NBA Finals Game 1 2024/2025 Expert Tips and Best Bets | June 6

Oklahoma City plays host to Indiana in game one of the 2025 NBA Finals and we’ve got you covered with a trio of best bets. We like OKC to continue their dominant form at home and cover -9.5 points in a high scoring matchup where over 230.5 points hits. As well, we’re taking Jalen Williams to continue setting up his teammates to the tune of 5+ assists.

Thunder -9.5 | $1.90 @ Betfocus

NBA betting sites have OKC as heavy favourites for the series and even more so for game one. The Thunder have been a buzzsaw at home in the playoffs having won eight of their nine matchups in Oklahoma City. Although the Pacers have been a good road team, the Thunder are a substantial step up in competition compared to what Indiana faced in the East. With the crowd behind them and Indiana not having seen a team near OKC’s level in the playoffs yet, we like the Thunder to roll in game one and cover the -9.5 point spread at $1.90 on Betfocus.

Total Points O230.5 | $1.85 @ Betright

Both Indiana and OKC ranked in the top ten of the NBA this year in PPG. In the playoffs, this has continued as they are second and third respectively, behind only Cleveland who padded their stats in round one against Miami. Both teams like to push the pace and get out in transition, leading to easy buckets. Although this will certainly be on the mind of each team defensively, we don’t believe they will both suddenly play a slow methodical game. Because of this, we’re picking the over in game one. With the line at 230.5 on Betright at $1.85, we love this pick.

Williams 5+ Assists | $1.53 @ PlayUp

Jalen Williams is Oklahoma City’s main initiator when SGA is off the floor or working off the ball. He has done a brilliant job in this role not only scoring the ball, but setting up his teammates as well. He quietly averaged a very respectable 5.1 APG this season and has improved that number slightly to 5.3 in the playoffs. In his last ten games, he has hit the five assist mark eight times. With much of the Indiana defensive gameplan likely aimed towards getting the ball out of Shai’s hands, we like that trend to continue. We’re backing Williams for 5+ assists at $1.53 on PlayUp.