00:00DRS, as we look at the series outright prices and where this set stands, of course, OKC remains a very, very hefty favorite.
00:08Minus 750, still that same outright price, and even DRS for Oklahoma City to win in five games.
00:15Whether it's land two and a half in that series spread, five games at the most to cash that ticket.
00:21The VIG yesterday was minus 118. That juice today, minus 132.
00:26Even more likely, Oklahoma City to pull off the gentleman's sweep and win in five.
00:31The most likely outcome, as the odds makers saw it, for the NBA Finals on a Monday was plus 210.
00:37Take a couple of cents off that number. Now plus 198.
00:42People buying into the idea. The Thunder, the overwhelming favorite, and the NBA Finals probably does not have overly a long duration to it.
00:50Yeah, most people thought the Pacers would have been knocked out a long time ago, but they're still here standing in the NBA Finals.
00:56And we understand how good Oklahoma City is and how important home court advantage is.
01:00We get that. But you're also taking a look at a team in Indiana that's won a lot of big games on the road already in this playoff run in some hostile environments.
01:07They're not going to be afraid. They're also coming into the Finals as a healthy team.
01:11So equal rest on both sides. Not, hey, we've been rested for eight days. You just played last night and good luck with that.
01:16And there's a lot of back-to-backs in the NBA Finals. You will be rested.
01:19You have time off in between games, staying in the same city, not jet-setting on, playing in Denver one night, L.A. the next night, two nights later, being in Dallas.
01:26I think we'll be fine on this. So Pacers, I think there is an advantage for them because they've won big games, but not an advantage for the series.
01:33Because we understand that the Thunder are the better team, heavily priced at a minus 750 to handle their business.
01:38But also from me, I do think we get games six-plus in this, which means I will take the over five games.
01:45And also, is there a chance? Like, I can't even believe that the Pacers won this series.
01:49Like, stop. That's a good basketball team. If the Pacers steal one of these first two games, we're in for an extended series.
01:55That's the way it should be, and that's the way I'm betting it here.
01:57Is it a little bit with my heart, like, okay, it's the NBA, it's the Finals.
02:00Boy, I hope we don't get a four-game explosion where it's like, boy, that was really boring and 20-point wins every night.
02:05And SGA turns out to be MVP. Give us a little controversy. Give us a little turmoil.
02:10Give us a little adversity for the best team in OKC. Let's go over the five games.
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