The Knicks Now at +225 From +2200 in NBA Finals Odds

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The New York Knicks, recently an afterthought in the NBA championship picture, have surged to have an implied 30.1% chance to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy. 

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BetMGM’s NBA Finals odds show the Knicks are up from +2200 when the playoffs began to their current value of +225.

Key Takeaways

The Knicks fell from +900 on opening night to +2200 in Finals odds when the postseason began.

No NBA team produced a better 10-game point differential than the Knicks just did.

The OKC Thunder are still favored to win the Finals, and the Spurs likely would be too if they take the West. 

The Knicks’ 37-point Game 4 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals — their 11th straight victory of the playoffs — resulted in them becoming the first team to reach the 2025-26 NBA Finals. They will face either the Oklahoma City Thunder or the San Antonio Spurs, depending on who comes out of the West.

Oddsmakers had their eyes on the Knicks when the season began. A losing six-game series with the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals a year ago still positioned them as one of the best teams in the East, especially after Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles in Game 7 of the 2024-25 Finals.

Oddsmakers installed the Knicks at +900 odds to win the championship by the time that opening night arrived. Only the Thunder (+240), Denver Nuggets (+600) and Cleveland Cavaliers (+750) had shorter odds, according to SportsOddsHistory.

The Knicks went through the majority of the regular season in the top three in the Eastern Conference standings, eventually finishing third at 53-29. 

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Despite their relatively high standard, the Knicks’ NBA Finals odds slowly dwindled with time. They fell to +1200 on New Year’s Day, +1700 on March 1, and their +2200 odds (4.4% implied chance) when the postseason arrived. That’s when everything changed.

Eliminating the Atlanta Hawks in six games and witnessing the Philadelphia 76ers upset the Boston Celtics in the first round led to the Knicks receiving +900 Finals…

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Publish date : 2026-05-26 17:53:00

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