The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder will square off in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, with tipoff set for 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
Our staff of basketball betting experts dug into the latest odds and identified 4 NBA picks for tonight's contest. Continue below for our NBA best bets and predictions for Wednesday, June 11.
NBA Finals Best Bets, Picks, Predictions: Wednesday, June 11
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Thunder vs. Pacers
By Joe Dellera
TJ McConnell has been solid so far for Indiana, and I honestly thought he might get played off in this series, but he's proven me wrong.
He's necessary for Indiana to find any offense, as they need multiple passing options because of the defensive attention Haliburton is getting. Plus, teams do not really respect his shot, so he gets some open looks.
He's averaging 10 points and 5 assists in these two Finals games and he's now hit this line in his last 6 games against the Thunder.
I'll grab over 10.5 PA with Indiana heading back home for Game 3 tonight.
Pick: T.J. McConnell Over 10.5 Points + Assists (-125)
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Thunder vs. Pacers
This is a numbers play for me.
I strongly believe Indiana splits these two home games. I got this at +185 on Caesars.
If it hits, great, I'd likely play OKC in Game 4 — don't know how yet, depends on how Game 3 actually goes.
If it misses, I'll be back on Pacers moneyline in Game 4.
The number, I would think, will be dependent on how Game 3 goes. Process matters.
But while I think OKC should win this series, I like Indiana to force a best of 3 after it going 2-2.
More is explained at length on Tuesday's episode of Buckets.
Pick: Pacers Moneyline (+175)
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Thunder vs. Pacers
I think this line will close at -6 and thus taking a low vig -5.5 (-105) that is widely available now would be a strong bet.
As of now, there is too large of an adjustment for an NBA Finals home court switch.
This closed -11.5 (-115) for the Thunder in Game 2, which should be worth about 6 points.
That line is up at -5.5 (-115), but we also need to consider the movement is sliding through some of the most valuable NBA numbers, and therefore, the line should move a little less.
Late money has consistently come in on OKC in this series. I am backing them again heavily in Game 3.
Pick: Thunder -5.5 (-105)
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Thunder vs. Pacers
I considered this play for Game 2, but I was expecting a bump in playing time for the bigs.
Isaiah Hartenstein and Chet Holmgren played a bit more in Game 2, but still didn't see their normal allotment of minutes.
