2025 NBA Eastern Conference finals odds: Knicks favored over Pacers

Party like its 1999.The Knicks are favored to make their first NBA Finals in 26 years.

After upsetting the defending champion Celtics in Round 2, the Knicks are a -150 favorite to win the Eastern Conference finals over the Pacers, who are a +125 underdog at BetMGM Sportsbook.With only Indiana standing in their way of making it to the championship round, the Knicks have the second-best odds (+350) to win the title behind the Thunder (+110), who are a heavy favorite to win Game 7 on Sunday against the Nuggets in Oklahoma City.But before they worry about that, the Knicks will have to get through the Pacers, whom they went 2-1 against during the regular season after getting eliminated by Indiana during the semifinal round last year.Both teams were massive long shots to make the East finals — let alone the NBA Finals — when the playoffs began.The Pacers were a a +375 long shot to beat the East No.

1 seed Cavaliers during the semifinals before taking Cleveland down in just five games.Sports+ subscribers: Sign up for Inside the Knicks to get daily newsletter coverage and join Expert Take for insider texts about the series.Oddsmakers were even more pessimistic about the Knicks’ chances against the Celtics, pegging them as a +550 underdog.Vegas is expecting a long series.BetMGM’s odds say the series is likely to go over 5.5 games (-200) while a seven-game series (+190) is the most likely outcome on their odds board.Dylan Svoboda is a versatile writer and analyst across many sports.

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