Thunder vs Pacers Picks and Prediction – 6/20/2025

The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Indiana Pacers on Thursday for Game 6 of the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Oklahoma City leads the series 3-2 after defeating Indiana 120-119 in Game 5 on Monday. Oklahoma City fell behind in the series 2-1 but has won each of the last two and can win the NBA championship with a victory on the road Thursday. Jalen Williams was the leading scorer for Oklahoma City in Game 5 with 40 points. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

During the postseason, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City in scoring and assists, averaging 30.4 points and 6.3 assists per game. Chet Holmgren is the leading rebounder, averaging 8.7 rebounds per game. Jalen Williams is second in scoring, averaging 21.7 points per game. Oklahoma City is scoring an average of 116.2 points per game while shooting 46.2% overall and 34.0% from 3-point territory.

The Indiana Pacers’ backs are against the wall as they must win Game 6 at home on Thursday to force a deciding Game 7 in the NBA Finals. In Monday’s loss to OKC in Game 5, Pascal Siakam was the leading scorer for Indiana with 28 points. Indiana out-rebounded Oklahoma City 50-45, but the Pacers were careless with the ball, committing 23 turnovers compared to just 11 by the Thunder. 

During the postseason, Pascal Siakma is leading Indiana in scoring and rebounding, averaging 20.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Tyrese Haliburton is second in scoring and the leader in assists, averaging 18.6 points and 9.3 assists per game. Indiana scores an average of 115.8 points per game, shooting 49.2% overall and 39.3% from 3-point territory.

The Indiana Pacers will bounce back with a victory at home on Thursday in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and force a deciding Game 7 back in Oklahoma City on Sunday. Indiana is 1-1 straight up and against the spread in two games at home in the Finals, but overall in the last 10 postseason games, the Pacers are 6-4 ATS. Look for Pascal Siakam, Tyrese Haliburton, and Myles Turner to lead Indiana to a win in Game 6 at home and force the NBA title to be determined in Game 7 on Sunday. Final Score Prediction: Indiana Pacers win and cover ATS 115-112.