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Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers: preview and win probability

Oklahoma City Thunder visit Indiana Pacers. Thunder are 1-0 and have gone L-W-L-L-W in their last 5, while Pacers are 1-0 and have gone L-W-L-L-W in their last 5.

Our ratings favor Thunder: about 78% to win, with a projected score of Oklahoma City Thunder 118, Indiana Pacers 110. A win for Pacers would count as a real upset. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.

The teams have met 11 times in our recent records. Thunder lead 7-4, and the average margin has been 4.5 points in favor of Thunder.

On the injury report, T.J. McConnell (IND), Johnny Furphy (IND), Thomas Sorber (OKC), and Nikola Topic (OKC) are listed as out.

Keys to the game

  • Home court is worth roughly three points in our model, which helps Pacers.
  • Watch the rotation: 5 players are listed as out across the two teams.

Recent meetings

  • Jan 23: IND 117, OKC 114
  • Oct 23: OKC 141, IND 135
  • Jun 22: IND 91, OKC 103 (playoffs)
  • Jun 19: OKC 91, IND 108 (playoffs)
  • Jun 16: IND 109, OKC 120 (playoffs)

Injury report

Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Thomas Sorber Out · back Oct 26
  • Nikola Topic Out · back Oct 26
  • Otega Oweh Out · back Jul 1
Indiana Pacers
  • T.J. McConnell Out · back Oct 25
  • Johnny Furphy Out · back Jan 2
  • Aaron Nesmith Questionable · back Oct 23
  • Kobe Brown Probable
  • Ben Sheppard Questionable · back Oct 23

Win probability

78%
22%
ThunderPacers

Projected score: Thunder 118, Pacers 110

Model estimate for information and entertainment.

Matchup at a glance

OKCIND
Record1-01-0
Last 5LWLLWLWLLW
Points per game116123
Allowed per game104120
Days of rest––
Rating17051384

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