Game 2 same game parlay – Sunday, June 8
NBA picks: Thunder vs. Pacers NBA Finals | Game 2 same game parlay – Sunday, June 8
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are facing off in the NBA Finals, with Game 2 next to come. Below, we offer same-game parlay suggestions for you to consider for this matchup.
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Winning the spread, total and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander under 34.5 PTS parlay for the Thunder-Pacers contest nets $58.16 on a $10 bet using the computer picks below. Want to know how each of those wagers looks? Continue reading to learn more.
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 11:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Thunder vs. Pacers spread pick
Favorite: Thunder (-11)
Thunder (-11) Pick ATS: Thunder -11 (Projected score: Thunder 122, Pacers 107)
Thunder -11 (Projected score: Thunder 122, Pacers 107) Oklahoma City is 53-25-4 against the spread this year.
The Thunder are 20-9-3 as 11-point favorites or more.
Indiana has 38 wins in 82 games against the spread this year.
The Pacers don't have a win ATS (0-1) as a 11-point underdog or greater this season.
Thunder vs. Pacers total pick
Total: 228.5
228.5 Pick OU: Over 228.5 (Projecting 229.4 total points)
Over 228.5 (Projecting 229.4 total points) Oklahoma City's games this season have gone over 228.5 points 41 out of 82 times.
So far this season, 63.4% of Indiana's games (52-of-82) have had more combined points than Sunday's total of 228.5.
The average amount of points in Thunder games this season is 227.5, which is 1.0 fewer than Sunday's over/under of 228.5.
The 228.5-point over/under for this game is 4.6 below the 233.1 points per game average in Pacers games this season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander points prop
Points prop: OU 34.5
OU 34.5 Pick: Under (Projecting 34.1 points)
Under (Projecting 34.1 points) Sunday's points prop bet for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is 34.5 points. That is 1.8 more than his season average of 32.7.
Gilgeous-Alexander has gone up against a points prop bet in 75 games this season, and he's exceeded the total 36 times.
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