The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 on Thursday to advance to the NBA Finals, where they will face the Boston Celtics. Game 1 doesn’t start until June 6, but sportsbooks are already open between the Mavericks and Celtics. These odds are provided by FanDuel Sportsbook.
Boston opens as a -230 favorite to win, while the Mavericks are hovering at +180. The most likely outcome is for the Celtics to win in five games, and they are currently listed at +300. If Dallas wins, FanDuel sees them as most likely to win in six games at +550.
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The Celtics led the NBA regular season with a 64-18 record and went 12-2 in the playoffs. Dallas went 50-32 in the regular season but went 12-5 in the playoffs, and the Mavs’ acquisitions of PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford before the trade deadline propelled them to new heights. Boston won an unconventional victory by sweeping the Pacers. The Pacers led late in most games but struggled to stay calm late. The Mavs did the same, though they did drop one game. Minnesota led the series longer than Dallas, but Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic took control late in games.
Leading the odds for Finals MVP is Jayson Tatum at -130, followed by Jaylen Brown at +600, Luka Doncic at +200 and Kyrie Irving at +2400, a distant fourth. Both Doncic and Tatum were selected to the All-NBA First Team this season, with Doncic finishing third and Tatum sixth in MVP voting.
Other interesting odds include +16,000 for Payton Pritchard to be named Finals MVP, -280 for the game not to go into overtime, +155 for Luka Doncic to make the most three-pointers and +210 for the series to end in five or six games.
Game odds are updated regularly and are subject to change.
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