Oklahoma City Thunder was massive favorites to win the NBA 2025 final before match 1 (-700 in Betmgm), and a seven -figure bet was reported on the series: a bettor in Las Vegas in MGM bet for $ 1.05 million on the Thunder to win the series at these ratings of -700.
There was another seven-digit bet made from a bettor with a slightly larger public profile, because the legendary rapper Jay-Z bet $ 1 million at Fanatics Sportsbook on The Thunder to win in five games at +230. His bet would have collected $ 3.3 million.
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Unfortunately for Jay-Z, the Pacers stolen game 1 in Oklahoma City, winning 111-110 on Tyrese Haliburton’s winning shot with 0.3 seconds to play, which meant that the Thunder had to win the four consecutive games in a row to collect the ticket. Oklahoma City rebounded with a 123-107 victory in match 2 before losing match 3 Wednesday evening 116-107 in Indianapolis.
Match 4 is Friday evening, with the favored Thunder of 6.5 points with a total of 225.5 in Betmgm. The Thunder is still -250 favorites to win the final in BETMGM, although it is down 2-1 in the series.
