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The Indiana Pacers hit the road for a showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Indiana snapped a four-game losing streak with a big 124-88 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night. The Pacers needed the win badly as they established a two-game lead over the Boston Celtics for the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference. However, the Pacers enter this game having lost eight games in a row on the road.
Pacers
+215
Thunder
-255
Odds from Betonline.ag as of 3/27/19
Oklahoma has seen its ranking fall from three to eight in a matter of weeks. The Thunder looked like they were locked to finish third in the West but with the team going cold as of late, OKC is now the 8th seed in their conference with a 43-31 record. The Thunder are now four games behind 3rd seeded Houston Rockets and 3.5 games off the 4th seeded Blazers.
Who Wins?
Indiana is 4-6 SU in their last 10 games played. The Pacers are 0-6 SU in their last six games on the road. Oklahoma City is also 4-6 SU in their last 10 games played. The Thunder are 1-3 SU in their last four games played at home. Head to head, the Pacers are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played against the Thunder.
Indiana beat OKC 108-106 in their first meeting of the season on a last second tip-in by Wesley Matthews but with the stakes higher this time around, I expect OKC’s All-Star duo of Westbrook and George to take charge. The Thunder need to win here if they want home court advantage in Round 1 of the playoffs and playing at home should give them an edge. OKC is 23-12 SU at home while Indiana is 17-20 SU on the road. I’m picking the Oklahoma City Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers on 3/27/19.
Other Bets To Make
The Pacers are 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games played. Indiana is 1-5 ATS in their last six games played on the road. The Thunder are likewise 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games played. Oklahoma City is 1-3 ATS in their last four home games. Head to head, the Thunder are 3-1 ATS in their last four encounters with the Pacers.
Pacers
+6 (-110)
Thunder
-6 (-110)
Odds from Betonline.ag as of 3/27/19
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in their last five games after an ATS win. The Pacers are also 1-6 ATS in their last seven games against an opponent with a home winning percentage higher than .600 and Indiana is also just 1-7 ATS in their last eight road games played. On the other hand, the Thunder are 15-5 ATS in their last 20 games against opponents from the Central Division and Oklahoma City is also 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games played on a Wednesday. The Pacers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games at the Chesapeake Energy Arena so I will go with the home team here. Prediction: Thunder
The total has gone under in eight out of the last 10 games played by the Pacers. The under is 5-1 in Indiana’s last six games played on the road. The under is also 5-4-1 in the Thunder’s last 10 games played. Oklahoma City has seen the total go under in three out of their last five games played. Head to head, the total has gone under in six out of the last 10 games between these two teams.
Pacers
O 215.5 -115
Thunder
U 215.5 -105
Odds from Betonline.ag as of 3/27/19
These teams combined for 214 points in their first meeting of the current season and the Pacers are the #1 ranked defensive team in the league at 103.9 points per game allowed plus they are just 22nd in scoring. The Thunder have also averaged just 105.6 points per game in their last five games. I think defense sets the tone here. Prediction: Under 215.5
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