- The Oklahoma City Thunder have -340 odds to beat the Indiana Pacers.
- There is an 8.5-point spread set for the Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
- A 223-point total is set for Game 7.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The greatest two words in professional sports, Game 7, is set for Sunday night between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals and OKC is favored one final time in the series.
The Thunder have been favored in every single game of the series on legal sports betting sites, however, there is a notable change in the Game 7 betting odds. Oklahoma City has been a double-digit favorite in each of their three home games during the NBA Finals. They now face an 8.5-point spread in their direction, their lowest favored spread at home in the series.
Indiana Pacers Vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Game 7 Odds
- Moneyline: Pacers (+270) vs. Thunder (-340)
- Spread: Thunder -8.5
- Total: 223
Taking a look at how OKC has done against the spread at home overall, they are 2-1 on NBA betting sites. They failed to cover the -10-point spread in Game 1 and have covered in their last two home games at -11.5 and -10. Overall against the spread in the NBA Finals, the Thunder and Pacers have split the series against the spread at 3-3.
On the game total, defense has been the story of the series with just two games going over their projected point totals in Games 2 and 5. Despite only two games going over, four of the six games have crossed the 220-point mark leaving some light on the over in Game 7 at 223. Game 5 was exactly a 223-point total Over/Under as well and went over.
NBA Game 7 Trends
Unfortunately for the Pacers, history is not on their side when it comes to playing a Game 7 on the road. In NBA History, there have been a total of 154 Game 7 scenarios since 1947. Of those 154, just 40 road teams have been able to pull off a victory. In NBA Finals History, there’ve been 19 Game 7s in which road teams have won just four of them.
