By Only Players Staff
Updated 12/12/24 12:47am ET
The Oklahoma City Thunder are headed to Las Vegas as +120 NBA Cup favorites.
OKC faces the Houston Rockets in Saturday’s semifinals as 4.5-point favorites. The Rockets advanced by beating the Golden State Warriors, 91-90, snapping the franchise’s 15-game losing streak to Golden State.
The Milwaukee Bucks are the top seed in the other side of the bracket and will face the Atlanta Hawks as 3.5-point favorites. The Bucks outlasted a short-handed Orlando Magic team, while Atlanta upset the Knicks in Madison Square Garden as eight-point underdogs.
The Bucks are the second favorite with +240 odds. Houston has +450 odds, while Atlanta is +475. The Hawks were a +2200 longshot before facing New York.
One playful storyline centers around Bucks assistant Darvin Ham. After running the table (8-0) last year as head coach of the Lakers, Ham is now 12-0 in NBA Cup games.
