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Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Thunder Preview & Picks
Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Thunder Preview & Picks
Oklahoma City are tipped to cover as they win the opening game of the NBA Finals.
The Thunder have been excellent on their home court in the postseason so far, and they were a perfect 2-0 against Indiana during the regular season.
- Oklahoma City Thunder are 8-1 at home in the playoffs so far
- Oklahoma City Thunder are 7-2-0 ATS in their playoff home games
- Indiana Pacers are 0-4-0 ATS in their 4 playoff defeats so far
- The Over cashed in the 2 regular season meetings
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- Oklahoma City Thunder lead the all-time series 55-46
- Oklahoma City Thunder won 132-111 when the two teams last met on March 29
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Indiana enter the NBA Finals having won 12 of their 16 playoff games to eliminate Milwaukee, Cleveland and New York.
The Pacers finished fourth in the Eastern Conference standings with a 50-32 record, and made a strong start to the playoffs as they won the first two series in five games.
They opened up with back-to-back home wins over Milwaukee, beating the Bucks 117-98 and 123-115.
Indiana failed to make it three-in-a-row as they dropped their road opener 117-101, but they responded in emphatic fashion to clinch with a 129-103 road win and a 119-118 overtime success at home.
The Pacers kept that winning run going as they took command of the second round series with 121-112 and 120-119 victories in Cleveland.
They again lost their third game of a series, falling 126-104 at home, only to again issue a strong response to a loss as they won 128-109 at home, before clinching with a 114-105 road win.
Indiana made a dream start to the Eastern Conference Finals too as they travelled to New York to take down the Knicks, 138-135 in overtime and 114-109 in regulation.
Game 3 was again a disappointment for the Pacers as they lost 106-100 at home, but they restored their two-game lead in the next outing, winning 130-121.
They passed up on the chance to clinch on the road, losing 111-94 in Game 5, but they did not waste their second chance as they beat the Knicks 125-108 at home to advance.
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Oklahoma City go into the NBA Finals having also won 12 of their 16 postseason games, ousting Memphis, Denver and Minnesota along the way.
The Thunder were runaway leaders in the Western Conference, finishing 16 games clear of Houston thanks to a 68-14 record.
They continued that dominance in the opening round of the postseason as they swept Memphis in four games, winning 131-80 and 118-99 at home, and 114-108 and 117-115 on the road.
Oklahoma City failed to repeat that dominance in the early stages of the second round, as they lost the series opener with Denver at home, 121-119.
The Thunder rebounded with a 149-106 blowout victory, but they failed to build on that as they were beaten 113-104 in overtime on the road in Game 3.
They bounced back to take the next two meetings with the Nuggets, 92-87 and 112-105, only to miss out on clinching the series as they were beaten 119-107 on the road in Game 6.
Oklahoma City would not be denied however, holding their nerve at home in Game 7 to beat Denver 125-93.
The Thunder backed up that success in the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, beating Minnesota 114-88 and 118-103 at home.
They then responded to a 143-101 home loss with a 128-126 and 124-94 victories to earn their place in the 2025 NBA Finals.
Verdict
Indiana have produced some great results on the road in the playoffs, but we are going with Oklahoma City in this one.
The Thunder have been tremendous at home and were perfect against the Pacers during the regular season.
The Thunder have been tremendous at home and were perfect against the Pacers during the regular season.
Oklahoma City -9.5
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