The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder will square off in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, with tipoff set for 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
NBA betting expert Brandon Anderson dug into the latest odds and identified his top series predictions entering Game 5 tonight.
Continue below for his NBA Finals series predictions as of Monday, June 16.
NBA Finals Series Predictions, Futures Bets, Exact Outcomes
Anderson's NBA Finals Exact Outcome Series Prediction
On the eve of Game 5, I’m finally ready to bet the Pacers.
I just don’t think books have caught up to how well Indiana marches up with Oklahoma City and how tight these games have been.
I'm finally adjusting OKC down as a huge favorite in this specific matchup.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a huge close in Game 4, but has struggled to get going the last couple games, and Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren have both been very up-and-down. Both also took big injury concerns in Game 4 that could linger or re-trigger.
The Thunder have struggled on the road all playoffs comparatively, and they were the worse team both games in Games 3-4 in Indiana.
They'll be favored in a road in Game 6, but I'm not sure they should be at this point, and they shouldn't be as massive of a favorite as books are pricing, even in OKC.
