- Pascal Siakam has averaged 21.5 points in games without Tyrese Haliburton this season.
- Jalen Williams made 3 three pointers in Game 5. He had not made more than one in any game this series prior to Game 5.
INDIANAPOLIS – With the Thunder on the cusp of their first NBA Championship since moving to Oklahoma City, the Indiana Pacers will host Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night and hope to force a Game 7.
Thunder vs Pacers Game 6 Odds
| Team | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder | -6.5 (-105) | -250 | O 222.0 (-105) |
| Pacers | +6.5 (-115) | +210 | U 222.0 (-115) |
Online sportsbooks favor the Thunder by six and a half points on the road in Game 6.
It is looking increasingly likely that Tyrese Haliburton will miss Game 6 with a calf strain, meaning the Pacers will have to look to other players to step up in his absence.
Pascal Siakam Over 21.5 Points
Siakam has been a consistent 20-point-per-game scorer throughout the playoffs and this series, but will have to take more of the offensive load tonight with Haliburton’s status up in the air.
In games without Haliburton this season, Siakam averaged exactly 21.5 points per game while shooting 55% from the field and 45.5% from three. He scored over 21.5 points in four of those six games.
Siakam has cleared 21.5 points just once this series, which was in Game 5, where he scored 28, but he has yet to clear 15 shot attempts in any game this series.
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Expect Siakam to see elevated volume tonight and eclipse the 22-point mark.
Jalen Williams Under 1.5 Threes
Williams just posted arguably the most impressive performance of his career in Game 5, scoring 40 points while shooting 14-25 from the field. He was 3-5 from the three point line.
However, Williams had struggled from downtown this series prior to Game 5, recording just one or fewer three pointers made in each game. He also has not attempted more than five threes in any game this series and only attempted five total in Games 3 and 4.
NBA sportsbooks give Williams -130 odds to record less than 1.5 three pointers in tonight’s game.
He has shot over 31% from the three point line in just one series this postseason, meaning this recent stretch of low three-point volume is not an anomaly.
While bettors can expect Williams to give another solid performance in a potential closeout game, it is unlikely that we will see him light it up from the three point line.
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