{"id":353483,"date":"2025-06-20T16:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=353483"},"modified":"2025-06-20T16:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:26:03","slug":"pacers-vs-thunder-nba-finals-best-bets-for-game-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/pacers-vs-thunder-nba-finals-best-bets-for-game-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacers vs. Thunder NBA Finals best bets Game 7: Bet on OKC to cover and win the title on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder wrap up the NBA season on Sunday with Game 7 of the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Basketball fans haven&#8217;t been treated to a winner-take-all Finals game since 2016, when the Cleveland Cavaliers downed the Golden State Warriors. Indiana has been a sizeable underdog all series and is in that position again at Paycom Center, where OKC is 10-2 this postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Pacers vs. Thunder best bets for Game 7, featuring Tyrese Haliburton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pacers vs. Thunder best bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10240\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report-news\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\"><strong>NBA player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\"><strong>NBA standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Thunder -7.5 (-110)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I expected the Thunder to finish the job in Indiana, and they got routed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But back at home, on a few days&#8217; rest, I think OKC can pick up a decisive win. After all, that&#8217;s exactly what happened in the Western Conference semifinal against a battle-tested Denver Nuggets group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Game 6 in Denver:<\/strong> 119-107 loss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Game 7 in OKC:<\/strong> 125-93 win<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Thunder have been lighting teams up at Paycom Center all season and into the playoffs, going an NBA-best 36-15-2 ATS. Here are a few more ways to illustrate their dominance at home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OKC has a +20.7 net rating at home in the playoffs. That&#8217;s the seventh-best of all time (minimum eight games).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nine of the Thunder&#8217;s 10 home playoff wins have been by 10+ points, including each of their last two home wins against the Pacers. They have a +25.0 average margin of victory at Paycom Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, Indiana won Game 1 on the road in heroic fashion. But that required a rare fourth-quarter meltdown by the Thunder and an all-time shot by Haliburton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll roll with the team which has been historically good at home this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> OKC&#8217;s +12.8 net rating this year was the second-best ever, behind the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA Finals Game 7 picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haliburton over 6.5 assists (-143):<\/strong> Haliburton battled through a calf strain in Game 6, putting up 14 points and five assists in just 23 minutes of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the best-case scenario for the Pacers, as the star point guard got to rest through the closing stretch as Indiana cruised to a victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that said, I love these odds for a top-five passer in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haliburton averaged 9.3 assists per game this season (third-most in the NBA). In the playoffs, he&#8217;s 14-8 against this line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s only cashed this bet twice in the Finals so far, mind you. But he was on pace to reach the milestone in Game 6 and had at least six assists in all five games before that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haliburton has an exceptionally high floor as a passer and should be well-rested heading into this winner-take-all game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pacers vs. Thunder best bets made at 10:58 p.m. ET 06\/20\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder wrap up the NBA season on Sunday with Game 7 of the NBA Finals. The pregame narrative: Basketball fans haven&#8217;t been treated to a winner-take-all Finals game since 2016, when the Cleveland Cavaliers downed the Golden State Warriors. 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