Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, February 25, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports OK

The Oklahoma City Thunder (18-40) are headed to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Friday where they will meet the Indiana Pacers (20-40).

The Thunder played the Spurs and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-106 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Thunder finished with 19 while the Spurs accumulated 13 fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 34 tries from beyond the perimeter. San Antonio finished shooting 81.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, San Antonio pulled down 43 boards (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 6 blocks. San Antonio doled out 57 assists and had 29 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to go 43.9% from the field on 43 out of 98 shooting. They also distributed 25 dimes for the matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned 50 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Thunder made 13 of 19 tries for a rate of 68.4%. Oklahoma City ended the contest with a 39.0% field goal percentage (41 of 105) and buried 11 of 32 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tre Mann is a player who was a factor for this game. He was able to score 24 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. Mann walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Oklahoma City heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 18-40 for the year. They turn the ball over 13.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oklahoma City is grabbing 46.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,243 dimes on the year, which is 30th in basketball in terms of passing. The Thunder are connecting on 31.3% on shots from distance (682 of 2,177) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 101.2 points per outing (30th in the NBA) while connecting on 41.8% from the field.

On defense, the Thunder have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 17th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,456 surrendered on the year. The Thunder defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.6% (2,332 of 5,226) and they relinquish 49.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.1% on shots from distance while they are 13th in basketball in opponents points per game (107.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 113-108 when they faced the Wizards. The Pacers were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Wizards had 12 personal fouls for the game which took the Pacers to the free throw line for 29 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 65.5%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Indiana buried 4 out of their 20 tries (20.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Pacers finished 45 out of 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.2%. The Pacers allowed the Wizards to convert 39 out of 91 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9% in this game. They went 45.9% from distance by shooting 17 out of 37 and finished the contest at 13 of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). In the matter of team rebounding, Indiana allowed Washington to grab 32 in total (12 offensive).

Tyrese Haliburton ended up being a factor for the Pacers for this game. He converted 6 out of 17 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Haliburton recorded 21 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 14 dimes in the game.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 20-40 this year. As an offensive unit, the Pacers are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 16th in the league. Indiana has scored 6,558 points on the campaign (109.3 per contest) and they snag 44.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 24.5 times per game (12th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. The Pacers commit 20.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana defense concedes 36.2% on 3-pointers (682 of 1,882) and opponents are knocking down 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 23.6 assists and 43.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 10th and 7th in the league. The Pacers on defense are ranked 24th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.0. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (27th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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