Odds and Bets: Nuggets NBA Final Favourites, Nikola Jokic Odds

Sports Interaction Staff
Last Updated: May 30, 2023

Today’s Sports Betting Picks

Denver vs. Miami: Nuggets odds improve with Celtics elimination

Denver wrapped up their regular season with the best record in the West. Miami had to get into the playoffs through the Play-In tournament and they’re just the second 8th-seeded team in league history to make it to the Finals.

We think it’s likely that the Nuggets will be favoured throughout this series, as the only time they’ve looked like slight underdogs during these playoffs is when the Suns tied up their early round series 2-2. They then went on to make quick work of the Los Angeles Lakers with a definitive sweep. Their odds to win the title rose to -455 after the Celtics were eliminated.

Despite overcoming massive odds to force a Game 7 in Boston, the Celtics were eliminated from the playoffs by the Miami Heat, who put a big exclamation point on their Cinderella run with a deciding game score of 103-84.

Oddsmakers see the offensive duo of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray as being too much of a challenge for the Heat’s defence. Will the comfortably favoured Nuggets wrap things up as quickly as they did against the Lakers?

When Will Series Finish

7 Games +148
6 Games +148
5 Games +247

Best Bet: Take Nuggets in 5 games.

Jokic expected to average Triple Double in 2023 NBA Finals

Nikola Jokic is the huge favourite on the NBA odds board for Most Total Assists, Most Total Rebounds and Most Points in this Final series against Miami.

Pointspread

Nikola Jokic +744

Best Bet: Jokic MVP

Liberty vs. Storm: Breanna Stewart returns to Seattle

It’s a big game for Breanna Stewart on Tuesday, as she’ll be back in Seattle after leaving the team for the New York Liberty in the offseason. Stewart won two Championships and the 2018 WNBA MVP award during her six year tenure with the Storm.

Her short time in New York has already cemented her as the team’s star player – with 78 points after just three games. She earned 45 points in her second game of the season, which was a career high. If she continues her season this dominantly, she’ll be a lock for the regular season MVP.