Oddsmakers are still doubting New York’s chances to advance in this semifinal matchup
After scoring their first playoff series win in a decade in the first round of this year’s
playoffs, the Knicks rallied from a late deficit to win Game 2 and even up their second-round series against the eighth-seeded Heat.are still doubting New York’s chances to advance in this semifinal matchup – and they’re even more dismissive of the team’s hopes of winning it all. The Knicks are dealing as slim underdogs to outlast Miami in the second round, according to the latest odds atThe series is also expected to last shorter than 6.5 games , though New York winning in seven games is seen as the single-likeliest outcome on the board.Knicks vs. Heat series odds
Even though the Heat are favored to advance in this second-round matchup, you wouldn’t know it from the championship betting market, where New York is curiously priced shorter to win it all than Miami despite dealing as an underdog to win the series.don’t give either team much of a shot to beat the Celtics or 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Knicks and Heat are the only teams dealing at 10/1 or longer to win the NBA Finals.
New York entered Tuesday with the longest odds on the board to win it all , though a heroic effort from Jalen Brunson and a gutsy return from Julius Randle helped the Knicks avoid a dreaded 0-2 hole and boosted their title odds in the process.
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