The Indiana Pacers are at the Oklahoma City Thunder in National Basketball Association action on Tuesday. The Indiana Pacers are 7th in the Eastern Conference with their 36-29 record on the season. The Pacers are 16-16 on the road this season, but just 13-14 against teams from the Western Conference.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the top team in the Western Conference. The Thunder are 45-19 and hold a single game lead on Denver in the standings. The Thunder have won 8 out of their last 10 games, and three in a row. The Thunder are 26-6 when playing at home this season.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are -5.5 at home in this game. The total is listed at 236.
Haliburton Busting Out
Tyrese Hailburton continues to have a solid season for the Indiana Pacers. The Indiana Pacers point guard is scoring just shy of 21 points per game. He is also dishing out 11.3 assists per game. In his recent performance against the Magic, he scored 20 points, ripped down 7 rebounds and dished out 8 assists. He has 32 assists over the last three games.
The Pacers are the highest scoring team in the National Basketball Association. Indiana is scoring 123.1 points per game. Indiana makes 13.4 three point shots per game. Next on the scoring list for Indiana is Pascal Siakam, with 20.6 points per game. Myles Turner is third with 17.1 per game.
Indiana will host the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, Brooklyn Nets on Saturday and Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. The Pacers next road game will be on March 20th in Detroit. That is the first of five straight road games.
MVP for Thunder?
The Oklahoma City Thunder have their own super star at point guard. In fact, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is going to be considered for Most Valuable Player when the season ends. He is scoring more than 31 points per game, and dishing out 6.4 assists per game.
Jalen Williams is second for Oklahoma City in scoring with 19 per game. Chet Holmgren, playing in his first season in the league is adding 16.9 per game. Oklahoma City is third in the league in scoring. The Thunder are scoring 120.8 points per game. The Thunder have the best three point percentage in the league at 39.4%.
Oklahoma City will host the Mavericks on Thursday, before making a quick trip to Memphis to battle the Grizzlies on Saturday. Next week, the Thunder host Utah on Wednesday.
Thunder Top Pacers
The Oklahoma City Thunder are having a fantastic season. The Thunder can score, but also can figure out how to guard when they need to. Look for Oklahoma CIty to do what they do best at home, and win again here.
When we make our final betting pick for this game, we are going to take the Oklahoma City Thunder -5.5 over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Enjoy the game and best of luck!
