Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder picks, predictions: Who wins Game 5 of NBA Finals?
The Indiana Pacers, the Eastern Conference's No. 4 seed, and the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Western Conference's No. 1 seed, play June 16 in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals.
The game is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. MST (8:30 p.m. Eastern time) and can be seen on ABC (stream with FUBO).
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The Thunder are a 9.5-point favorite over the Pacers in NBA playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook. Oklahoma City is -450 on the moneyline. Indiana is +333. The over/under for the game is set at 223.5 points.
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ESPN: Thunder have a 60.9% chance to beat Pacers in Game 5
The site gives Indiana a 39.1% shot at defeating Oklahoma City in the fifth game of the 2025 NBA Finals.
Sports Betting Dime: Thunder 120.2, Pacers 112.5
The site's formula predicts that Oklahoma City will defeat Indiana in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals.
Dimers: Thunder 116, Pacers 107
It writes: "After extensive simulations, our model gives the Pacers a win probability of 23%, while the Thunder have a win probability of 77%."
FOX Sports: Thunder 122, Pacers 107
It writes: "This season, the Thunder games have finished over 223.5 points scored, their current matchup's point total, 51 (out of 82) times. The Pacers games have gone over 223.5 total points scored in 58 of 82 total matchups this season. These two teams average 237.9 points per game combined, 14.4 more than the total of 223.5."
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