Who are NBA Finals favorites? 2023 playoff odds like Bucks, Giannis.

Could we get a rematch of the 2021 NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns two months from now?

The oddsmakers certainly think so.

The Bucks, who defeated the Suns for their first NBA championship in 50 years behind the MVP efforts of Giannis Antetokounmpo two years ago, are the top seed in the Eastern Conference and await their first-round playoff opponent after the play-in tournament finishes this week. Game 1 is set for Sunday at Fiserv Forum.

The Suns, who acquired superstar Kevin Durant in a blockbuster trade midseason, are the fourth seed in the Western Conference and open with the fifth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.

Both the Bucks and Suns bowed out in the second round of the playoffs on the same day last year, but with veteran teams again they each have their eyes on raising the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

Here's what the oddsmakers are saying at a few betting sites on the Bucks' NBA Finals chances ahead of the 2023 NBA playoffs.

NBA Finals champion

The Bucks, who have home court advantage throughout the playoffs, are the favorites to win their third NBA title at +250 (a $100 bet gets you $250). The Boston Celtics, the Eastern Conference champions last season and the No. 2 seed this year, are next at +340. The Suns (+440) and Golden State Warriors (+800), seeded fourth and sixth, respectively in the Western Conference, are next. The Philadelphia 76ers (+850), the third-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, have the fifth best odds.

NBA Finals matchup odds

The Bucks-Suns NBA Finals matchup is what oddsmakers favor most. The Bucks to beat the Suns comes in at +1000; the Suns topping the Bucks is at +1200; the Celtics over the Suns has the next best odds at +1500; the Bucks over the Warriors comes in at +1500; the Bucks over the Denver Nuggets (+1700) and Warriors over the Bucks (+2000) are also among the favored matchups.

Eastern Conference championship odds

While the oddsmakers don't favor the top seeds in the Western Conference (the Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings are the top three seeds), they're going chalk with the Eastern Conference. The Bucks are the favorites to win the conference at +107; the Celtics come in at +145.

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NBA Finals series matchups

The Bucks-Suns series is the favored NBA Finals matchup at +500; Celtics-Suns is next at +650; Bucks-Warriors is the third favored matchup at +800; Bucks-Nuggets, the top seed in the Western Conference, is next at +800. Bucks-Grizzlies (+1500) is also a favored matchup. Bucks-Lakers, a team that isn't even officially in the postseason since they have to work their way in through the play-in tournament, is also one to watch at 10th with +2200 odds.

NBA Finals winners odds

In the 2021 rematch, the Bucks are the favorites over the Suns at +950; if you want the Suns to get revenge on the Bucks those odds are +1200; the Celtics over the Suns is +1400; the Bucks to take down the defending NBA champs Warriors is +1400; the Bucks to beat Nuggets is next at +1500.

NBA Finals MVP odds

With the Bucks the favorites to win the NBA championship, it's no surprise that Antetokounmpo is the oddsmakers' selection to win the Finals MVP for a second time. The Bucks superstar comes in at +270. If you want to still put your money on some Bucks players and have a chance to win more money then Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton are your picks. They both have +6000 odds to win the Finals MVP.

Eastern Conference MVP odds

For the first time last year, MVPs were awarded after each of the conference finals series and are named in honor of legends Larry Bird (Eastern Conference) and Magic Johnson (Western Conference).

Antetokounmpo is the favorite to win the Eastern Conference finals MVP at +125; Jrue Holiday is sixth at +3500; Middleton is seventh +3800 and Brook Lopez is 10th at +7000.

NBA Finals winners odds

The Bucks are the favorites at +265, followed by the Celtics +320, Suns +425, 76ers +900 and Warriors +950.

NBA Finals series odds

Three of the most favored matchups have the Bucks winning (Bucks beat the Suns +1000 is the favored result; Bucks over Warriors +1600 is the fourth favorite; Bucks to beat the Nuggets +1800 is the sixth favorite).