Pacers vs. Thunder: Game 3 Strategy and Betting Odds

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00:00Tomorrow night in Indy, it's the Pacers hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder.

00:04OKC is a five-point road favorite.

00:08We have already talked about where the betting public is starting to invest their money,

00:12heavily backing the Thunder at this moment.

00:14Total standing at 228.5.

00:18DRS, if we are going to see at least six games in the 2025 NBA Finals,

00:23is tomorrow night in game number three an absolute must-win for the Indiana Pacers at home?

00:30It absolutely is.

00:32It really is.

00:32Because you say, well, OK, it's still 2-1 at that point.

00:35They can win game number four.

00:36We get that.

00:36But you want to put the pressure back on OKC.

00:39OKC had the pressure in game number two.

00:41They handled that flawlessly.

00:42That was a wire-to-wire victory.

00:44Said, you know what?

00:45OK, deep breaths.

00:46We're 1-1.

00:46Let's go handle our business in Indiana.

00:48Now you go into Indiana and say, OK, if Indiana can steal game three,

00:51all of that pressure, I mean, what a vice grip that would be understanding.

00:55You should have one more game in Indy before you even get back home,

00:58and you can't afford to go down 3-1.

00:59I don't care how good Oklahoma City is.

01:01I do think they're going to win the series,

01:03and I think they can still win the series if they lose game number three.

01:06I'm not going to think they can win game this series, Ben,

01:08if they lose games three and four and say, well, now you've still got to win.

01:11That's still three straight victories you've got to have over the Pacers

01:13when the Pacers beat you the first three out of four games.

01:16You need that victory in game number three for Indiana to keep the pressure back on OKC.

01:20Because if Indiana wins game number three, the series isn't over.

01:24If Oklahoma City wins game number three, the series is over.