2025-26 NBA Title Odds: Thunder, Spurs Favored; Nuggets Crash Out

It’s NBA playoff time.

Let’s take a look at the latest NBA title futures at DraftKings Sportsbook as of May 1. 

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NBA Finals winner 2025-26 season

Oklahoma City Thunder: -125 (bet $10 to win $18 total)
San Antonio Spurs: +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total)
Boston Celtics: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Cleveland Cavaliers: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)
New York Knicks: +1900 (bet $10 to win $200 total)
Los Angeles Lakers: +2800 (bet $10 to win $290 total)
Detroit Pistons: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Philadelphia 76ers: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Minnesota Timberwolves: +18000 (bet $10 to win $1,810 total)
Orlando Magic: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)
Houston Rockets: +40000 (bet $10 to win $4,010 total)
Toronto Raptors: +80000 (bet $10 to win $8,010 total)

Here is what to know about the NBA title oddsboard:

Denver Disaster: The Nuggets were near the top of the title oddsboard for a majority of the season, but they are out in Round 1. Wow. Denver and Minnesota split the first two games in Denver, before the Wolves won Games 3 and 4 on their home floor. Denver was able to win Game 5 at home, but Minnesota closed things out in Game 6 in front of its home fans. Why is this such a shock? Well, the Wolves lost their starting backcourt of Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo to injuries in Game 4 and played without backup guard Ayo Dosunmu in Game 6. The Nuggets were without Peyton Watson for the entire series, and Aaron Gordon only played in three games, but Denver still had its star duo of Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray.

Who Wants to Win the East?: Well, it appears the top two seeds in the conference seem unsure as to what they want to do. No. 1 Detroit is down 3-2 against No. 8 Orlando, with Game 6 set to take place on Orlando’s home floor, where the Magic have yet to lose to the Pistons in this series. The last time an 8-seed beat a 1-seed in the playoffs was in 2023, when Miami beat Milwaukee en route to an unlikely NBA Finals berth out of the play-in tournament. As for the second-seeded Celtics, they took a 3-1 lead over Philly by splitting the first two games in Boston, then winning Games 3 and 4 in Philadelphia. However, the Sixers staved off elimination with a Game 5 win in Boston, and then won Game 6 on their home floor. So we’re going seven. 

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