2024-25 NBA conference title odds: Which teams will make the NBA Finals?

Last updated: 2025/05/12 at 3:13 PM

BigP Published May 12, 2025

The NBA postseason is in full swing, as the second round is now underway.

With only eight teams remaining, all eyes are on which squads will make it to the NBA Finals.

Can the Celtics make it to the Finals for the third time in four years? Can the Thunder, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander , meet them there?

Let’s check out the odds for the Eastern Conference and Western Conference winners at DraftKings Sportsbook as of May 12.

Eastern Conference winner

Celtics: -140 (bet $10 to win $17.14 total)
Pacers: +360 (bet $10 to win $46 total)
Cavaliers: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Knicks: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)

What to know: As noted, the Celtics have made the Finals two of the last three years, and lost in the Eastern Conference finals in seven games the other year. The East has been a bit of a jumble over the past decade. Only twice has the No. 1 seed made it to the Finals. The No. 2 seed has made it four times, the No. 3 seed has made it once, the No. 4 seed has made it once, the No. 5 seed has made it once, and the No. 8 seed has made it once.

Western Conference winner

Thunder: -185 (bet $10 to win $15.41 total)
Timberwolves: +285 (bet $10 to win $38.50 total)
Nuggets: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Warriors: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)

What to know: The West was a little more competitive than the East this regular season, considering last season’s winner (Dallas) finished 10th in the standings and missed the playoffs altogether. OKC earned the top seed last season, but lost to the Dončić-led Mavericks in the second round. Unlike the East, the No. 1 seed in the West has gone to the Finals six times in the last 10 years. The No. 2 seed has gone twice, and the No. 3 seed and No. 5 seed have each gone once.

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