NBA Finals Bracket 2025 Odds, Box Score Predictions for Pacers vs. Thunder Game 7
The Larry O'Brien trophy will be awarded to the 2025 NBA champions Sunday night in Oklahoma City, but will it be the hometown, Western Conference champion Thunder or the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers who hoists it in celebration?
After a grueling series that has seen the teams separated by just seven total points, anything can and likely will happen when they take to the floor for Game 7, the first of its kind in the NBA Finals since LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in 2016.
Ahead of the historic match-up, in which one organization will win its first NBA title, find it what the odds makers have to say and what the box score may look like with this preview.
Odds for Game 7
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Spread: Oklahoma City (-7)
Over/Under: 214.5
Money Line: Oklahoma City (-275; bet $100, win $36.36); Indiana (+225; bet $100, win $325)
Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook
T.J. McConnell Over 2.5 Steals
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McConnell has been one of the revelations of this series, a tenacious player who gets in and stays in the faces of the opponent, nary allowing them time to think about what to do next.
He plays with grit and a competitiveness that cannot be taught. He is a tough player who finds the ball and makes the place that prove to be the difference between an NBA title and a second-place finish.
In the Finals, he has been a ball hawk of sorts, tallying steals in every game but one and averaging 2.3 per. He stole a series-high five in Game 3, snagged four in Game 6, and will look to be a factor in the championship game Sunday.
Look for McConnell to swarm the ball, make the OKC offense uncomfortable, and tally a couple of steals that could prove to be the deciding factor in the game. Three or more and the Pacers should win the chip.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Over 30 Points
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The league MVP has scored 30-plus points in each of his team's three NBA Finals wins and if Gilgeous-Alexander wants to hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy and pay off the best year of his young career, the Thunder will need him to take over the game and be the prolific scorer he has proven to be.
It will not be easy.
The Pacers made defensive adjustments that allowed them to hold the Thunder under 100 points for the first time in the series, limiting them to 91 points in Game 6. If the Eastern Conference champs can repeat that performance, with the physicality that has played to their favor in this series, it will be a struggle for SGA to find 30 points.
Still, he is the league MVP for a reason and much like Indiana made adjustments when they needed them most, expect the Thunder to do so in a way that gets the ball into the hands of its star in more favorable scoring situations.
