ESPN experts predict the championship: Thunder has an absolute advantage 20 to 3, 11 people are optimistic about winning the championship 4-1

On June 5, before the first game of the finals, 23 experts from ESPN predicted the ownership of the championship this season. The results showed that 20 people were optimistic about the Thunder winning the championship, and only 3 people supported the Pacers. The Thunder had an absolute advantage in the degree of optimism.

Specifically for the prediction results, 11 people predicted that the Thunder would win the championship 4-1, 7 people predicted that the Thunder would win the championship 4-2, 2 people predicted that the Pacers would win the championship 4-3.

Previously, the Thunder eliminated the Timberwolves 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals and successfully advanced to the finals. In these five games, regular season MVP Alexander scored more than 30 points in four games. This is the second time the Thunder made it to the Finals during Oklahoma City. If they can win the championship, it will be their first NBA championship as the Oklahoma City Thunder. (The former Supersonics relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008, which won a championship in 1979)

Pacers, led by MVP Siakam in the Eastern Conference, plus Halliburton's historic performance in Game 4, secured a 4-2 overall score after six exciting matchups with the Knicks. This is the second time the Pacers have reached the Finals. If they can win, it will be their first NBA championship in their team's history.

According to statistics, the Pacers are the fourth seed to enter the finals since the 1984 playoff expansion. The previous three teams were the Mavericks in the 2005-06 season, the Celtics in the 2009-10 season and the Cavaliers in the 2017-18 season. They all lost regretfully at that time, which means that the Pacers had the chance to become the No. 4 seed to win the NBA championship since 1984.

The current finals winning odds show that the Thunder-750 is obviously more favorable, and the Pacers are +550. According to statistics, this is the largest gap in the odds in the finals since the Warriors vs. Cavaliers in 2017. At that time, the Warriors' odds were -2000 and the Cavaliers +1100.

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