The 2025 NBA Finals proceed on Sunday evening after a surprising ending in Sport 1. The underdog Indiana Pacers have a 1-0 collection lead towards the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder after Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winning jumper capped a 15-point comeback within the fourth quarter on Thursday evening. The Pacers led Sport 1 for 0.3 seconds, and now they lead the NBA Finals and are three wins away from the primary NBA championship in franchise historical past.
Regardless of Indiana’s Sport 1 win, OKC remains to be closely favored at FanDuel to win Sport 2 at house (-600) and take the collection (-300).
Powered by NBA MVP Shai GIlgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma Metropolis received a league-best 68 video games within the common season. They’re 12-5 to this point in these playoffs, and, after needing seven video games to get previous the Denver Nuggets within the second spherical, dispatched the Minnesota Timberwolves in 5 video games to win the West finals.
The Pacers, led by Tyrese Haliburton, are the underdogs for his or her third consecutive collection. Indiana knocked out the No. 1 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers within the second spherical after which took out the Knicks within the Jap Convention finals.
Thunder vs. Pacers: Sport 2 data
Time: 8 p.m. ET | Date: Sunday, June 8
Location: Paycom Middle — Oklahoma Metropolis
TV channel: ABC | Streaming: fubo (Attempt without cost)
Odds (through DraftKings): Thunder -11, O/U: 228.5
Thunder vs. Pacers: Sport 2 greatest bets
The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder have misplaced consecutive video games solely twice this season. As soon as got here in April once they’d already run away with the No. 1 seed within the Western Convention. The opposite got here in November in the course of the transient interval wherein Isaiah Hartenstein and Chet Holmgren had been each injured. Once they misplaced Sport 1 of the Denver collection at house, they received Sport 2 by 43 factors. The Thunder have a +220 level differential in 10 house video games this postseason. Each indicator is telling us to anticipate a Thunder blowout in Sport 2, so that is what we’ll take. The choose: Thunder -11
There was a number of discuss after Sport 1 about how the Thunder failed to show their turnovers into factors, however it really makes fairly a little bit of sense on paper. The Pacers allowed the second-fewest fast-break factors within the NBA this season. They’re quick they usually do not overcommit to offensive-rebounding, so their protection off of turnovers is sort of pretty much as good because it will get. However the group that allowed the fewest fast-break factors this season? The Thunder, who’re even quicker and deeper than the Pacers. If the simple stuff in transition is gone, you are mainly betting on outlier taking pictures to hit the over. The Pacers received outlier taking pictures in Sport 1, making 18-of-39 3-pointers, and this was nonetheless comfortably an beneath. Sport 2 must be as properly. The choose: Underneath 228.5
Isaiah Hartenstein had 9 rebounds in 17 minutes in Sport 1. His line is considerably decrease, and that is a operate of taking part in time. He was faraway from the Sport 1 beginning lineup. However contemplating the way in which Sport 1 went, he is in all probability going to be in line for extra minutes even when he stays on the bench in Sport 2. These simple factors off of turnovers that the Thunder dwell off of may not be out there, so they may want to emphasise rebounding extra to keep up their dominance within the possession sport. They received round 53% of accessible rebounds in Sport 1 throughout Hartenstein’s minutes, however solely round 39% when he was off of the ground. I am anticipating extra Hartenstein in Sport 2, so I am going over on his rebounds. The choose: Hartenstein over 6.5 rebounds
