{"id":352042,"date":"2025-06-10T12:21:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=352042"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:52:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:52:53","slug":"thunder-vs-pacers-prop-picks-game-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/thunder-vs-pacers-prop-picks-game-3-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder vs. Pacers NBA Finals prop picks Game 3: Fade Jalen Williams, Tyrese Haliburton in Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Knotted at one game apiece, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers resume their NBA Finals matchup on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> OKC is a road favourite in Game 3 after a convincing home victory last time out. The Pacers have deployed a remarkably balanced offence, with zero 20-point scorers through two games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/jalen_williams\">Jalen Williams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/alex_caruso\">Alex Caruso<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/tyrese_haliburton\">Tyrese Haliburton<\/a> in my Thunder vs. Pacers prop picks on June 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pacers vs. Thunder prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Williams under 27.5 points\/rebounds (-122)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams soared to new heights in his third NBA season, setting career-highs in points (21.6\/game) and rebounds (5.3\/game) while earning third-team All-NBA honours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he wasn&#8217;t routinely clearing this points\/rebounds line then, and he&#8217;s certainly not doing so now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams is the No. 2 scoring option for the Thunder, but it&#8217;s been a pretty streaky postseason. He&#8217;s gone under 20 points in 10 of his past 14 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though Williams is listed as the Thunder&#8217;s starting power forward, he isn&#8217;t a typical big man. He&#8217;s 6-foot-5 and spends plenty of time roaming the perimeter, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OKC has two 7-footers \u2014 Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein \u2014 who are currently playing in a staggered way that ensures a traditional big is always on the floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my view, that lowers Williams&#8217; ceiling as a rebounder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams is shooting just 37.7% vs. the Pacers in four matchups this year, averaging 18.5 points and 3.8 rebounds (22.3 PR). He&#8217;s hit this under in all four games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know he&#8217;s likely to be heavily involved, but he hasn&#8217;t shown enough against the Pacers (or in the playoffs as a whole) to warrant this high of a line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Williams has gone under 27.5 PR in 12 of 18 playoff games this season \u2014 and in 19 of 28 for his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:114684\">Embed: #114684<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 3 prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Caruso over 8.5 points (-121):<\/strong> A relatively quiet night from Williams would help this Caruso bet cash, so I&#8217;m hoping for some harmony here with these picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caruso isn&#8217;t in the starting lineup, and he&#8217;s known more for his defence. But I&#8217;ve noticed a steady offensive floor from him in recent games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are his numbers over the past 12 matchups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10.1 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>24.7 minutes\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5+ shots in 11 of 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3+ attempted 3s in every game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Caruso has cashed this bet in 12 of 18 games this postseason, including both so far in the Finals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He matched a playoff-high with 20 points in Game 2, and we don&#8217;t even need half of that in Game 3 to hit the over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haliburton under 8.5 assists (-143):<\/strong> This line would typically seem a bit low for Haliburton, but the Thunder have had the clamps on him so far this series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023-24 assist champ, who averaged 9.2 APG during the regular season, had just six assists apiece in Games 1 and 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In four games against the Thunder overall this season, he has 23 total assists and has gone under this mark all four times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OKC allowed the fourth-fewest assists per game during the regular season (24.6). They&#8217;ve allowed even fewer APG during the playoffs (21.8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haliburton has gone under an 8.5-assist line in eight of his past 12 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thunder vs. Pacers prop picks made at 11:47 a.m. ET 06\/10\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knotted at one game apiece, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers resume their NBA Finals matchup on Wednesday night. The pregame narrative: OKC is a road favourite in Game 3 after a convincing home victory last time out. The Pacers have deployed a remarkably balanced offence, with zero 20-point scorers through two games. 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