Thunder vs. Pacers betting: NBA Finals Game 7 preview

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The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers square off in a decisive Game 7 of the NBA Finals. The Thunder are favored by 7 points in the matchup, which airs on ABC at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup’s point total is 215.5.

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Thunder Cover -7 vs Pacers -105

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Thunder vs. Pacers betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -262
  • Pacers odds to win: +215
  • Spread: Thunder (-7)
  • Total: 215.5
  • TV Channel: ABC (KGUN – Tucson)
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Oklahoma City has covered the spread 29 times at home and is 36-6 in home contests.
  • This year, Oklahoma City has a 23-10-1 record ATS in home games as 7-point favorites or more.
  • Thunder games have gone over the set point total 25 times at home this year.
  • This season at home, Oklahoma City and its opponents have averaged a total of 227.5 points per contest, 12.0 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder have covered the spread five times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Thunder games has exceeded the set total five times.
  • The Thunder’s past 10 outings have ended with an average of 223.4 points scored. That’s 7.9 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Thunder’s per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 7.2 points lower than their season-long average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder have been the moneyline favorite 79 total times this season. They’ve finished 66-13 in those games.
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -262 or shorter, Oklahoma City has gone 49-8 (86% win percentage).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Thunder’s implied win probability is 72.4%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (sixth in NBA) 43.6 (first) 44.8 (11th) 44.9 (20th) 26.9 (12th) 11.0 (first)

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Pacers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Pacers have a 19-22 ATS record in road games so far while going 21-20 overall in those contests.
  • The Pacers’ record against the spread is 3-2 when playing as 7-point underdogs or more on the road this season.
  • Pacers games have hit the over on the set point total 22 times on the road this season.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to the Pacers to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 233.5 points per contest.

Pacers Recent Trends

  • The Pacers have a 5-5 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Pacers games have surpassed the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Pacers games averaged 9.2 more points (224.7) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Across their past 10 games, the Pacers have scored 7.0 fewer points per contest compared to their 117.4 PPG season-long scoring average.

Pacers Betting Records

  • This season, Indiana has won 16 out of the 33 games, or 48.5%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Pacers have a record of 4-3 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +215 on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pacers have a 31.7% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.8 (third in NBA) 47.4 (22nd) 41.8 (27th) 45.0 (21st) 29.2 (third) 12.2 (third)
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