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I don't know that too many people would've picked a Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals matchup way back in October of last year. But here we are. And I think it will be a great series. Here are the first few bets that I'm looking at for this NBA Finals showdown. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports […]

The NBA Finals begin Wednesday night, between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. In a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals, the Spurs enter the series as -200 favorites after upsetting the defending champion Oklahoma City in seven games in the Western Conference finals. For the Knicks, for the third consecutive time this postseason, they will face an opponent coming off of a seven-game series. This is the […]

It's a true David vs. Goliath matchup: Victor Wembanyama vs. Jalen Brunson. This year's NBA Finals will represent a rematch of the last time the Knicks made it to the championship series, way back at the conclusion of the 1998-99 season. In that Finals, the Spurs defeated the Knicks in five games. Now, New York gets a shot to get its lick back, nearly 30 years later. Regardless, whichever team […]

The champion of the NBA’s Western Conference will be crowned in a seventh and deciding game on Saturday night, after the Spurs blew out the Thunder in Game 6 to even the series. It’s no surprise that this much-anticipated series is tied at 3-3, but a close series doesn’t necessarily mean close games. Surprisingly, four of the six games so far have been fairly lopsided. Since the Game 1 double-overtime […]

It’s Game 7 for all the Western Conference marbles on Saturday, between the Thunder and Spurs. And 1.7 million marbles … er, dollars … are on the line for a prescient DraftKings Sportsbook customer. Months ago, before that riveting Team USA gold-medal win in men’s hockey, the bettor crafted a four-leg futures parlay. All that remains: a Spurs Western Conference title. Read on for more on that wager, plus Barstool […]

Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between San Antonio and Oklahoma City is in the books, and before we get to some takeaways and a best bet, I think we all need to pause for a moment just to catch our collective breath. Wow. It was going to be hard to live up to the hype and anticipation going into this series. However, Game 1 not only lived up […]

We know which franchise has the No. 1 pick. Let's check out the odds for whom the Washington Wizards will take with the first selection at FanDuel Sportsbook as of May 18. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. NBA Draft No. 1 pick odds […]

It's crunch time in the NBA. Let's check out the odds for the conference finals at DraftKings Sportsbook, as of May 16. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS No. 2 SAN ANTONIO (+210) vs. No. 1 OKLAHOMA CITY (-260) Season series: SAS […]

The NBA playoffs resume on Friday night with a pair of Games 6 in the conference semifinals. First on the slate is a Detroit Pistons squad looking to keep its season alive, as it faces an elimination game on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Then, the San Antonio Spurs will look to eliminate the Minnesota Timberwolves and clinch a trip to the much-anticipated Western Conference finals against the defending […]