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Thunder vs Pacers Predictions

Game time: March 31, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, IN

Article updated Mar 30, 2:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road playing the Indiana Pacers at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse stadium on Friday, 3/31/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Oklahoma City is the betting

Game outlook

The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road playing the Indiana Pacers at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse stadium on Friday, 3/31/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Oklahoma City is the betting favorite opening at -3.75 and the current line is Oklahoma City -6.

Thunder vs Pacers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Thunder to win tonight's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Indiana Pacers to cover the 6 point spread and the total to go under 243 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Oklahoma City 111 to Indiana 109

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

51% of SportsJaw players predict Indiana Pacers to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Oklahoma City will win straight-up is 70%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be OKC 127.5, IND 115.5.

OddsShark 's prediction is Oklahoma City will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Oklahoma City Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 15, Oklahoma City is ranked #5 in offense (scoring an average of 117.59 per game), #20 in defense (allowing an average of 116.51 points to be scored against them per game) and are 38-39 (45-31-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Thunder hit an average of 46.67% of their field goals (ranked #24) and 80.87% of their free throws (ranked #6) and makes an average of 35.96% of their three pointers ranked #17 in the NBA). They average 43.66 rebounds per game (ranked # 13) and average 24.46 offensive assists and 12.62 turnovers per game (ranked # 20 and 6 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Oklahoma City allows an average of 47.28% field goals (ranked #15) and 77.35% free throws (ranked #9 in the NBA) The Thunder allow an average of 36.09% of the three pointers (ranked #16) and averages 46.62 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 46.62) Finally, the Thunder average 25.84 defensive assists and 16.26 turnovers per game (ranked # 20 and 1 respectively).

Indiana Key Betting Stats

Indiana Pacers has a power ranking of 24 and are #12 for offense (scoring an average of 115.63 per game), #27 for defense (giving up an average of 118.67 points per game) and 33-44 (39-36-2 ATS) overall. Oklahoma City went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Indiana.

For offense, the Pacers hit an average of 46.71% of their field goals (ranked #23) and 79.14% of their free throws (ranked #12) and makes an average of 36.35% of their three pointers (ranked #14 in the NBA). They average 41.51 rebounds per game (ranked # 24) and average 26.72 offensive assists and 14.05 turnovers per game (ranked # 6) and 22 respectively).

On defense, Indiana allows an average of 48.23% field goals (ranked #23) and 80.28% free throws (ranked #27 in the NBA) The Pacers allow an average of 37.45% of the three pointers (ranked #26) and averages 45.08 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 45.08) Finally, the Pacers average 26.37 defensive assists and 14.29 turnovers per game (ranked # 27 and 8 respectively).

Betting Summary

Oklahoma City has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Indiana Pacers to cover the 6 point spread and the total to go under 243 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NBA experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Thunder vs Pacers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Thunder vs Pacers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Oklahoma City Thunder-170 → -228Moved
  • Moneyline · Indiana Pacers+148 → +189Moved
  • Spread · Oklahoma City Thunder-3.75 (-110) → -6 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Indiana Pacers+3.75 (-110) → +6 (-110)Moved
  • Total · OverN/A (-110) → 243 (-110)Moved
  • Total · UnderN/A (-110) → 243 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Oklahoma City Thunder
37-39 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Indiana Pacers
32-44 matchup record · 3-6-1 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-30T18:14:15.024Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Indiana Pacers defeated Oklahoma City Thunder 121-117

Indiana Pacers defeated Oklahoma City Thunder 121-117 on March 31, 2023, a 4-point decision in the series. Indiana Pacers' strongest period was the 4th quarter, when it outscored its opponent 31-23. Against SportsJaw's recorded Oklahoma City Thunder -6 (-110) spread, Indiana Pacers covered, while the 238 combined points finished under the recorded total of 243.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • RcSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder -3.75 (-110)Loss
  • EmcSpread · Indiana Pacers +3.5 (-110)Win
  • SimonsaysSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • Josh720Spread · Indiana Pacers +3.5 (-110)Win
  • TropMoneyline · Oklahoma City Thunder -150Loss
  • GtpixSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder -3 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Indiana Pacers +4 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Indiana Pacers +4 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 240 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder -4 (-110)Loss