NBA playoffs odds, lines, betting: Minnesota Timberwolves respond with blowout win in Game 3

The 2025 NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the conference finals are underway.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (-300) are now the odds-on title favorites at BetMGM, followed by the Indiana Pacers (+425), Minnesota Timberwolves (11-1) and New York Knicks (20-1). The Wolves responded in a resounding 143-101 statement win in Game 3 to make the series 2-1 in favor of the Thunder.

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In the East, the Knicks entered as -155 series favorites, which is only the second time in the past 50 years that the franchise has been favored in a conference finals series. The Pacers, however, won both games at Madison Square Garden to take a 2-0 series lead.

Whereas public betting may waver at times during the NBA season because of all the injuries and load management, the playoffs are a big betting event, Thomas Gable, sportsbook director at the Borgata in Atlantic City — a BetMGM book — told Yahoo Sports.

“From a betting perspective, the handle is very good,” Gable said. “The NBA suffers from the way that they handle the day-to-day season with players resting, and I think a lot of the recreational players have phased out of the NBA because of that. But the playoffs are a totally different story.”

Here are the updated series prices for the 2025 NBA playoffs from BetMGM:

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Conference finals series prices

No. 4 Indiana Pacers (-550) vs. No. 3 New York Knicks (+400)

Indiana up 2-0

No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves (+650) vs. No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder (-100)

Oklahoma City up 2-1

Round 2 series prices

Eastern Conference

No. 4 Indiana Pacers (-325) vs. No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (+260)

Indiana wins 4-1

No. 3 New York Knicks (-275) vs. No. 2 Boston Celtics (+225)

New York up 3-2

Western Conference

No. 4 Denver Nuggets (+240) vs. No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder (-325)

Oklahoma City wins 4-3

No. 7 Golden State Warriors (+1600) vs. No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves (-5000)

Minnesota wins 4-1

Round 1 series opening prices

Eastern Conference

No. 8 Miami Heat (12-1) vs. No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (-2500)

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Cleveland wins 4-0

No. 7 Orlando Magic (16-1) vs. No. 2 Boston Celtics (-5000)

Boston wins 4-1

No. 6 Detroit Pistons (+325) vs. No. 3 New York Knicks (-425)

New York wins 4-2

No. 5 Milwaukee Bucks (+165) vs. No. 4 Indiana Pacers (-200)

Indiana wins 4-1

Western Conference

No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies (10-1) vs. No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder (-2000)

Oklahoma City wins 4-0

No. 7 Golden State Warriors (-165) vs. No. 2 Houston Rockets (+140)

Golden State wins 4-3

No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves (+165) vs. No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers (-200)

Minnesota wins 4-1

No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers (-115) vs. No. 4 Denver Nuggets (-105)

Denver wins 4-3