2025 NBA Finals odds, Game 5 time, predictions, analysis: Pacers vs. Thunder picks by expert on 166-91 run
SportsLine expert Matthew Severance has locked in his NBA predictions for Monday's Game 5 featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals of the 2025 NBA playoffs
The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to take charge of the series and put the Indiana Pacers on the brink of elimination when they battle in Game 5 of their best-of-seven NBA Finals matchup on Monday. The Pacers (50-32), who are 7-3 on the road during the 2025 playoffs, are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999-2000, when they lost in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Thunder (68-14), who are 9-2 on their home floor this postseason, are in the Finals for the first time since 2011-2012, when they lost in five games to the Miami Heat.
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Tip-off from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. Oklahoma City has won four of six meetings this season. The Thunder are 9.5-point favorites in the latest Pacers vs. Thunder odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 225. Indiana is 2-2 against the spread in this series, while the Under is 3-1.
Before making any Pacers vs. Thunder picks, be sure to see the NBA predictions from SportsLine's Matt Severance.
Severance is a well-connected writer and high-volume handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. After joining SportsLine, Matt quickly established himself as a top expert in multiple sports. Over the past three NBA seasons, he has returned $4,452 for $100 bettors on all NBA picks and he enters this matchup on a 166-91-1 roll (+3424) on NBA picks. Anybody following him could have seen HUGE returns!
Severance is going Over on the total, and he's also found a critical X-factor that makes one side of the spread a must-back! Be sure to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.
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