The Game 1 line and series price reflect oddsmakers belief that Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely miss out on a minimum of part of the best-of-seven series. Antetokounmpo missed out on the last two games of the Eastern Conference finals versus the Atlanta Hawks after suffering a hyperextended left knee late in Game 4. His status for the Finals against the Suns is uncertain.

Sportsbooks have installed the Phoenix Suns as favorites over the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals.

The Suns opened at -175 at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill, with the Bucks noted as +150 underdogs. Phoenix is a 5.5-point favorite over Milwaukee in Game 1 on Tuesday.

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Jeff Sherman, who oversees NBA odds for the SuperBook, said they took numerous limitation bets on the Suns to win the series Saturday night, triggering him to move the rate to -170.

The Game 1 line and series rate reflect oddsmakers belief that Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely miss out on at least part of the best-of-seven series. Antetokounmpo missed out on the last two games of the Eastern Conference finals versus the Atlanta Hawks after suffering a hyperextended left knee late in Game 4. His status for the Finals against the Suns is uncertain.

The early action was on the Suns at the SuperBook, which opened with Phoenix at -150.

A week later on, with Antetokounmpo injured, the chances have turned, with Phoenix now the favorite.

Sherman is anticipating Antetokounmpo to miss out on at least the start of the NBA Finals and thinks how quickly he returns will be determined by the result of the early games.

Last week, prior to Antetokounmpos injury and with the Bucks and Suns leading their series, the SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas published an early series cost on a prospective Milwaukee-Phoenix match in the finals. The SuperBook opened the Bucks as a -150 favorite over the Suns.

The Suns won both conferences against Milwaukee throughout the routine season, in a pair of tight one-point victories.

” The Bucks wouldve been a favorite if there was no injury at all to Giannis,” Sherman told ESPN.