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Our Midweek NBA Prediction Sees Thunder Start Series with Win

The 2025 NBA Finals get underway this week, with game one between Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers taking place at Paycom Center. Who will win the opening fixture of this best-of-seven series?

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Oklahoma Thunder to Win -11.5 – 2.22

Over 229.5 Points – 1.76

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Thunder to Take the Lead

Oklahoma finished top of the Western Conference this season, picking up an impressive 68 wins. They made light work of Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs before edging past Denver Broncos in the Conference semifinals.

Thunder went up against Minnesota Timberwolves in the Conference finals, easing to a 4-1 victory. Mark Daigneault’s troops have been the real deal in the NBA this term, and Oklahoma will take some stopping in the NBA Finals. They are many people’s picks to go all the way in 2025.

Indiana secured their place in the NBA playoffs by finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference, winning 50 games and suffering 32 defeats. Pacers’ playoff campaign started with back-to-back 4-1 wins over Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Rick Carlisle’s men went up against unpredictable New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference final, with Indiana running out 4-2 winners. Can they upset Oklahoma in the best-of-seven NBA Finals to get their hands on the trophy?

As expected, Thunder are the clear favourites to start the series with a home win. In fact, many are tipping Oklahoma to be two up before they travel to Indianapolis in game three. You can get 1.23 for a home win on Thursday, while Pacers are priced at 4.00.

Hosts to Win High-Scoring Showdown in Oklahoma

Thunder won both meetings in the regular season. They picked up a 120-114 victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Boxing Day. A few months later, Daigneault’s team ran out comfortable 132-111 winners at Paycom Center.

Oklahoma are incredibly hard to topple on their own patch, and the hosts could get the series up and running with a big home win this Thursday. The price of 2.22 for Thunder to win -11.5 stands out.

Over 230 points were scored in both meetings this season. This is likely to be a high-scoring series opener as both sides seek a positive start. Check out the solid odds of 1.76 for over 229.5 points to be scored in this one.

Oklahoma Thunder to Win -11.5 – 2.22

Over 229.5 Points – 1.76

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