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Ben Fawkes

@bfawkes22

Senior sports betting analyst @YahooSports | Former: @ESPN, @VSiNLive | Brooklyn born, fan of all teams Minnesota. DMs open

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Odds for Top 10 picks by exact draft position in 2025 NBA Draft at BetMGM 🦁: 1. Cooper Flagg -10000 2. Dylan Harper -5000 3. VJ Edgecombe -145 4. Edgecombe +150 5. Tre Johnson +165 6. Jeremiah Fears +300 7. Kon Knueppel +200 8. Fears +350 9. Khaman Maluach +350 10. Cedric Coward

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One Colorado bettor at Fanatics Sportsbook wagered $127,667 on the Indiana Pacers to win the title at +700 odds back on May 31. Bet would win $893,669. He's now one game away ...

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If the Indiana Pacers win Game 7, they will become the first team in at least 35 years to win the NBA Finals after being an underdog in every game of the series #YesCers

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The Houston Rockets (+750) now have the consensus second-best odds to win the 2025-26 NBA title at sportsbooks after the Kevin Durant trade. OKC Thunder (+250) are first

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If the Indiana Pacers (+500 pre-series odds) win Game 7, it will tie the 2004 Detroit Pistons as the biggest upset odds-wise in the NBA Finals since 1969 (h/t SportsOddsHistory.com) #YesCers

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Biggest NBA Finals favorites since 1969, per SportsOddsHistory.com: 2001 Lakers -2000 (vs. 76ers) ✅ 2018 Warriors -1075 (vs. Cavs) ✅ 1996 Bulls -950 (vs. Sonics) ✅ 1999 Spurs -900 (vs. NY Knicks)✅ 2000 Lakers -800 (vs. Pacers) ✅ 2002 Lakers -750 (vs. Nets)✅ 1986 Celtics -700 (vs.

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One bettor at MGM in Las Vegas wagered $1.05 million on the Thunder to win the NBA Finals at -700 odds on June 4 before the series began. It was a sweat, but he cashes $150,000✅

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The Oklahoma City Thunder open as +240 favorites to repeat at BetMGM 🦁. Those are best title odds since 2018-19 Golden State Warriors (-168)

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2025-26 NBA title odds at BetMGM 🦁: Thunder +240 Rockets +800 Cavs +850 Knicks +900 Magic, Wolves 14-1 Lakers 15-1 Nuggets 16-1 Celtics 18-1 Spurs 22-1 Warriors 25-1 76ers, Clippers, Mavs 35-1 Pacers 40-1 Pistons 50-1 ... Hornets, Jazz, Wizards 1,000-1