OKC Thunder Continue Hot Streak Against Spread vs Pacers

On By Littum

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are about to meet in an East-West matchup. The Thunder are perfect this season against Eastern Conference foes, not counting the NBA Cup championship, which does not factor into the regular season standings.

This is a matchup between two hot teams as the Pacers are fresh off a season-saving road trip to get them back to .500 and headed in the right direction. The Thunder are on an eight-game winning streak and have turned in a 9-1 record over the last ten games.

Oklahoma City will be without two key rotating pieces in Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso. While the Thunder have already planned to be without Holmgren for much of the regular season, the Caruso hit hurts. The defensive ace provides a different edge and intensity off the bench while limiting offensively something of a scoring nightmare, all extremely important for road contests.

The Pacers will have Myles Turner in the fold after listing him as questionable all day. However, despite its size, Indiana still ranks 29th in rebounds per game. match. This opens the door for Isaiah Hartenstein and company to still control the glass and help the Thunder win.

Oklahoma City will need to shoot the ball well from 3-point land, which will be a tall order. The Thunder have worked on offense in some of this eight game stretch, and it will be hard to keep up with Indiana’s top ten 3-point shooters on the road.

However, the Thunder should have two of the top three players on the floor at least, and its depth should be enough to pull out a win. With FanDuel holding the line at a flat five points in Oklahoma City’s direction, this writer would advise dropping a small sum on the favorites that could easily disorient the Pacers’ turnover-prone lineups, leading to easy points and a big road win.

The bet: Thunder -5

The record: 18-10-1

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