The Oklahoma City Thunder shattered the NBA record for scoring differential this season, outscoring teams by 12.9 points per game to top the previous mark set by the 1972 Los Angeles Lakers (12.3).

The Thunder also went 29-1 against the Eastern Conference, the best interconference record in NBA history.

Sharp bettors and the betting public alike are banking on Oklahoma City to extend those trends in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers.

The Thunder are consensus 9½-point favorites over the Pacers after the line opened at 8½ at multiple sportsbooks. The total is 231.

“We got some sharp play on Oklahoma City -9, so we’re up to 9½ on that one,” Westgate SuperBook NBA oddsmaker Jeff Sherman said. “The sharps laid the 9, and the public is laying more Thunder in th

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