Cavaliers vs. Knicks Game 1odds: Why New York is a heavy favorite in Eastern Conference finals

For as highly-regarded as the Oklahoma City Thunder are, the New York Knicks were actually more favored to advance to the NBA Finals than Oklahoma City when the conference finals started.That’s entirely based on the matchups. The Knicks are slightly bigger favorites (-265) on DraftKings to get past the Cleveland Cavaliers than the Thunder were to advance (-260) against the San Antonio Spurs before that series started.Advertisement