Thunder vs Pacers Game Breakdown & Projections – Fri, Apr 5th 2024

Hold on to your jerseys, sports fans, because we’re about to see some fireworks! The thunderous Oklahoma City Thunder, boasting an impressive 52W-24L record, are set to storm the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the feisty 43W-34L Indiana Pacers. The action is set to ignite at 07:00PM EST, so make sure your snacks are ready and your bets are placed. The Thunder are hot on the heels of the Western conference leaders, just 1.0 game back, while the Pacers are clawing their way up the Eastern conference, a mere 4.5 games behind. The bookies have set the over/under at 234.5, with the Thunder line at 4.5, and the Pacers line at -4.5, which is sure to make for some high-stakes action. Both teams are coming off a loss, the Pacers to BRO 111-115 and the Thunder to BOS 100-135, so you can bet they’ll both be out for redemption. So, strap in folks, because when the Thunder clashes with the Pacers, it’s sure to cause a rumble in the NBA jungle!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 05, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana

Vegas Odds

	OKL ML	IND ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+150	-175	235.0	4.5/-4.5
Recent	+155	-180	234.5	6.0/-6.0
Difference	+5	-5	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

22W-17L

39.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

23W-13L

60.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
03/12/24	Indiana Pacers IND	22	36	36	27		121	Under
03/12/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	17	29	41	24		111	Under
03/31/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	32	29	33	23		117	Over
03/31/23	Indiana Pacers IND	36	29	25	31		121	Over
01/18/23	Indiana Pacers IND	20	24	29	33		106	Under
01/18/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	36	22	42	26		126	Under
02/25/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	29	40	23	31	6	129	Over
02/25/22	Indiana Pacers IND	36	25	32	30	2	125	Over
01/28/22	Indiana Pacers IND	29	22	22	27	13	113	Under
01/28/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	30	24	26	20	10	110	Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/03	vs BOS	100-135L	31	21	13	81
04/02	vs PHI	105-109L	43	30	14	87
03/31	vs NYK	113-112W	43	29	12	82
03/29	@ PHX	128-103W	38	33	10	87
03/27	@ HOU	126-132L	49	26	19	96
03/26	vs NOP	119-112W	45	28	12	86
03/24	vs MIL	93-118L	37	20	12	89
03/22	vs TOR	123-105W	46	27	15	96
03/20	@ UTA	119-107W	45	29	10	88
03/16	vs MEM	118-112W	45	25	11	87

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/03	vs BRO	111-115L	45	27	9	103
04/01	@ BRO	133-111W	47	35	9	103
03/29	@ LAL	109-90W	46	27	8	91
03/27	vs CHI	99-125L	40	25	13	85
03/25	vs LAC	133-116W	34	28	8	86
03/24	vs LAL	145-150L	40	39	11	107
03/22	vs GSW	123-111W	50	32	11	103
03/20	vs DET	122-103W	40	38	12	88
03/18	@ CLE	103-108L	45	28	11	91
03/16	@ BRO	121-100W	50	21	10	105

Starting Lineups

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort PF	25.2	22.1	20.1	100%	20.6
Josh Giddey PG	40.9	40.1	29.7	100%	30.0
Chet Holmgren C	41.5	23.4	34.8	100%	35.0
Cason Wallace SG	28.5	17.5	15.0	13%	17.5
Aaron Wiggins SF	27.1	23.2	15.0	10%	25.6

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	49.9	44.5	38.9	100%	38.6
Andrew Nembhard SG	20.2	19.9	19.3	90%	19.9
Aaron Nesmith SF	23.8	20.9	24.0	100%	23.0
Pascal Siakam PF	48.2	37.6	38.6	100%	39.0
Myles Turner C	32.4	29.4	30.2	100%	30.3

Thunder Notable Injuries

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG): Avg: 29.9pts, 5.5reb, 6.2ast, 34.3 minutes. Last game: 03/31/24. Impact: 7.1
Jalen Williams (PF): Avg: 19.4pts, 3.9reb, 4.6ast, 31.7 minutes. Last game: 03/31/24. Impact: 6.5
Bismack Biyombo (C): Avg: 4.3pts, 5.1reb, 1.4ast, 20.0 minutes. Last game: 04/03/24. Impact: 0.8
Jaylin Williams GTD (C): Avg: 3.9pts, 3.4reb, 1.6ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 04/03/24. Impact: 2.7

Pacers Notable Injuries

James Johnson (PF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.9ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 0.9
Kendall Brown (SG/SF): Avg: 1.3pts, 0.3reb, 0.3ast, 3.9 minutes. Last game: 04/01/24. Impact: 0.3
Isaiah Wong (PG): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 04/01/24. Impact: 0.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Pascal Siakam	IND	Pts	22.5	26.2	+3.7	40%	60%	47%	47%	OKL	+2.8	#22
Tyrese Haliburton	IND	Pts	19.5	21.5	+2.0	80%	60%	53%	53%	OKL	-1.1	#9
Josh Giddey	OKL	Reb	7.5	8.6	+1.1	20%	40%	40%	40%	IND	+1.6	#29
T.J. McConnell	IND	Reb	2.5	2.9	+0.4	60%	60%	53%	53%	OKL	-0.2	#12
Chet Holmgren	OKL	Ast	2.5	2.9	+0.4	0%	10%	27%	27%	IND	-1.0	#6

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Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#18	#1	#22	#7	-5.8%
PF	#23	#24	#21	#24	4.7%
PG	#27	#28	#21	#28	17.8%
SF	#22	#14	#25	#23	12.4%
SG	#9	#12	#17	#10	-3.7%

Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#30	#6	#23	5.9%
PF	#17	#2	#17	#11	-3.7%
PG	#15	#19	#14	#10	-13.0%
SF	#21	#1	#9	#6	-17.1%
SG	#18	#29	#3	#16	-1.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.2

118.4

Rebounds per Game

42.2

43.5

Assists per Game

27.0

29.1

Steals per Game

8.3

7.3

Blocks per Game

6.0

6.6

Shots per Game

87.9

93.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.7

11.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.4

57.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.5

35.3

Turnovers per Game

12.7

10.4

Fouls per Game

17.8

20.9

Recent Trends

Jalen Smith (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 76.3% to 18.4, 10.5 min average previous 3 games.
Jaylin Williams (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 46.1% to 20.6, 14.1 min average previous 3 games.