NBA championship and Finals MVP odds: Spurs close gap on Thunder; Knicks favored over Cavaliers

The San Antonio Spurs put the basketball world on notice with an instant classic double-overtime victory over the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. The stunning result knocked the Thunder out of odds-on status to win the NBA Finals for the first time in weeks, but they're still the favorites at +125. The Spurs moved from +310 to +155 in the title odds with the win.

The epic Cleveland Cavaliers-Detroit Pistons series finally concluded Sunday night when the Cavs prevailed outright as 4.5-point underdogs to set up an engagement with the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals. Cleveland improved from 50-1 to 20-1 to win the NBA Finals and from +650 to +215 to win the conference, but that's still a far cry from New York's +475 Finals and -265 conference future odds.

Roughly in line with the team future odds, each squad's superstar is a favorite to win Finals MVP. Recently-crowned regular-season MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the way at +135, with Victor Wembanyama (+170), Jalen Brunson (+600) and Donovan Mitchell (28-1) in chase.

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

2026 NBA championship odds

Finals MVP odds leaderboard

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder +135

Victor Wembanyama, Spurs +170

Jalen Brunson, Knicks +600

Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers 28-1

Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks 35-1

Jalen Williams, Thunder 60-1

Stephon Castle, Spurs 60-1

James Harden, Cavaliers 75-1

OG Anunoby, Knicks 80-1

De'Aaron Fox, Spurs 100-1

Chet Holmgren, Thunder 100-1

Evan Mobley, Cavaliers 150-1

Dylan Harper, Spurs 300-1

Josh Hart, Knicks 400-1

Ajay Mitchell, Thunder 400-1

Mikal Bridges, Knicks 500-1

Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers 500-1

Devin Vassell, Spurs 600-1

Alex Caruso, Thunder 1000-1br/]