In the National Basketball Association, the Oklahoma City Thunder are at the Indiana Pacers on Friday. The Oklahoma City Thunder are third in the Western Conference standings with their 52-24 record on the season. The Thunder have dropped back to back games, including a blowout loss at Boston on Wednesday.
For the Indiana Pacers, they have slipped to 7th in the Eastern Conference standings. Indiana took a road loss at Brooklyn on Wednesday. The Pacers are now 43-34 on the season. Indiana is 6-4 over their last 10 games.
The Indiana Pacers are -4.5 over Oklahoma City. The total is at 235.5.
Oklahoma City Seeks Health
The biggest news for the Oklahoma City Thunder is when they will get their start guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander back. He did not play in either of the last two games. He is out with a quadriceps injury. They do not expect him to be out long, but the difference is night and day with him out of the lineup.
He is scoring 30.3 points per game. Jalen Williams has also missed the last two games. He is coming off a 33 point performance against the Knicks, and he is second on the team in scoring. He is out with an ankle injury. Rookie Chet Holmgren has had a nice season for Oklahoma City, playing in all 76 games, and scoring 16.6 points per game.
The Thunder will head to Charlotte following this game. That will be the final road game of the regular season for them. The final four home games will start on April 9th with the Kings, and include the Spurs, Bucks and Mavericks.
Pacers Looking to Move Quick
The Indiana Pacers want to move the basketball up and down the court at a quick pace. In fact, their pace has made them the highest scoring team in the league. Indiana is scoring 122.7 points per game. The Pacers are making more than 50% of their shots, and that includes 13.2 three point makes per game.
Pascal Siakam has come to Indiana and been the Pacers top scorer. He is scoring more than 21 points per game. Former Iowa State Cyclones star Tyrese Haliburton is having a nice season as well. The guard is scoring 20.4 per game.
Indiana will play this game, and one more home game for the regular season. They host the Miami heat on Sunday. THe final three games for the Pacers start on April 9th. Indiana is at Toronto and then they will take a visit to Cleveland, before hosting the Atlanta Hawks.
Pacers Win at Home
Look for this game to be up and down the court. Both teams are looking to get back on track in the final week or so left of the season. In the end, we like the Pacers to win this game at home. Oklahoma City is a little beat up, and needs to figure it out quickly. The Pacers outscore the Thunder and win this game on Friday. Our final bet here is the Indiana Pacers -4.5 over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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