Spurs, Thunder Open as 2027 Title Cofavorites, Knicks Sit 4th

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Newly released 2027 NBA championship odds have the runner-up San Antonio Spurs as the co-favorites with the 2025 champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Key Takeaways

The Spurs and Thunder have a combined near-60% probability of winning the Finals.

The Celtics are listed ahead of the Knicks as the Eastern Conference favorites.

Since 2018, no team has won the championship more than once.

The Thunder and the Spurs spent the majority of 2026 as the championship odds leaders. The Spurs’ seven-game upset of the reigning champions in the Western Conference finals made them the heavy favorites over the New York Knicks before the Finals, but they lost in five games.

FanDuel’s +250 odds imply that both teams have a 28.5% chance of lifting the next Larry O’Brien Trophy. This marks the first time since the 2012-13 season that two teams have opened at +250 or shorter, when the Miami Heat and Thunder had the same odds, according to Sports Odds History.

Interestingly, the Spurs and Thunder both play in the Western Conference. The teams inherently reduce each other’s chances of winning the title because only one can reach the Finals.

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The 2023-24 champion Boston Celtics are third in title odds at +600 (14.3% chance). NBA analysts Bill Simmons and Marc Stein reported that two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo could be on his way to helping them in their championship pursuit.

It’s common for league champions to open as favorites in futures markets for the following season. However, the Knicks – whose 13-game winning streak set the second-longest mark in a single postseason – are only fourth at +750 (11.8% chance). Those odds are longer than the +700 price at which they opened last season, per Sports Odds History.

Odds, trends

NBA conference odds also project two-horse races in the East and the West.

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In the Western Conference, the Thunder (+140) have a very small advantage over the Spurs (+145). The combined implied probability of those two outcomes is 82.5%, meaning that nearly five times out of six, either one of…

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Publish date : 2026-06-15 20:45:00

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