The Indiana Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton are two wins away from winning a championship. This postseason has been full of miracles for these Pacers, but at this point, they are the best and most complete team in the world.
At +190 odds to win this game, the momentum might be too great to bet against them with almost the entirety of their roster healthy and Bennedict Mathurin playing like an All-Star caliber player. Indy takes another thriller on Friday night.
| Wednesday, October 21 at 8:10 PM | Spread | Money | Total |
| Indiana Pacers | ![]() -4.5 (-105) | ![]() -165 | ![]() O 243.5 (-110) |
| New Orleans Pelicans | ![]() +4.5 (-115) | ![]() +140 | ![]() U 242.5 (-110) |
Indiana Pacers ML +205
The Pacers are still underdogs in this series, which should not be the case. Rick Carlisle is the best coach in the league when taking the last two to three years into account and this backcourt of Haliburton, McConnell, Nembhard, Sheppard, and Mathurin has so many dimensions and variety on both ends of the floor that this might work out for Indiana and their quirkiness will give them a 3-1 lead in this series.
Tyrese Haliburton normally flips between an aggressive and passive game. However, he has consistently gotten better and more aggressive in this series after that game winning shot. He will be the x-factor in this game for Indiana as their aggressive defense has completely caught the Thunder and everyone other than SGA off guard.
Tyrese Haliburton (IND) OVER 18.5 Points
Tyrese is legit. The southpaw point guard has now entered a conversation that no one saw coming a few months ago. He is the best player on what is the most complete team in the entire league.
Tyrese went for 22 points on 17 attempts last game while letting it fly from beyond the arc after hitting a few floaters in the lane. With Mathurin, Nesmith, and Siakam all staying hot on the offensive end, less attention will turn to Haliburton to start this game, and he’ll do his damage from 3-point range once again. He has scored 20+ points in each of his last four home games.
Aaron Wiggins (OKC) OVER 5.5 Points
The Thunder need someone off the bench to come in and provide a spark on both ends of the floor, but especially offensively to keep up with Benn Mathurin, T.J. McConnell, and these bench players on the other end.
While Isaiah Joe hit two three’s last game, Aaron Wiggins is the player I’m keeping my eye on. Elite length at the wing spot and a silky-smooth shot, AW struggled in Game 3 after an 18-point Game 2.
Look for the sharpshooter to get back on track tonight. He’s 8 of 18 on this prop in the postseason and I expect extra minutes coming as Lu Dort and Alex Caruso have had some negative BPM and offensive possessions down the stretch in these losses.
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