window.tgpQueue.add('tgpli-684dd3db5f68e') The chalk returned in Game 2 as the Thunder rolled to a series tying win. However, home court advantage now flips to the Pacers as we head to Indianapolis for Game 3. The Pacers have posted a 6-2 home record in these playoffs and will look to take the lead yet again. Meanwhile, we’ll be looking for some prop bets for NBA Finals Game 3. Who’s hot? Who’s due? We’ll take a look at it all. 464mw
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Two Prop Bets for NBA Finals Game 3 393a54
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers 552450
Tipoff – June 11th, 8:30 pm EST
Gainbridge Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, IN
Broadcast – ABC
It might be hard to get behind the points prop for Pascal Siakam going into Game 3 of this series. He’s posted just 34 total points in the two games and has shot 38.5% from the field. With a line set at 19.5 points, it might be tempting to just look to the under here. However, that’s ignoring just how good he’s looked at home.
In the last two home games of the Knicks series, Siakam blew the scoreboard up. He put up 30 in Game 4 of that series at home, and then followed that up with 31 in Game 6. More importantly, he was doing that with incredible accuracy. He shot 21-for-39 (53.8%) from the field and was even better from three point. From deep he hit at a 66.7% clip – earning him the conference finals MVP.
Sure, it’s worth noting that the defense of the Thunder has been better, but I love him home scoring trends. You can even take it back to his last home game against the Thunder, which was right after Christmas. In that one, he went for 22 points.
Prop Bet #1: Pascal Siakam Over 19.5 Points (-110)
This regular season, Chet Holmgren was posting great numbers on the blocks and steals. He averaged 2.2 blocks per game and 0.7 steals per game. That, in theory, would put him right in from of the line set at 2.5 for Game 3. However, we’ve seen much worse stuff out of him in this series.
So far in this series, you could add together all of his blocks and steals in both games and he’d still come out behind this line. Some of that is because he just simply isn’t picking up any steals. It’s been three games since the last time he snagged one. As a result, we’re really just picking against the idea that he’ll get three blocks. Being that he’s had one in back-to-back games, I’m not expecting an explosion on the road.
Prop Bet #2: Chet Holmgren Under 2.5 Blocks + Steals (-135)
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