NBA Finals Game 7 Best Bets: Thunder vs. Pacers Picks, Odds and Prop Predictions

The NBA Finals come down to a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Indiana Pacers, trying to avoid one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history.

Game 7 tips off at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday night in Oklahoma City as the Pacers look for their first championship in franchise history.

Let’s take a look at some of the best bets for Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

Oklahoma City Thunder (-7.5 at DraftKings)

In spite of a 17-point road loss in Game 6, the Thunder are still in a good position headed home on Sunday. Oklahoma City has yet to lose consecutive playoff games, while all three wins at home off a loss have come by 43, 32 and 16 points.

OKC posted its lowest-scoring output of the postseason in Game 6 with 91 points, while entering the fourth quarter with 60 points. In six games this postseason following a loss, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 33.8 points per game.

The Pacers are 0-7 against the spread in all seven playoff losses, so don’t expect Indiana to cover in a close defeat. In five of the seven setbacks, Indiana has lost by double digits, including 11- and 16-point defeats to the Thunder.

Backing OKC in the first quarter may also be worth a look in Game 7. In three home games against Indiana, the Thunder led by nine, six and 10 points through 12 minutes of play.

Pacers F Pascal Siakam — Under 20.5 Points (-125 at DraftKings)

There is some juice you have to pay for this Under, but it will be well worth it. Siakam has put together several stellar scoring outputs on the road in the postseason.

The Indiana forward has posted four performances of at least 21 points away from Indiana, with one showing in every round.

Siakam scored 28 at Milwaukee in Game 3 of the first round, 21 points in the closeout game at Cleveland in the second round, and 39 points in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against New York.

In Game 5 at Oklahoma City in the NBA Finals, Siakam put up 28 points. But taking a look at the rest of the road games in the postseason, Siakam has been held to 19 points or fewer in the other seven contests.

In five of seven playoff defeats, Siakam has scored fewer than 20 points. So with our earlier prediction of OKC winning and covering, there is a good chance Siakam will remain Under this prop in a loss.