On Sunday, June 8, the Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and this is the best NBA Same Game Parlay today.
In Game 1, the Pacers came away with a stunning 111-110 win on the road against Oklahoma City. They're now up 1-0 in the series.
There's nothing new to mention regarding the injury report: Nikola Topic (Thunder), Jarace Walker (Pacers), and Isaiah Jackson (Pacers) are all still on there.
Interestingly, Pacers center Tony Bradley isn't listed, but he didn't play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
That said, below, you’ll find my NBA Same Game Parlay picks today for this game with odds of +112.
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NBA Same Game Parlay Prediction: Thunder vs Pacers
DraftKings NBA SGP Picks Today: +112
- Thunder -10
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ Points
- Andrew Nembhard Under 1.5 Three-Point Shots Made
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Thunder ML
The Thunder moneyline leads off my NBA parlay predictions.
This may be a bit of a cop out, but I'm extremely conflicted regarding the spread.
In Game 1 of this series, the Pacers got the 111-110 win after trailing 57-45 at halftime.
On one hand, the Pacers played great and exceeded expectations, shooting 47.6% from the floor (39 of 82), including 46.2% from beyond the arc (18 of 39).
However, they also shot just 71.4% from the free throw line and committed an eye-popping 24 turnovers.
They made up for those, though, beating the Thunder in the rebound battle, 56-39.
Then, on the flipside, the Thunder offense and defense didn't play up to how I know they can.
They shot just 39.8% from the floor (39 of 98), including 36.7% from 3-point range (11 of 30).
They hit their free throws (21 of 24), committed just six turnovers, and outscored the Pacers in the paint, 46-34.
So, there are two ways to look at this game.
From the Pacers' side, they, of course, got the win and have an extremely clutch player in Tyrese Haliburton. That said, they shot extremely well, and I don't expect them to continue against the Thunder. But, at the same time, they also committed an obscene number of turnovers. The question then becomes twofold: Will they commit that many turnovers again? Unlikely. Will they shoot that well again? Possible, but again, more unlikely than likely.
There's going to be some positive regression coming the Thunder's way. They didn't play up to their normal standards. They shot under 40% from the floor and allowed the Pacers to run roughshod over them.
At -10 yesterday, I thought for sure they were safe going up 12 at halftime, but they couldn't defend anyone, couldn't hit shots, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander felt alone out there for large chunks of it.
So, I'm going to give this one more game. It's telling that the spread is even higher than Game 1 despite a 1-point loss, but I'm playing it safe.
Take the Thunder moneyline. I do think they get the win in this game, but the Pacers are not a team to take lightly right now.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ Points
The next leg of my NBA Same Game Parlay today is for Gilgeous-Alexander to record 30 or more points.
I'm going back to the well on this one.
At one point, Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points with about eight minutes to go in the game. He's going to continue scoring.
When it was all said and done, he finished the game with 38 points. He shot 14 of 30 from the floor (46.7%), including 3 of 6 from 3-point range (50%).
Typically, he shoots about 51.9% from the floor, but certainly shot well beyond the arc (he's typically at 37.5%).
He logged 40 minutes in that game and, as mentioned, at times looked like the only one out there for the Thunder.
The next closest player, in terms of points, was Jalen Williams with 17.
Now, in 17 playoff games, Gilgeous-Alexander has had 31 or more in 12 of them.
Additionally, including the regular season, he has played the Pacers three times and has scored no less than 33 points each time.
His 46.7% shooting from the floor is second across those three games. He shot 43.5% against them on March 29 and still had 33 points.
I'm going to continue taking Gilgeous-Alexander at 30+ points.
Andrew Nembhard Under 1.5 Three-Point Shots Made
The next leg of my NBA Same Game Parlay today is for Nembhard to have one 3-point shot or less.
In Game 1 of this series, Nembhard made two 3-point shots. However, he also had six attempts.
For context, those six attempts are tied for the second-most he's had in any game this postseason.
The Pacers were shooting extremely well from beyond the arc, and Nembhard was part of that, going 2 of 6.
However, across all 17 postseason games, he's had one or fewer 3-point shots made in seven of them.
I know it didn't look like it in Game 1, but the Thunder have a fantastic defense against 3-point shooting.
The Thunder typically hold teams to just 34.3% from 3-point range. I think they'll improve and hold players down more, including Nembhard.
He may get one, but he won't reach two in Game 2 on the road against the Thunder.
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