Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/25/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, February 25, 2022

Venue:  Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 

Where to Watch:  BSIN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Thunder +7, Pacers -7; Over/Under:  216.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Thunder +7, Pacers -7; Over/Under:  216.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Thunder +7.5, Pacers -7.5; Over/Under:  216.5 points

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  18-40 (5th place, Northwest Division)

Indiana Pacers:  20-40 (4th place, Central Division)

 

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Oklahoma City Thunder:  4-6 last 10

Indiana Pacers:  2-8 last 10

 

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game with an 18-40 record overall and they are 9-21 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the New York Knicks while their 6 losses in that span came against the Sacramento Kings, the Golden State Warriors, the Toronto Raptors, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Chicago Bulls, and the San Antonio Spurs in their last game. They still have a game against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back game on Friday night for them. In their game against the Spurs, Tre Mann led the team in points in that game with 24 while Théo Maledon off the bench was next on the team with 22 points. Josh Giddey led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Isaiah Roby led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 39% from the field, 34.4% from 3-point range, and 68.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 101.2 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 107.8 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 35-19-4 this season and their O/U record is 25-33.

 

 

The Pacers are coming into this game with a 20-40 record overall and they are 14-17 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 7 of their last 8 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 7 game losing streak that they were on. Their 7 losses in that span were against the Orlando Magic, the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Atlanta Hawks, the Cavaliers again, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Milwaukee Bucks while their last loss came against the Washington Wizards in their last game. Tyrese Haliburton led the team in points in that game with 21 while Terry Taylor was next on the team with 18 points. Haliburton led the team in assists in that game with 14 while Taylor led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 54.2% from the field, 20% from 3-point range, and 65.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 109.3 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 112 PPG against them. The Pacers have an ATS record of 28-30-2 this season and their O/U record is 33-27.

 

 

The Thunder have lost 6 of their last 7 games but they have not been awful recently as their last 2 losses were both by single digits and now that they have had a week to rest, they should be healthier for this game. The Thunder are supposed to be getting back their leading scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for this game and he will be an added boost to their lineup. They have been getting by without him in some of their games but they have lost a majority of the games he has been out and he will instantly make this team a lot better once he is inserted back into the lineup. The Pacers have been just as bad as the Thunder this season as they have 2 more wins than them but the same number of losses. The Pacers also recently traded away most of the talent on their team and now have a skeleton crew playing for them, and a lot of those players are also injured or banged up coming into this game. The Thunder will be on a back-to-back here but that could benefit them as they have not played in a week and having this situation will keep them warmed up for this game. The Thunder will play a lot better with Shai back and this will likely still be a close game but the Thunder should come away with the win here.

 

Thunder Pacers Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, February 25, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Thunder 111 Pacers 106.

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Oklahoma City Thunder: 37-19 ATS in all games. 36-18 ATS as an underdog. 32-23 UNDER as an underdog.

Indiana Pacers: 10-17 ATS when the total is 210 to 219.5. 16-11 UNDER after a game where they covered the spread.

 

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  K. Williams (SG) Out Thurs - Knee injury. L. Dort (SG) Out Thurs - Shoulder injury. T. Jerome (SG) Out Thurs - Hip injury. S. Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) Prob Thurs - Ankle injury. M. Muscala (PF) Early March - Ankle injury. J. Robinson-Earl (SF) Mid March - Foot injury.

Indiana Pacers:  M. Turner (C) Mid March - Foot injury. M. Brogdon (SG) Prob Fri - Achilles injury. T. Warren (SF) Early March - Foot injury. I. Jackson (PF) Ques Fri - Ankle injury. C. Duarte (SG) Ques Fri - Toe injury. G. Bitadze (C) Ques Fri - Foot injury. R. Rubio (PG) out for season - Knee injury. T. McConnell (PG) Out indefinitely - Wrist injury.

 

 

 

"He's a good player. I thought he played a really good floor game again tonight. The triple-double stuff is just a byproduct of how he's playing." - Mark Daigneault on Josh Giddey in their loss against the Spurs in their last game last week on Wednesday night.

 

 

"It was fun while it lasted. I don't mind announcing that because it's a rare chance when you get to thank a guy in front of his teammates and he played very, very big tonight." - Rick Carlisle on his team’s win against the Wizards in their last game last week on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG     Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

SG     Josh Giddey

SF     Aaron Wiggins

PF     Darius Bazley

C     Isaiah Roby

 

PG    Keifer Sykes

SG    Tyrese Haliburton

SF    Buddy Hield

PF    Oshae Brissett

C    Goga Bitadze

 

 

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (22.7)

APG: J. Giddey (6.4)

Reb/G: J. Giddey (7.8)

 

PPG: M. Brogdon (18.5)

APG: T. Haliburton (7.7)

Reb/G: M. Turner (7.1)

 

Coaches:

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)

Indiana Pacers: Rick Carlisle (1st season)