NBA Finals Betting Odds: The San Antonio Spurs are slight favorites to win the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat which begin on Thursday. It is rematch of last year’s NBA Finals that the Miami Heat won in 7 games. This time around it will be the San Antonio Spurs who have the home court advantage as they finished the regular season with a better record than the Miami Heat. Here is a look at the NBA Finals including the NBA Finals schedule and NBA Finals betting odds.
The San Antonio Spurs are listed as a -125 favorite to win the best-of-seven series and they are a 3.5 point favorite to win Game 1 with the total listed at 198.5.
The Miami Heat have won six of the last ten meetings between the teams with five of the last seven going over the total. The teams split their two regular season meetings this season with the Miami Heat winning 113-101 at home while the San Antonio Spurs won 111-87 at home. The San Antonio Spurs have won 7 of the last 10 at home with three of the last four going over.
Series Notes
This will be the first time since 1998 that the NBA Finals will feature a rematch. “The two best teams will meet,” Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. “We’re just happy and excited that we’re one of the best.” This will be the sixth time the San Antonio Spurs will be playing in the NBA Finals. They won the title in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 with their only loss coming last year. This will be the fourth straight year for the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals and the fifth overall. They won the title in 2006 and each of the past two years while losing in 2011.
NBA Finals Schedule
Game 1: Thursday, June 5 at San Antonio, 9 p.m. ET, ABC
Game 2: Sunday, June 8 at San Antonio, 8 p.m. ET ABC
Game 3: Tuesday, June 10 at Miami, 9 p.m. ET ABC
Game 4: Thursday, June 12 at Miami, 9 p.m. ET ABC
Game 5: Sunday, June 15 at San Antonio, 8 p.m. ET ABC (if necessary)
Game 6: Tuesday, June 17 at Miami, 9 p.m. ET ABC (if necessary)
Game 7: Friday, June 20 at San Antonio, 9 p.m. ET ABC (if necessary)
