League tips off Thursday. Which team will win the tournament, and which player goes home with MVP honors? Here are the odds.

Apr 5, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Cam Christie (12) and Dallas Mavericks guard Max Christie (00) on the floor during the second half of a NBA game at Intuit Dome.

Those periods of equitably distributing the titles were the exceptions for most of the NBA’s first 70 years. The Lakers and ...