The Indiana Pacers face the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of a best-of-7 NBA Finals series Monday. Tip-off from Paycom Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ABC). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA Playoff odds around the Pacers vs. Thunder odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

If the Pacers lose this series, they will look at the Game 4 loss as the one that made the difference, the one that altered the direction of the NBA Finals.

The ratings are down for these NBA Finals, as was expected. Oklahoma City vs. Indiana is a small-market series and the numbers reflect exactly that, with viewership down about 20% from last season and on pace for the poorest TV turnout since the bubble finals in 2020.