NBA championship and Finals MVP odds: Spurs still favorites to advance past Wolves heading into G...

ByDoug Greenberg ESPN logo
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:07PM
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are -175 to win the NBA Finals after sweeping theLos Angeles Lakersin a close Game 4 on Monday night. The Thunder are -280 to win the Western Conference as they await the winner of the semifinal series between theMinnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs.

With the Wolves and Spurs tied at 2-2, San Antonio remains second on the championship odds board at +390, while Minnesota improved from 100-1 to 70-1 with its win in Game 4 on Sunday. Game 5 is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, with the series heading back to San Antonio and the Spurs carrying -390 odds to win the series.

Meanwhile, with their dominating sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the playoffs Sunday, the New York Knicks have firmly entered the title contenders' conversation, shortening to +600 to win the NBA Finals and an odds-on -175 to win the Eastern Conference.

New York awaits the winner of the Cleveland Cavaliers-Detroit Pistons series, which is knotted at 2-2 after Cleveland's Game 4 win Monday. The Pistons remain the favorites to win the series at -150 odds. Detroit has lengthened to 25-1 on the championship odds board, and Cleveland is 35-1, good for fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Odds are provided by DraftKings Sportsbook and are as of publication.

2026 NBA championship odds

Finals MVP odds leaderboard

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder -145

Victor Wembanyama, Spurs +400

Jalen Brunson, Knicks +850

Cade Cunningham, Pistons 28-1

Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks 35-1

Jalen Williams, Thunder 35-1

Chet Holmgren, Thunder 35-1

Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers 50-1

Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves 80-1

OG Anunoby, Knicks 80-1

Stephon Castle, Spurs 100-1

James Harden, Cavaliers 120-1

Ajay Mitchell, Thunder 150-1

De'Aaron Fox, Spurs 150-1

Josh Hart, Knicks 200-1

Jalen Duren, Pistons 200-1

Evan Mobley, Cavaliers 400-1

Mikal Bridges, Knicks 500-1

Ausar Thompson, Pistons 500-1

Tobias Harris, Pistons 500-1

Julius Randle, Timberwolves 700-1

Luguentz Dort, Thunder 700-1

Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers 700-1

Isaiah Hartenstein, Thunder 700-1

Rudy Gobert, Timberwolves 700-1

Alex Caruso, Thunder 700-1

Jaden McDaniels, Timberwolves 800-1

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