{"id":25875,"date":"2025-06-02T13:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=25875"},"modified":"2025-06-02T13:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:54:12","slug":"nba-finals-odds-thunder-heavy-favorites-over-pacers-in-unlikely-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nba\/nba-finals-odds-thunder-heavy-favorites-over-pacers-in-unlikely-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Finals Odds: Thunder Heavy Favorites Over Pacers in Unlikely Matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ESPN and ABC execs can\u2019t be thrilled about the NBA Finals matchup. We all expect the ratings to be near record lows for this championship series, which is a shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But\u2026there will still be plenty of betting action to be had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the season started, we sent out exact NBA Finals matchup odds and the chances of an Indiana Pacers\/Oklahoma City Thunder finals were 85\/1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the 33rd<\/sup>-most likely Finals matchup behind pairings such as the Sixers\/Mavs, Celtics\/Pelicans, Knicks\/Suns and Heat\/Thunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lookahead lines to this series had the Thunder at a robust -750 and the Pacers +535. The lines have since moved a decent amount in the Pacers\u2019 favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most likely outcome is the Thunder winning in five games. In fact, the Thunder winning in a sweep has lower odds than winning in six or seven games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the direct link to real-time NBA Finals series odds: https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba-series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBA Finals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana Pacers                             +430<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oklahoma City Thunder              -570<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: Current odds give the Thunder an 85.1% likelihood of winning the NBA Finals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of games in the series<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
5 Games<\/td>2\/1<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
4 Games<\/td>5\/2<\/td>(+250)<\/td><\/tr>
6 Games<\/td>16\/5<\/td>(+320)<\/td><\/tr>
7 Games<\/td>7\/2<\/td>(+350)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Exact Series Result<\/strong><\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1<\/td>21\/10<\/td>(+210)<\/td><\/tr>
Oklahoma City Thunder 4-0<\/td>5\/2<\/td>(+250)<\/td><\/tr>
Oklahoma City Thunder 4-2<\/td>9\/2<\/td>(+450)<\/td><\/tr>
Oklahoma City Thunder 4-3<\/td>21\/4<\/td>(+525)<\/td><\/tr>
Indiana Pacers 4-2<\/td>12\/1<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Indiana Pacers 4-3<\/td>12\/1<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Indiana Pacers 4-1<\/td>33\/1<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Indiana Pacers 4-0<\/td>50\/1<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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