Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 4/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Oklahoma City Thunder (52-23) are hitting the road to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday where they will try to beat the Indiana Pacers (43-33).

The Thunder faced the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 135-100 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Thunder walked away with 11 and the Celtics recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 17 of 40 attempts from downtown. Boston finished 94.7% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 19 shots. On top of that, Boston grabbed 46 boards (11 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Boston distributed 33 assists and had 7 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 54.3% from the field on 50 out of 92 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in the game while creating 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Thunder converted 25 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 89.3%. Oklahoma City wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.2% field goal percentage (35 of 81) and converted 5 out of their 24 3-point shots.

Josh Giddey is one guy who was a contributor in the game. Giddey finished 63.6% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He was on the court for 28 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He finished with 17 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will enter this contest with a mark of 52-23 on the season. They are averaging 120.2 points per outing (4th in the league) while shooting 49.9% from the field. The Thunder are hitting 39.0% on shots from distance (1,005 of 2,575) and 82.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling in 41.3 boards per game and has accounted for 2,024 dimes on the season, which ranks 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.2 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They give up 36.2% on shots from distance and they are 12th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (113.0). The Thunder are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.6% (3,048 of 6,685) and they surrender 44.2 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,022 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Pacers took a loss by a score of 115-111 when they faced the Nets. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Indiana allowed Brooklyn to collect 50 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.5% from three-point range by going 12 of 32 and ended up shooting 19 out of 27 from the free throw line (70.4%). The Pacers allowed the Nets to make 42 of 87 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Pacers ended up shooting 46 for 103 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.7%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Indiana converted 10 out of their 38 attempts (26.3%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. The Nets committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Pacers were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for this game.

Pascal Siakam ended up being a major contributor for the Pacers in this matchup. He made 12 out of 27 for the game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 9 rebounds. Siakam racked up 26 points in his 35 mins of playing time and added 3 dimes in the game.

Indiana has a mark of 43-33 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pacers are connecting on 50.5% from the field, which is 1st in basketball. Indiana has scored 9,339 pts on the season (122.9 per contest) and they grab 40.9 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 30.6 times per contest (1st in the league) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. The Pacers commit 21.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 120.4. They have forced 13.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.7% from the field (30th in the league). The Indiana defense allows 36.8% on three-point shots (819 of 2,226) and their opponents are converting on 78.6% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 24.7 assists and 43.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 4th and 14th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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