Thunder Huge Favorites, Books Split On Eastern Conference In '26 Odds

Before the Oklahoma City Thunder made the associate of the Larry O'Brien Trophy for the very first time as NBA champs, they were already big favorites to get the next one in 2025-26.


Consensus futures odds for the 2025-26 NBA title greatly prefer Oklahoma City, which has couple of offseason questions beyond the number of nos the next agreement for league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might need.


FanDuel likes the at +220 and splits from the agreement with the Cleveland Cavaliers (+850) directly ahead of the New York Knicks (+950) and the Timberwolves. The Western Conference finalist is +1300 followed by


DraftKings listed OKC as +220 favorites and the excessive pick to rule next season over the runners up at +900-- the Indiana Pacers and the Knicks-- before Minnesota (+1000 ). The Pacers' outlook for 2025-26 could depend upon the severity of the injury star Tyrese Haliburton suffered in Game 7.


For the sake of description, a $10 wager on a +220 winner would pay $22 ($100 pays $220, and so on).


The Cavaliers (+1100) and Houston Rockets (+1200) are next with the Lakers and Spurs both rising in recent weeks to +1600. Houston is reportedly getting Kevin Durant from Phoenix.


Houston and Indiana were even at +1300 at FanDuel before Game 7.


Last year's NBA champ, the Boston Celtics, entered the 2024-25 season as heavy favorites but were removed by the Knicks in the conference semifinals. The Celtics are currently +2000 at DraftKings (+1500 FanDuel) behind the previous title winner, Denver, at +1700. The Nuggets are +1600 at FanDuel.


Boston is facing the potential of a season without Jayson Tatum, who is recuperating from a ruptured Achilles. The Nuggets lost to the Thunder in 7 games in the conference semifinals after a late-season training modification, and more turmoil is anticipated on the roster.


Golden State is the last franchise to win successive champions. The Warriors, who also won the 2022 title before Denver's breakthrough, went to five successive Finals from 2015-2019. Golden State went back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.


Prior to transferring to Oklahoma City, the franchise was called the Seattle SuperSonics and appeared in the NBA Finals in 1978 and 1996.