Sportsbooks have placed the Phoenix Suns as the favorite over the Milwaukee Bucks for the NBA Finals.The Suns opened at 175 at Caesars Sportsbook William Hill. The Bucks were listed as +150 underdogs. In Game 1, Phoenix is a 5.5 point favorite over Milwaukee.The series price and line for Game 1 reflect the belief of oddsmakers that Milwaukee's star Giannis Antetokounmpo may miss at least part or all of the best-of-7 series. Antetokounmpo was injured in Game 4 and suffered a hyperextended left leg. He missed the Eastern Conference finals against Atlanta Hawks. His status is unknown for the Finals against Suns.Antetokounmpo was injured last week and the Bucks and Suns were leading their series. The SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas offered an early series price for a possible Milwaukee-Phoenix matchup. The SuperBook opened the Bucks with a -150 favourite over the Suns.Phoenix is now the favorite, despite Antetokounmpo being injured a week later.Early action was at the Suns at SuperBook, which opened at -150 with Phoenix.Jeff Sherman, who manages the SuperBook's NBA odds, stated that they placed multiple limit bets on Saturday night's win by the Suns, prompting him and his team to raise the price to 170.Sherman expects Antetokounmpo will miss at least the beginning of the NBA Finals. He believes that the outcome of the first games will determine when he returns.Sherman stated to ESPN that the Bucks would have been a favorite even if Giannis was not injured.In a pair of close one-point wins, the Suns beat Milwaukee in both regular season meetings.
