The Oklahoma City Thunder battle the Indiana Pacers once again in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday evening. The winner of this contest will very likely go on to win the series as it essentially becomes a best-of-three contest, so every player needs to elevate their game given the stakes.
With that in mind, here are the best Chet Holmgren prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Thunder vs. Pacers Game 5.
Best Chet Holmgren prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
The Thunder are the home team again tonight and are -9.5 favorites on DraftKings Sportsbook, a line which shifted half a point in their favor since this morning. Oklahoma City holds -410 odds of an outright win on the Moneyline with a game total of 224.5.
As for Holmgren’s prop bet markets, his lines sit at 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.5 three-pointers with a combined PTS + REB + AST line of 26.5.
Betting on Holmgren feels a little bit tough sometimes, but there are a couple of options for tonight’s outing. He tallied over 15.5 points nine times in 20 games this postseason while averaging 15.9 PPG. The -120 odds on the over here suggest he’s favored to do it again tonight, and while Holmgren only went over 15.5 points once in four games this series, the good news is that he usually comes close. He scored 14 and 15 points in two of the three outings in which the under hit, with the third outing a six-point dud. I do think he’s capable of rising to the occasion and the spotlight has never called for it more than right now.
The race to X rebounds battle can be tricky, but Holmgren is also the best rebounder in this series. He leads all players with 9.3 rebounds per game and 37 total boards in four contests — six more than second-place Pascal SIakam and 10 more than third-place Aaron Nesmith. I considered taking Holmgren to record a double-double at +110 odds, but I think it’s more fun (with better value, too) to play him at +330 in the race to four boards or +250 in the race to six rebounds. Holmgren played 37 and 35 minutes across the last two games with 15 and 15 rebounds in those appearances, so watch for him to clean the glass tonight.
