NBA Finals Game 3 2024/2025 Expert Tips and Best Bets | June 12

Oklahoma City and Indiana are knotted at one game a piece as the NBA Finals turns to Indiana for game three. It’s an important game, and we’ve got you covered with our trio of best bets. We’re looking for OKC to win on the road and take the series lead in a game where the under hits. As well, we like Alex Caruso to keep up his strong offensive form and score 10+ points.

Thunder ML | $1.47 @ Betright

After getting back on track and evening the series in game two, OKC are again very heavy favourites to win the Finals. Although NBA betting sites are seemingly disrespecting the Pacers, it should be seen as more of a nod to the Thunder. Oklahoma City is in all-time conversations in terms of combined record between the regular season and playoffs. Despite what we saw in game one, we still see Oklahoma City as the far superior team. The Thunder have the best player in the series, and the ability to make more adjustments in terms of personnel than the Pacers. Indiana has been very impressive, but at $1.47 on Betright, we’re riding with the team that has been atop the league all season.

Total Points U228.5 | $1.85 @ Betfocus

Indiana and OKC came into the Finals as two of the three highest scoring teams in the playoffs. However, after seeing games one and two, we are confident in the under being the play for game three. A large reason that these teams had two of the best offenses in the playoffs was due to phenomenal transition play and racking up easy buckets on fast breaks. Stopping this has clearly been a point of emphasis for both coaching staffs as neither side has been able to really get going in transition. We expect this defensive hustle to keep up in game three, so under 228.5 at $1.85 on Betfocus is our pick.

Alex Caruso 10+ Points $2.00 @ PlayUp

Alex Caruso has been a huge piece of the Oklahoma City Thunder after being acquired in the offseason. He was solid in the regular season, but has hit a different level in the playoffs. His defense is his calling card, as he can quickly change games with his swarming, aggressive style. However, he has been a huge positive on offense as of late as well. He has gone for 11 and 20 points in games one and two against Indiana. As a whole, in the playoffs he has reached double digits in 10 of OKC’s 18 games, with three of those instances in his past four games. At $2.00 on PlayUp for Caruso to score 10+, we like the value here.