Thunder Stay -160 Favorites Enter Spurs Series — Nba Live Scores
Oklahoma City enters nba live scores as the title favorite, sitting at -160 on BetMGM while the San Antonio Spurs are listed at +310. The Thunder are 8-0 this postseason and open the 2026 Western Conference finals against San Antonio with the market still backing them to finish the job.
Gilgeous-Alexander Carries Oklahoma City
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stays at the center of the bracket. The Thunder guard won his second straight MVP award, and Oklahoma City will lean on him again as Game 1 arrives in the 2026 NBA Western Conference Finals.
Jalen Williams is also back in the mix. He had been out since April 22, but he has been cleared to return for the San Antonio series, giving the Thunder another piece in a run that has not included a loss.
Spurs Bring Familiar Trouble
San Antonio does not arrive as a soft opponent. The Spurs went 4-1 against Oklahoma City during the regular season and beat the Thunder in the semifinals of the NBA Cup, even after their title odds had dropped to +4500 in December.
That is the pressure point in this matchup: the betting board still treats Oklahoma City as the clear title pick, but San Antonio has already shown it can slow the Thunder in direct meetings. Victor Wembanyama gives the Spurs the kind of front-line presence that forces Oklahoma City to play through every possession.
Knicks, Cavaliers, and the Board
The other side of the playoff field is still in the same race. The New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers are the Eastern Conference finalists, and the Knicks enter that series as heavy favorites over Cleveland on BetMGM.
Cleveland’s path has included the second round, where it eliminated the top-seeded Detroit Pistons. The Knicks and Cavaliers opened with identical +700 title odds last June, while the Thunder have slightly worse championship odds than at the same point in 2025, when they were -175.
For Oklahoma City, the number that matters most is still the one on top of the board: -160. For San Antonio, +310 says the market respects the upset path, but not enough to move the Thunder off the favorite line before Game 1.
