Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 1/28/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports OK

Paycom Center is the site where the Oklahoma City Thunder (14-33) will attempt to defeat the Indiana Pacers (17-32) on Friday.

The Pacers faced off with the Hornets and ended up losing by a score of 158-126 in their last game. Indiana wrapped up the contest with a 47.8% field goal percentage (44 of 92) and buried 10 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pacers knocked down 28 of their 34 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 41 with 17 of them being offensive. They also doled out 33 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 58.1% from the floor on 54 out of 93 shooting. Charlotte earned 36 assists and had 37 steals for the game. Moreover, Charlotte grabbed 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Charlotte walked away from this one shooting 78.8% at the charity stripe by burying 26 of 33 attempts. They converted 24 of their 45 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 31 while the Hornets recorded 13 fouls.

Lance Stephenson is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He racked up 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. Stephenson shot 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 10 dimes.

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Indiana steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 17-32 on the year. They cough up possession 14.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,187 dimes so far this year, which is 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pacers are connecting on 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (574 of 1,744) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 108.6 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while shooting 45.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Pacers have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They currently rank 8th in the league in giving up assists with 1,119 surrendered on the season. The Pacers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.8% (1,987 of 4,249) and they surrender 43.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 35.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 21st in the league in points per game from their opponents (110.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Thunder walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-110 when they played the Bulls. The Thunder corralled 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Bulls committed 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to make 18 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Oklahoma City made 16 out of their 45 attempts (35.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Thunder shot 38 for 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.3%. The Thunder permitted the Bulls to make 41 out of their 89 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.1% in the matchup. They finished 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 15 out of 39 and finished the contest at 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). In regard to rebounding, Oklahoma City allowed Chicago to pull down 41 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being a factor for the Thunder in this contest. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points in his 39 mins on the court and earned 10 assists in the matchup. He converted 9 of 17 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 14-33 for the campaign. The Thunder are responsible for committing 18.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 20.9 times per contest (30th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. Oklahoma City has accounted for 4,726 pts on the season (100.6 per contest) and they average 45.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Thunder are hitting on 41.6% from the floor, which ranks 30th in basketball.

The Thunder defensively are ranked 13th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 107.9. They have forced 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (10th in the league). The Oklahoma City defense concedes 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (635 of 1,816) and their opponents are making 74.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 25.3 assists and 48.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 26th and 30th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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