The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals with a Game 7 victory in Boston, but the Denver Nuggets will start the NBA Finals as favorites. Here’s what you need to know:
- The Nuggets are -400 to win it all, according to BetMGM. Meanwhile, Miami is +300 to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
- Denver is also 8.5-point favorites for Game 1 in Denver on Thursday.
- Nikola Jokić is the favorite to win the NBA Finals MVP at -300. Jimmy Butler is +350, barely longer odds than the Heat winning. Jamal Murray is next at +1200.
Backstory
While the Nuggets have never won an NBA title, they’ve lost just three games this postseason and another short series is possible if the odds are any indication. The most likely exact series outcome is the Nuggets in five at +225.
Denver advanced to the NBA Finals after sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals. They also beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (five games) and the Phoenix Suns (six games) during these playoffs. This will be the Nuggets’ first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.
The Miami Heat are looking to win their fourth NBA championship. They advanced to this year’s NBA Finals after beating the Chicago Bulls in the Play-In Tournament, before defeating the Milwaukee Bucks (five games), New York Knicks (six games) and Boston Celtics (seven games) this postseason.
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