Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 1/18/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Indiana Pacers at Paycom Center on Wednesday.

The Pacers played the Bucks and took a loss by a score of 132-119 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Pacers walked away with 17 and the Bucks accounted for 14 personal fouls. They made 23 of 46 tries from distance. Milwaukee ended up shooting 86.7% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of 15 tries. Additionally, Milwaukee snagged 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Milwaukee dished out 32 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 52.7% from the field on 48 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for the contest while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 37 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pacers converted 14 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. Indiana finished the game having earned a 51.2% FG percentage (43 of 84) and converted 19 out of their 40 three-point attempts.

Myles Turner is one guy who had an impact for the contest. He accounted for 30 points on 11 out of 17 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and also collected 8 rebounds. Turner ended up going 64.7% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Indiana enters this matchup with a mark of 23-22 for the season. They currently have an average of 115.5 pts per game (10th in the league) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Pacers are hitting 36.5% on 3-point shots (638 of 1,748) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is collecting 42.2 boards per game and has totaled 1,207 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 5th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.2 times per game and as a team are committing 21.5 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Pacers are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They rank 25th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,147 conceded on the campaign. The Pacers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (1,865 of 3,985) and they relinquish 45.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 37.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (116.3).

The last time they took the court, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 112-102 when they played the Nets. The Thunder earned 39 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Nets earned 21 fouls in this game which got the Thunder to the free throw line for 26 tries. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.9%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Oklahoma City converted 12 out of 31 attempts (38.7%). When all was said and done, the Thunder shot 40 out of 90 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.4%. The Thunder permitted the Nets to knock down 39 of 91 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 42.9% in this matchup. They finished 29.3% from 3-point land by shooting 12 out of 41 and finished the game at 12 of 19 from the charity stripe (63.2%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Oklahoma City allowed Brooklyn to snag 51 overall (14 on the offensive glass).

Josh Giddey ended up being a factor for the Thunder in the matchup. He buried 12 of 21 in the game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and added 9 rebounds. Giddey tallied 28 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 9 dimes in this contest.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 21-23 for the campaign. The Thunder commit 21.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 79.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.3 times per contest (20th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. Oklahoma City has accounted for 5,139 pts on the season (116.8 per game) and they collect 44.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Thunder are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 20th in basketball.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 35.5% on three-point shots (558 of 1,573) and their opponents are connecting on 79.1% of their foul shots. They allow 25.0 dimes and 47.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 30th in the NBA. The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the league in points allowed per game with 116.0. They are able to force 16.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (6th in the league).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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