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2024 NBA Handicapping OKC Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers
(52-24) OKC Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers (43-35)
Date: Friday, April 5th
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana
Moneyline NBA Odds: Thunder +175 | Pacers -185 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Pacers -4.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 234.5
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Friday features the second and final meeting between the OKC Thunder and Indiana Pacers this season. Indiana won the initial meeting 121-111 on March 12th.
Both teams last played on Wednesday with the Thunder getting anhilated 100-135 by the Celtics while the Pacers suffered an embarrassing 111-115 loss to the Nets.
Season Series
The Thunder holds the all-time record between the clubs with 53 wins in 98 meetings. Last season, the teams played twice with each squad winning once.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, on Thursday, April 4th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Friday, April 5th.
OKC Thunder
Several teams continue to jockey for seeding with the Thunder, Wolves, and Nuggets waging war to grab the West’s top seed but arguably OKC and Denver are looking at the bigger picture.
Specifically, Jamal Murray and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are each sitting to rest nagging ailments before the season ends in games they would be suiting up for if it was the playoffs.
SGA has missed four of the last five matches (1-3) while Jalen Williams has missed the last two (0-2) so it sure seems like Mark Daigneault is getting his two best players rested and primed to be as close to 100% as possible.
Thunder Stats
The Thunder just keep improving as the season progresses ranking fourth on offense (118.3), and fifth on defense (111.8) while they offer a plus +6.6 net differential registering third overall.
In terms of the Thunder’s performance against the spread, they are one of the better bets this season with a 42-33-1 record.
Thunder Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Jalen Williams, SG (downgraded to doubtful—ankle)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexnder, PG (downgraded to OUT Friday—quad)
Indiana Pacers
Indy has five games remaining including this match as they cling to the sixth and final cemented playoff seed. Their next four matches feature one tanking club (Raptors) and a trio of East teams also fighting for seeding (Heat, Cavaliers, and Hawks).
The greatest concern for the Pacers beyond avoiding the play-in round is they’ve struggled mightily to recapture the panache they began the season with as they’ve registered a 9-8 record through the last 17 matches.
Pacers Stats
Indiana possesses the second-ranked offense (120.0) and is 24th (117.6) on defense while their net differential of plus +2.3 registers tied for 12th overall.
The Pacers began the season strong and are still a decent bet against the spread with a 41-34-3 record through 78 matches.
Pacers Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Myles Turner, C (questionable — finger)
- Bennedict Mathurin, SF (OUT for season — shoulder)
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Thunder vs. Pacers NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Thunder are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City’s last 6 games.
- Also, the Thunder are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against Indiana.
- By comparison, Indiana is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing hosting OKC.
- The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Indiana’s last 18 games.
- Additionally, the Pacers are 2-11 SU in their last 13 games played in April.
Free OKC Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Prediction:
Something else to consider about OKC resting SGA and Williams with their injuries is perhaps they are playing a game of chess to avoid matching up against the Lakers — the ONE team out of the clubs seeded fifth through 10th that they lost the season series against.
The Pacers could logistically still move up to fifth but it’s unlikely with so few games remaining so their big task is retaining the sixth seed.
Factor in the Thunder haven’t lost three games in a row this season and despite the absences of their best two players I’ll still roll with the Thunder.
4* Free OKC Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Betting Pick: Thunder +4.5
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NBA Tweet Of The Day
we look to sweep the season series against the Oklahoma City Thunder tomorrow night at @GainbridgeFH 🔥
grab your tickets and be part of the action: https://t.co/IGecnBPgJA pic.twitter.com/4hsaV263jp
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 4, 2024
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