Thunder vs Pacers predictions, Tips: Back OKC to get started in the game 7

Geoff Schwartz

Leagry betting analyst

Game 7. Two best words in sports.

This will be especially true when Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder At the last game, the last game of 2025 are attended by the Sunday NBA Finals.

Dillon Jones of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Obie Toppin Indiana Pacens Fight to jump during the fourth trimester in the game 6

Pacens dominated the game 6, the series tied, and then forced the game 7.

OKC now has the opportunity to bounce off bad performance. But Thunder will need guys to step up.

After the game of savings 6 win for Indian, both teams have the opportunity to keep their first championship on Sunday.

With that in mind, I see four bets currently having value.

Let’s dive into it.

Thunder first quarter

My favorite bet to make in the postseason is to take the team that pulled the loss to cover the first quarter in the next game when they play at home.

It’s an even better bet with a team like Oklahoma City, who is fantastic at home.

Thunder won and covered the first quarter in all three domestic games of this series. They also won and cover four of the first six squares after loss. This last loss was the Gnarli. Marked the worst offensive performance thunder this season.

They shot only 26% of the range in three points, and most of theirs came over the time of the garbage. They had 21 reversals and were extracted.

Given this bad performance, it is common for teams to play better in their next game at home. I expect the thunder will start quickly on Sunday night.

Pick: Thunder (-3.5) first quarter

My player for the game 7 are all Ciczag props. Theory includes betting the opposite side of the player ProPljed according to a terrible night or that that was too good.

For example, in play 6, Aaron Viggins It was a perfect opportunity to fading. At home in the game 5, it scored 14 points, but in the game 6 went below 5.5 points.

Having it in mind, here’s my player for the game 7.

Alex Caruso Over 8.5 points

Caruso played for 22 minutes in the game 6 and did not achieve a single point.

It tried only two shots, the smallest number of shots taken into the game, because it logs out for 12 minutes in the game 1 against grizzly. Caruso scored only two points in the last two games while playing 51 minutes. There were these postsesons in which there are fewer points than usual in two straight games, just to follow that by scoring over 8.5 points.

Scored 10 points in the game 4 against Nuggets After only nine in the previous two games and reached 10 points against wolves in the game 4 after just scored 12 in the last two games.

Caruso could also see more time to play. Thunder sets its lines, and he is part of the najoptimal setup. Will get a chance to outlast 8.5 points.

Select: Alex Caruso over 8.5 points

Alex Caruso handles the ball against Indiana Pacer during the third quarter in the game 4 of 1525 NBA finals

Jalen Williams Over 9.5 rebounds and helping

Like the rest of his team, Janal Williams had a night at the game 6, but it was super reliable in the previous five matches of this series.

He recorded at least 10 rebounds and helps in four of those five games. Looking back at the previous two series, he exceeded 9.5 rebounds and helps six of the last eight games. Further, he managed at least 10 rebounds and helps four out of six games after lightning.

Williams took over higher controls of the lightning criminal offense in recent games, especially while Pejčevi hold the SGA striae in the background. After the game where the thunder did not shoot good or many passes, I expect Williams to create more assists.

It is often around the basket because of who kept, so jumps should be more in his reach. I like it here.

Select: Jalan Williams over 9.5 jumps and help

Obi Toppin Less than 10.5 points

It’s hard to fade someone who is hot, but this is a place for it.

Toppin scored 17, 12 and 20 points in the last three games – which is the most points that scored in three matches to extend this post-season. Was a bright spot for pagers in the central position, especially with Miles Turner Fight the last three matches.

Can Toppin do it again? Four straight games, plus Igri 7 on the road? These are not games where the role players usually shine.

Select: Obi Toppin under 10.5 points

Geoff Schwartz is an analyst for Fox Sports. He played eight seasons in the NFL for five different teams. He began with a real cube for the University of Oregon for three seasons and was another team that was all-Pac-12 selection of his elderly. Follow him on Twitter @Geoffschwartz.

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