The NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals are set.
Only eight teams remain after the group stage with the knockout round kicking off Monday.
The Pacers open the festivities when they host the Celtics at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, followed by the Kings welcoming the Pelicans to Sacramento at 10 p.m. ET.
On Tuesday, the Knicks travel to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks and the Suns and Lakers will square off in L.A.
The winners of each game will go to Las Vegas for the tournament semifinals, which start Dec. 7.
One of these eight teams will be the winner of the inaugural NBA Cup.
Anything can happen in this March Madness-esque, single-elimination tournament, but oddsmakers have two teams a cut above the field.
Check out who is favored to win it all below, with odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook.
NBA In-Season Tournament odds
| Team | Future odds |
| Boston Celtics | +310 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | +350 |
| Sacramento Kings | +490 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | +550 |
| Phoenix Suns | +600 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | +1200 |
| Indiana Pacers | +1400 |
| New York Knicks | +1700 |
The Celtics and Bucks, perhaps unsurprisingly, are at the top of the odds board.
The pair, along with the Denver Nuggets, currently make up the top three in terms of NBA championship odds at FanDuel.
They are followed by the Kings at +490, who drew a favorable matchup after a wild win against the Golden State Warriors during their final group-stage game last week.
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Sacramento edges out the Lakers and Suns, who have the misfortune of playing each other in what will likely be the most competitive quarterfinal matchup.
Three good-but-not-great teams round out the group of eight — the Pelicans, Pacers and Knicks.
The Knicks, who are +1700 to win the tournament, have the worst odds in the field.
Oddsmakers, apparently aren’t giving them much of a shot of beating the Bucks on the road.
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