Golden State Warriors favored over Boston Celtics in NBA finals both overall and In Game 1
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The Boston Celtics will open the NBA Finals as underdogs.
According to BetMGM, the Golden State Warriors are 160 while the Celtics are +130. Caesars has the Warriors the same but puts Boston at +140.
Both books have Golden State as 3.5 favorites in Game 1, which is Thursday at 9 p.m. at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
Not surprisingly, MGM has Steph Curry and Jayson Tatum as the favorites to be the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. Curry is +110, while Tatum is +175. There’s some potential value in the next three players. Jaylen Brown is +1000. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are both +1400.
Golden State in seven games has the shortest odds at +350, followed by Celtics in six at +400. Boston in four has the longest odds at +1600.
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