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NBA Experts Pick Spurs or Thunder in West, Knicks for Finals

Analysts predict the Spurs and Thunder will lead the Western Conference while the Knicks are tipped to reach the NBA Finals.

1 publisher · 2 articles · first seen 19 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Will San Antonio Spurs win the 2027 NBA Finals?
0%50%100%20%29 Sept, 05:53 UTCnowwww.espn.com: NBA futures: Spurs, Thunder enter season as championship favorites · 20 Oct, 20:16 UTCwww.espn.com: The NBA returns! Expert picks for the East, West and NBA champs · 19 Oct, 11:38 UTC

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The story so far

1 publisher has covered this in 2 articles since 19 Oct 2026. www.espn.com published first, on 19 October at 11:38 UTC. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 20 October at 20:16 UTC.

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  • Will San Antonio Spurs win the 2027 NBA Finals? — the market puts it at 20%, with $18k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jul 2027. The market resolves to Yes if the San Antonio Spurs are officially named the 2026-27 NBA champion. It resolves to No if the team is eliminated or fails to win the title by the deadline. Readers often mistake the linked story about a past loss as relevant, but only the final 2027 championship outcome matters.

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  1. NBA futures: Spurs, Thunder enter season as championship favorites www.espn.com ·
  2. The NBA returns! Expert picks for the East, West and NBA champs www.espn.com ·

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