On Thursday, June 5, the Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, and this is the best NBA Same Game Parlay today.
The Thunder head into this series after knocking off the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games. The Pacers, the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, beat the New York Knicks in six games.
(Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
The injury report is largely the same as it has been for these two teams all postseason long. The Thunder are without Nikola Topic and ACL.
As for the Pacers, they're without Jarace Walker (ankle sprain) and Isaiah Jackson (Achilles). They could also be without Tony Bradley, too, who's dealing with a hip flexor injury that he suffered in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Below you’ll find my NBA Same Game Parlay picks today for this game with odds of +254.
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NBA Same Game Parlay Prediction: Thunder vs Pacers
DraftKings NBA SGP Picks Today: +254
- Thunder -10
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ Points
- Tyrese Haliburton 7+ Assists
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Thunder -10
The Thunder point spread at -10 leads off my NBA parlay predictions.
To me, the Thunder have been the best team in basketball all season long, and I don't see that slowing down for the NBA Finals, especially in Game 1 at home.
This season, they've averaged 119.5 points per game (third), shoot 47.7% from the floor (10th), and 36.6% from beyond the arc (10th).
If that doesn't impress you, look at their defensive statistics: They allow 107.3 points per game (third), hold opponents to 43.4% shooting from the floor (first), and just 34.1% from beyond the arc (first).
They have the reigning MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He averaged 32.7 points, five rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game this season.
During this postseason run, he's been slightly less productive, but still averages just under 30 points per game. In 16 games, he's had 31 points or more in 11 of them.
The Pacers strength has been their offense and their ability to play uptempo.
However, the Thunder also plays uptempo. The Pacers average 103.7 possessions per game while the Thunder average 103.6.
These teams played twice during the regular season. The Thunder won both games.
In the first matchup, they won 120-114 and followed that up with a 132-11 win in late March.
In those games, Andrew Nembhard spent time guarding Gilgeous-Alexander, and it didn't go well.
SGA put a combined total of nearly 80 points.
The Pacers' defense is solid against 3-point shots, allowing a shooting percentage of just 35.2%. However, from the floor, they rank nearly in the bottom third of the league at 47.1% (19th).
Additionally, here are some Thunder figures against the spread:
- Overall: 60-35-4 (63.2%)
- Home Favorite: 34-14-2 (70.8%)
- Rest Advantage: 11-6-1 (64.7%)
As for Indiana, they're 9-13-1 against the spread with a rest disadvantage.
Take the Thunder -10 here.
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.
As mentioned above, SGA is averaging nearly 33 points per game this season. During the playoffs, that number has dipped slightly, but it remains around 30 points.
On top of that, he's had 31 points or more in 11 of 16 postseason games.
During the regular season against the Pacers, here's how those games went:
- December 26, 2024: 45 points, eight assists, seven rebounds. He shot 15 of 22 from the floor (68.2%), including 4 of 5 from 3-point range (80%).
- March 29: 33 points, eight assists, seven rebounds. He shot 10 of 23 from the floor (43.5%), including 3 of 6 from 3-point range (50%).
In the second game, he didn't have an incredibly efficient performance, shooting 43.5% from the floor, which is below his season-long average of 51.9%, yet he still managed to reach 33 points.
He should smash this matchup once again here in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Tyrese Haliburton 7+ Assists
The next leg of my NBA Same Game Parlay today is for Haliburton to have seven or more assists.
Over the last 15 games, which is the entire postseason, Haliburton is averaging 16.1 potential assists per game.
This postseason, he's played in 16 games and has had seven assists or more in 12 of them.
He's had nine games with double-digit assists.
To add, Haliburton is averaging just under 10 assists per game in all.
Here, though, I'm going to temper expectations and go with seven.
The Thunder have the best defense in the NBA, holding teams to 43.4% shooting from the floor (first) and just 34.1% from beyond the arc (first).
Something else worth mentioning is that the Thunder allow just 24.1 assists per game (fourth).
Of course, getting seven as a point guard against a team that allows 24.1 per game is more than doable, but the players he passes the ball to need to knock down those shots.
I think they'll do a solid job in this game, but their defense is smothering at times.
Thus, I'll take the seven assists—a line he's hit with ease multiple times this postseason—and add it on as a relatively easy leg to this 3-leg SGP.
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