Oklahoma City Thunder (38-39) vs. Indiana Pacers (33-44)
March 31, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Indiana Pacers +4; Over/Under: -
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers meet Friday in NBA action at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are averaging 117.4 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 116.2 points on 47.2 percent shooting. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.3 points and 5.4 assists, while Josh Giddey is averaging 16.3 points and 6.1 assists. Jalen Williams is the third double-digit scorer and Luguentz Dort is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Oklahoma City Thunder are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 80.9 percent from the free throw line. The Oklahoma City Thunder are allowing 36 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.7 rebounds per game.
The Indiana Pacers are averaging 115.8 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 118.6 points on 48.1 percent shooting. Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 20.7 points and 3.7 rebounds, while Myles Turner is averaging 18 points and 7.5 rebounds. Buddy Hield is the third double-digit scorer and Bennedict Mathurin is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 79.2 percent from the free throw line. The Indiana Pacers are allowing 37.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.5 rebounds per game.
The Thunder are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Pacers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 7-2-1 in Thunder last 10 overall. The over is 9-4 in Pacers last 13 overall. The Thunder are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Indiana.
There’s more motivation on the Oklahoma City Thunder side, as they’re still currently in the thick of the play-in tournament race. The Indiana Pacers are playing themselves out of postseason play and losing their last 5 games by an average of 14 points while not playing a lick of defense. The Pacers look like a team that’s thrown in the towel on the season. I’ll lay the points with OKC.
