Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Paycom Center is where the Oklahoma City Thunder (60-12) will attempt to defeat the Indiana Pacers (42-30) on Saturday.

The Pacers played the Lakers and took a loss by a score of 120-119 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 16 and the Lakers finished the game with 22 fouls. They also knocked down 17 of their 38 attempts from 3-point land. Los Angeles finished 87.5% when shooting free throws by converting 21 of 24 attempts. Additionally, Los Angeles totaled 43 rebounds (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Los Angeles dished out 26 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. When talking about defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 51.9% from the floor on 41 of 79 shooting. They also distributed 31 assists for this game while forcing 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pacers made 16 of 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. Indiana walked away from the game having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (44 of 87) and buried 15 out of their 36 shots from beyond the arc.

Bennedict Mathurin is a player who came through in this game. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He played 30 minutes and also totaled 5 boards. Mathurin finished 43.8% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Indiana steps onto the hardwood with a record of 42-30 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 41.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,094 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 3rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Pacers are connecting on 36.9% on three-point attempts (936 of 2,537) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They average 116.6 pts per game (8th in the league) while hitting 48.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 13th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,895 surrendered for the campaign. The Pacers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.5% (3,060 of 6,437) and they surrender 44.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 35.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 17th in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Thunder walked away with a victory by a final of 121-105 when they played the Kings. When it comes to team rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Sacramento to pull down 36 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They went 48.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 23 out of 47 and finished the contest at 8 out of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Thunder allowed the Kings to bury 37 of 91 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Thunder finished 43 for 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City converted 19 of 32 tries (59.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a clip of 80.0%. The Kings committed 15 fouls in the game which took the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Thunder recorded 46 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for this game.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pitched in for the Thunder in the game. Gilgeous-Alexander accumulated 32 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 5 assists in the game. He buried 10 of 23 for this contest giving him a rate of 43.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 60-12 this season. As an offensive unit, the Thunder are shooting 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in the NBA. Oklahoma City has scored 8,629 pts this season (119.8 per game) and they collect 44.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 26.8 times per game (12th in basketball) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per contest. The Thunder commit 20.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 82.0% from the charity stripe.

The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in basketball in points allowed per contest with 106.9. They have forced 17.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (1st in the NBA). The Oklahoma City defense gives up 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (956 of 2,805) and their opposition knocks down 77.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 24.6 assists and 44.9 boards every game, which is 5th and 21st in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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