Betting $10 on the Knicks to win the series comes with a potential payout of $14.50. However, you can increase the return slightly by wagering on New York to take Game 2 and win the series. This market comes with +175 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook.

The odds-on championship favorite Oklahoma City Thunder took a 2-0 series lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves with a dominant 118-103 victory. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 38 points and as a result moved from -220 to -300 to win the NBA Finals MVP.

NBA playoffs picks, predictions, odds, TV channel, how to watch, stream Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder game on Saturday, May 24.

Oklahoma City set the tone for the Western Conference Finals with a 114-88 plundering of the Timberwolves in Game 1. Things weren't quite as easy in Game 2, but the Thunder still beat Minnesota 118-103 behind 38 points from newly-crowned MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

The Pacers are the hottest team remaining in the playoff field and could surge to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2000, when they beat New York to reach the championship round. It is going to be absolute NBA cinema to watch Tyrese Haliburton battle Brunson late in big spots.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (-135) remain the odds-on favorite to win the 2025 NBA championship even after dropping Game 6 at Denver on Thursday night. The team with the next-shortest odds has changed,