ESPN experts predict the championship: Thunder 20-3 dominant 11 favorites to win the championship 4-1

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

Specifically, 11 predict the Thunder 4-1 to win the championship, 7 predict the Thunder 4-2 to win the championship, 2 predict the Thunder 4-3 to win the championship, 1 predicts the Pacers 4-2 to win the championship, and 2 predicts the Pacers to 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 those five games, regular season MVP Alexander scored more than 30 points in four games. This is the second time the Thunder have reached the Finals under Oklahoma City, and if they win, it would be their first NBA championship as the Oklahoma City Thunder. (The former SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City in 2008, having won a championship in 1979.)

The Pacers, led by Eastern Conference Finals MVP Siakam, combined with Haliburton's historic performance in Game 4, sealed the Eastern Conference title with a 4-2 aggregate score after six highlight-reel matchups with the Knicks. This is the second time the Pacers have reached the Finals, and a win would be their first NBA championship in franchise history.

Statistically, the Pacers are the fourth No. 4 seed to reach the finals since the 1984 playoffs were expanded. The previous three were the Mavericks in 2005-06, the Green in 2009-10 and the Cavaliers in 2017-18, all of which were defeated, meaning that the Pacers had a chance to become the first No. 4 seed to win an NBA championship since 1984.

The current odds to win the Finals show that the Thunder -750 is clearly the favorite, and the Pacers are +550. Statistically, this is the largest gap in Finals odds since the 2017 Warriors vs Cavaliers, when the Warriors odds were -2000 and the Cavaliers +1100.

Which team do you like to win the championship? What is the predicted total score? Feel free to leave a message to express your opinions.