The Indiana Pacers face the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of a best-of-7 NBA Finals series Monday. Tip-off from Paycom Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ABC). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA Playoff odds around the Pacers vs. Thunder odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from an NBA championship. OKC defeated the Indiana Pacers 120-109 in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Monday at Paycom Center. It now leads the series 3-2 after overcoming a deficit in crunch time of Game 4 on the road to avoid a 3-1 hole.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle stood up for the referee Scott Foster during media availability after being criticized for Game 4.

Despite leading for most of the game, the Indiana Pacers dropped Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals in part because of Bennedict Mathuri