Overview

• Jay-Z placed a $1 million bet through Fanatics Sportsbook on the Thunder to clinch the NBA title in exactly five games at +230 odds.
• Oklahoma City lost Game 1 of the Finals 111-110 after surrendering a double-digit lead, sharply reducing the likelihood of a five-game series victory.
• Such a turnaround—dropping the opener then winning the next four—has occurred only three times in the NBA since 1990.
• Fanatics Sportsbook, co-launched by Jay-Z and Michael Rubin, still offers +310 odds on the Thunder completing the sequence.
• Jay-Z, with a Forbes-estimated $2.5 billion net worth and a $350 million stake in Fanatics, is also pursuing a full-scale casino project in Times Square.