Oklahoma City Just Finished the Regular Season 64-18 and Vegas Won't Stop Betting Against Everyone Else
The Oklahoma City Thunder are absolutely steamrolling through the league right now, and the betting market is screaming it. After closing out the regular season on Sunday with the best record in the NBA at 64-18, the defending champs are massive favorites to keep the Larry O'Brien Trophy in Oklahoma. Sportsbooks across the country have them locked in at anywhere from +110 to +135 odds to repeat, and honestly? Nobody else is even close.
Thunder Are the Class of the League Right Now
The numbers don't lie. Oklahoma City finished the regular season with a .780 winning percentage, and every major sportsbook basically agrees this is the Thunder's trophy to lose. DraftKings has them at +110. BetMGM at +135. FanDuel at +115. Pick a book, they're all saying the same thing: these guys are the ones to beat when the playoffs tip off.
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Everyone Else Is Fighting for Scraps
The San Antonio Spurs finished second in the regular season at 62-20 and they're the second choice to win it all, but the odds jump to +450 or +500 depending on the sportsbook. Victor Wembanyama is sitting at +500 to win Finals MVP. The Boston Celtics, who got star Jayson Tatum back healthy after a ruptured Achilles injury last year, are listed at +550. The Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers round out the next tier.
Then there's Portland. The Trail Blazers are back in the playoffs for the first time since the 2020-21 season as the eighth seed in the West, and they're carrying the longest odds to win it all. We're talking +200000 at some books, +250000 at others. They've got a play-in game against the seventh-seeded Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in Phoenix, and DraftKings has the Suns favored by 4.5 points. If you're thinking Portland is winning this thing, Vegas has some bridge property to sell you.
The Finals Market Has Thunder Written All Over It
If you believe the oddsmakers, a Thunder-Celtics matchup in the Finals is the most likely scenario at +330 odds on FanDuel. Thunder over the Celtics specifically? That's +500. A Celtics series win over Oklahoma City sits at +1200. The longest odds in any potential Finals matchup hit +75000, and yeah, that's for things like Knicks-Clippers or Cavs-Warriors. Nobody's buying those narratives right now.
The Thunder dominated the regular season. They've got the MVP on their roster. They're the defending champs. And Vegas is telling you they're the most likely team to still be holding the trophy when the dust settles in June. Everything else is just noise.
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