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Golden State Warriors Are the Team to Beat Golden State Warriors look to be the team to beat, and a bet on them is the recommended way forward for the NBA Finals betting 2022. Steph Curry is a superstar<\/strong> of the sport and he could crown a wonderful career with another NBA title.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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Golden State vs Boston Celtics Series to Go to Over 5.5 Games Golden State may have swept past Dallas by winning 4 games to 1 but we expect the final series to go to at least 5 games. Boston have showed they've got the stamina to go 7 games, especially since both their last two fixtures ended 4-3 in their favour. They struggled when playing at the TD Garden against Miami, but they'll surely be approaching these finals in a different way after those matches. They also have a favourable head-to-head record against the Golden State Warriors<\/strong>, which is worth keeping in mind.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nPopular NBA Finals Betting Markets<\/h2>\n \n\n \n If you are going to bet on the NBA Finals, you need to make sure you know what you are betting on. There are many different markets – from the Championship and Conference winners to the MVP, some of which are more popular than others.<\/p>\n\n
\n This table not only highlights a few of the markets on offer, but also exactly what you are betting on when you place a bet on any of these NBA Finals betting options.<\/p>\n\n\n \nMarket<\/th> Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Series Betting<\/td> Bet which team will win a series against the other team and advance to the next round<\/td><\/tr> NBA Championship<\/td> Bet who will win the championship<\/td><\/tr> NBA Eastern Conference Winner<\/td> Bet who will win the Eastern Conference<\/td><\/tr> NBA Eastern Conference Finals Exact Result<\/td> Bet which team will beat which in the conference finals<\/td><\/tr> NBA Western Conference Winner<\/td> Bet who will win the Western Conference<\/td><\/tr> NBA Western Conference Finals Exact Result<\/td> Bet which team will beat which in the conference finals<\/td><\/tr> NBA Finalists<\/td> Bet who the finalists will be<\/td><\/tr> NBA Draft Markets<\/td> Bet who will be Number 1 Overall Pick<\/td><\/tr> NBA Finals MVP Odds<\/td> Bet who the MVP in the finals will be<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n NBA Finals 2022 Journey\n <\/h3>\n \n\n\n
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16 teams started out on the NBA Finals 2022 journey. The top seeds in the Eastern Conference were the Miami Heat<\/strong>, with the Boston Celtics<\/strong> behind them as the second seeds. The other division winners were the Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong>, the defending champions, and they entered the Finals as the third seeds.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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The other three automatic qualifiers from the Eastern Conference were the Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors<\/strong> and the Chicago Bulls<\/strong>. The Brooklyn Nets<\/strong> and the Atlanta Hawks<\/strong> were the two teams who made it through from the \u2018Play In\u2019 competition.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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Phoenix Suns<\/strong>, last year's finalists, had the best regular season record which means that, not only were they the top seeds in the Western Conference, but should they make the overall final, they would have home court advantage in four of the matches.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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Memphis Grizzlies<\/strong> and the Utah Jazz<\/strong> were the other division winners, although the Jazz are just the fifth seeds. Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets<\/strong> were the other automatic qualifiers. The two \u2018Play In\u2019 winners were the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/strong> and the New Orleans Pelicans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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Home court advantage was a strong one<\/strong> in the first round of the NBA Finals 2022. Incredibly, the top four seeds in both Conferences all made it through to the Conference semi-finals which is a pretty rare situation.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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That wasn\u2019t the case in the semi-finals, however, as although the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics confirmed their top seedings in the Eastern Conference, it was the third and fourth seeded <\/strong>Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks who made it through to the Western Conference final.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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After 5 matches, the Golden State Warriors<\/strong> won the tie by 4 games to 1 and proceeded to the final<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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Boston Celtics<\/strong> managed to edge past Miami Heat after 7 games, with some great performances from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown <\/strong>among others.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nHistory of the NBA Finals<\/h2>\n \n\n\n
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The NBA Finals is quite a new term for the end of season competition. It used to be the NBA<\/strong> Playoffs but the name got changed to bring a bigger profile to the event as basketball (like all American sports), chase the headlines with the likes of baseball and NFL.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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The NBA is always tinkering with the shape of the finals and this naturally affects the markets available for NBA Finals betting. When the playoffs were devised in 1947, just the top three teams in each division qualified for them, with the winners heading straight into the semi-finals and the other four sides battling in the other half of the draw.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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Just two years later, the first change was made with the top four from each division, now known as a Conference, qualifying for the finals as the event was brought more into line to what we see in 2022.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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Teams have gradually been added to make the event a much bigger competition right up to the modern day, where we have 16 teams – eight sides from each Conference. In that time, the amount of matches has also fluctuated from best of five series to what we have today.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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More recently a \u2018Play In\u2019 tournament has been devised<\/strong>, where four teams in each Conference play off for the last two spots in the finals, adding further incentives for teams to do well in the regular campaign.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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The NBA Finals is quite a new term for the end of season competition. It used to be the NBA<\/strong> Playoffs but the name got changed to bring a bigger profile to the event as basketball (like all American sports), chase the headlines with the likes of baseball and NFL.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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The NBA is always tinkering with the shape of the finals and this naturally affects the markets available for NBA Finals betting. When the playoffs were devised in 1947, just the top three teams in each division qualified for them, with the winners heading straight into the semi-finals and the other four sides battling in the other half of the draw.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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