There’s a new favorite in the odds to win the NBA Finals this season, and by a wide margin.
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are -215 favorites to take home the first title in franchise history after taking a 3-0 lead on the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
The NBA Finals matchup is almost set in stone, as the Miami Heat and Denver are both up 3-0 in their respective series. In the history of the NBA, no team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs.
At -215, Denver has an implied probability of 68.