Thunder

+480

Oklahoma City Thunder to beat Boston Celtics

+480

Oklahoma City Thunder to beat Cleveland Cavaliers

+690

Cleveland Cavaliers to beat Oklahoma City Thunder

+890

Boston Celtics to beat Denver Nuggets

+1700

Oklahoma City Thunder to beat New York Knicks

+2300

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Editor: Anthony Vlahovic

A former professional baseball player who has had his finger on the pulse of sports betting since 2016.

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