According to a top NBA insider, there are quite a few coaches and scouts around the league who are surprised the New York Knicks are not getting better odds for their NBA Finals matchup against the San Antonio Spurs.
The NBA is getting a dream matchup for this year’s Finals. For the first time in 27 years, the biggest media market in America will have a team in the championship round with Jalen Brunson and the Knicks. On the other side of the equation is a young, talented Spurs team led by the player most expect to take the mantle for LeBron James and Stephen Curry as the face of the league, Victor Wembanyama.
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The Knicks have been on fire over the last month and have been putting up historic numbers after scoring series sweeps in the semifinals and conference finals. Yet, despite their impressive play, they head into the event as the underdogs on every betting side. On DraftKings, they have +160 odds. FanDuel has them at a similar +162, and BetMGM has them as slightly bigger underdogs at +170.
The Spurs are also an early favorite among NBA analysts. Which makes sense, since they had the second-best record in the NBA this season. And boast Defensive Player of the Year and MVP finalist Wembanyama. Yet, it seems coaches and scouts around the game think the betting sites and those analysts are underestimating the Knicks in a major way.
