For the second straight year, the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs have advanced to the NBA Finals. The Heat, who took down the Spurs in seven games to win the 2012-2013 title, defeated the Charlotte Bobcats (Hornets), Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers while the Spurs had to battle the Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
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As is the case with every major sporting event, there are plenty of different things you can bet on in a the finals and our friends over at Bovada were kind enough to send over their latest odds.
Although the players in this series are much more concerned about the success, there are four former Finals MVP playing this series, including a two-time Finals MVP, Heat forward LeBron James and a three-time winner, Spurs’ power forward Tim Duncan.
James will be looking to become the first player to win three straight Finals MVP awards since former Los Angeles Lakers’ center Shaquille O’Neal did it from 2000-2002.
As expected, the MVP of the NBA Finals in each of the last two years, James, is the favorite to take home the award again. Duncan, the MVP in 1999, 2003 and 2005, is next on the list. He’s followed by the 2007 Finals MVP, Tony Parker and the 2006 MVP Dwyane Wade.
Here are the complete odds:
Odds to win 2014 NBA Finals MVP
Lebron James (MIA) 6/5
Tim Duncan (SAN) 5/2
Tony Parker (SAN) 13/5
Dwyane Wade (MIA) 8/1
Manu Ginobili (SAN) 11/1
Chris Bosh (MIA) 16/1
Kawhi Leonard (SAN) 18/1
Danny Green (SAN) 30/1
Ray Allen (MIA) 50/1
Boris Diaw (SAN) 75/1
Mario Chalmers (MIA) 75/1