A pair of hot teams meet when the Oklahoma City Thunder (23-5) visit the Indiana Pacers (15-15) on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET. The Thunder are 4.5-point favorites and put their three-game win streak on the line against the Pacers, who have won five straight.

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Thunder vs. Pacers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: NBA TV, FDSIN, and FDSOK
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
• Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

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Thunder vs. Pacers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Thunder 116 – Pacers 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Thunder vs. Pacers

• Pick ATS: Thunder (- 4.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Thunder (-8.2)
• Pick OU:

  Under (226.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 223.7

• The Thunder (18-10-0 ATS) have covered the spread 64.3% of the time, 21% more often than the Pacers (13-17-0) this year.
• When the spread is set as 4.5 or more this season, Oklahoma City (14-9) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (60.9%) than Indiana (6-4) does as the underdog (60%).
• Oklahoma City’s games have gone over the total 42.9% of the time this season (12 out of 28), less often than Indiana’s games have (18 out of 30).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Pacers are 7-6, while the Thunder are 22-5 as moneyline favorites.

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Thunder Performance Insights

• The Thunder have a top-five defense this year, ranking best in the league with 103.1 points allowed per game. On offense, they rank ninth with 115.1 points scored per contest.
• Oklahoma City ranks second-worst in the NBA with 47.5 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it is pulling down 44 rebounds per game (15th-ranked in league).
• The Thunder are averaging 25.5 dimes per game, which ranks them 17th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, it’s been a dominant stretch for Oklahoma City, who is averaging 11.3 turnovers per game (best in NBA) and forcing 18.4 turnovers per contest (best).
• The Thunder are 15th in the NBA with 13.6 treys per game so far this season. Meanwhile, they rank 19th with a 34.9% shooting percentage from downtown.

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Pacers Performance Insights

• With 114.8 points scored per game and 115.9 points allowed, the Pacers are 10th in the NBA offensively and 22nd on defense.
• Indiana is the third-worst squad in the league in rebounds per game (40.6) and 17th in rebounds allowed (43.9).
• The Pacers are 10th in the NBA in assists (27.9 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, Indiana is 15th in the league in committing them (13.8 per game). It is 13th in forcing them (14.3 per game).
• Beyond the arc, the Pacers are 18th in the league in 3-pointers made per game (12.8). They are seventh in 3-point percentage at 37.6%.

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