Paul George was the star attraction at the Fieldhouse for five years. He returns Wednesday night for the first time as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The question will be, will George suit up against his former team? He missed the past two games with a right calf contusion and is considered day-to-day.
Oddsmakers have the game set as a Pickem’ and the total is at 214.5. The game will be televised at 7 pm EST as the early game on ESPN.
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So far it looks like the Pacers have “won” the offseason trade that sent George to Oklahoma City. OKC received George in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. It was the Thunder beating Indiana 114-96 as 13-point favorites when they met October 25 in OKC.
Sabonis started at center and shot 1-for-9 from the field. He’s been moved into a reserve role at power forward. The Pacers are 10-5 SU and ATS with Sabonis at the 4-spot.
The Thunder have had disappointing results so far this year. With George and Carmelo Anthony alongside reigning league MVP Russell Westbrook the team was supposed to flourish. Neither addition is playing like an All-Star, especially Anthony.
The wheels may be coming off as well. Oklahoma City has dropped the cash in eight straight games. They have went 4-4 SU as medium favorites on the NBA lines.
Recent Form
| Name | Record | ATS | Offense | Defense | Diff | ATS Home | ATS Away | OU Record | OU Home | OU Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 12-14 | 8-18 | 102.30 | 99.25 | 3.05 | 6-7 | 2-11 | 10-16 | 5-8 | 5-8 |
| Indiana | 16-11 | 17-10 | 108.32 | 107.77 | 0.55 | 9-5 | 8-5 | 13-13-1 | 5-8-1 | 8-5 |
Power Stats
| Assists Turnovers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Assists | Turnovers | Ratio | |
| OKC | 20.75 | 14.15 | 1.47 | |
| IND | 23.27 | 13.86 | 1.68 | |
| Rebounding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Offense | Defense | Total | |
| OKC | 11.15 | 31.45 | 42.6 | |
| IND | 8.91 | 33.45 | 42.36 | |
| ShootingPercentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Offense | Defense | Differential | |
| OKC | 43.68 | 44.69 | -1.01 | |
| IND | 48.02 | 47.28 | 0.74 | |
Team Records
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Name | Record | Home | Away | ATS | ATS Home | ATS Away | Offense | Defense | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 12-14 | 9-4 | 3-10 | 8-18 | 6-7 | 2-11 | 101.81 | 99.62 | 2.19 |
| Last 10 | 5-5 | 4-2 | 1-3 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 99.60 | 101.30 | -1.70 |
| vs Div | 2-5 | 2-1 | 0-4 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 0-4 | 102.86 | 105.14 | -2.28 |
| vs EAST | 5-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 102.00 | 95.60 | 6.40 |
| vs WEST | 7-9 | 6-1 | 1-8 | 3-13 | 3-4 | 0-9 | 101.69 | 102.13 | -0.44 |
Indiana Pacers
| Name | Record | Home | Away | ATS | ATS Home | ATS Away | Offense | Defense | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 16-11 | 10-4 | 6-7 | 17-10 | 9-5 | 8-5 | 109.00 | 107.48 | 1.52 |
| Last 10 | 7-3 | 6-1 | 1-2 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 108.80 | 106.70 | 2.10 |
| vs Div | 5-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 106.17 | 101.00 | 5.17 |
| vs EAST | 11-6 | 7-1 | 4-5 | 12-5 | 6-2 | 6-3 | 110.41 | 106.35 | 4.06 |
| vs WEST | 5-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 106.60 | 109.40 | -2.80 |
Supergrid
| Title | Stat | Rank | Stat | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense | 101.81 | 24 | 107.48 | 22 |
| Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense | 99.00 | 26 | 106.36 | 21 |
| Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed | 42.92 | 14 | 43.14 | 19 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense | 109.00 | 6 | 99.62 | 3 |
| Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense | 108.50 | 11 | 100.85 | 5 |
| Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed | 43.50 | 19 | 43.77 | 15 |
Head To Head Summary
| Team | record | ATS | O/U | AVG | AVG ½ | FG% | REB | 3PT | steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 5-5 | 6-4 | 5-5 | 104.90 | 47.00 | 43.46 | 41.40 | 84/229 | 7.90 |
| Indiana | 5-5 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 99.50 | 51.90 | 45.93 | 48.30 | 78/250 | 7.50 |
Head To Head Detail
| Date | Away | away score | Home | home score | line | ATS | Total | O/U | FG% Edge | Reb Edge | 3PT Edge | Away Half Score | Home Half Score | Away FG% | Home FG% | Away Rebounds | Home Rebounds | Away Three Pointers | Home Three Pointers | Away Steals | Home Steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2017 | IND | 96 | OKC | 114 | -13.5 | OKC | 217.5 | U | OKC | OKC | Push | 48 | 54 | 33.7 | 48.3 | 41 | 49 | 10/29 | 10/27 | 13 | 8 |
| Feb 6, 2017 | OKC | 90 | IND | 93 | -5 | OKC | 211.5 | U | OKC | OKC | IND | 52 | 41 | 38.6 | 37.9 | 61 | 37 | 7/28 | 8/26 | 6 | 7 |
| Nov 20, 2016 | IND | 115 | OKC | 111 | -9.5 | IND | 210.5 | O | IND | IND | IND | 58 | 54 | 44.9 | 43.6 | 51 | 49 | 11/22 | 10/36 | 13 | 10 |
| Mar 19, 2016 | OKC | 115 | IND | 111 | 3.5 | OKC | 211 | O | OKC | OKC | OKC | 64 | 54 | 52.5 | 48.2 | 45 | 34 | 10/28 | 9/22 | 8 | 11 |
| Feb 19, 2016 | IND | 101 | OKC | 98 | -8 | IND | 214.5 | U | IND | OKC | IND | 44 | 51 | 44.3 | 43.8 | 45 | 48 | 9/22 | 5/26 | 8 | 6 |
| Apr 12, 2015 | OKC | 104 | IND | 116 | -2.5 | IND | 210.5 | O | IND | IND | OKC | 51 | 56 | 43.2 | 53.2 | 43 | 52 | 11/28 | 10/20 | 5 | 4 |
| Feb 24, 2015 | IND | 92 | OKC | 105 | -7.5 | OKC | 205 | U | IND | OKC | Push | 42 | 48 | 43.2 | 41.7 | 48 | 57 | 9/26 | 9/24 | 5 | 10 |
| Apr 13, 2014 | OKC | 97 | IND | 102 | 1 | IND | 192 | O | IND | IND | IND | 45 | 47 | 42.9 | 52.8 | 32 | 46 | 7/28 | 9/20 | 12 | 3 |
| Dec 8, 2013 | IND | 94 | OKC | 118 | -4.5 | OKC | 194.5 | O | OKC | OKC | IND | 37 | 56 | 40 | 61 | 29 | 46 | 7/21 | 5/13 | 9 | 6 |
| Apr 5, 2013 | OKC | 97 | IND | 75 | -3 | OKC | 191.5 | U | OKC | OKC | OKC | 44 | 43 | 47.4 | 37.5 | 53 | 31 | 4/12 | 2/21 | 4 | 6 |
NBA Betting Trends
| Oklahoma City Thunder | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games | ||
| Oklahoma City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games | ||
| Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road | ||
| Oklahoma City is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City’s last 6 games on the road | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Oklahoma City’s last 19 games on the road | ||
| Oklahoma City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 18 of Oklahoma City’s last 25 games when playing Indiana | ||
| Oklahoma City is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Indiana | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 12 of Oklahoma City’s last 14 games when playing on the road against Indiana | ||
Indiana Pacers |
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|---|---|---|
| Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games | ||
| Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games | ||
| Indiana is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 18 of Indiana’s last 25 games when playing Oklahoma City | ||
| Indiana is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 12 of Indiana’s last 14 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City | ||
Team Last 5 Games
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | Total | ATS Result | field goal percentage | free throw percentage | three pointers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2017 | CHR | 103-116 | L | -7.5 | 206.5 | L/O | 41.18 | 96.00 | 9 | H |
| Dec 9, 2017 | MEM | 102-101 | W | -4.5 | 197 | L/O | 39.13 | 58.06 | 12 | A |
| Dec 7, 2017 | BKN | 95-100 | L | -7 | 215.5 | L/U | 38.78 | 52.17 | 7 | A |
| Dec 5, 2017 | UTA | 100-94 | W | -8 | 199 | L/U | 48.15 | 69.23 | 4 | H |
| Dec 3, 2017 | SAN | 90-87 | W | -8.5 | 198.5 | L/U | 42.53 | 47.62 | 6 | H |
Indiana Pacers
| Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | Total | ATS Result | field goal percentage | free throw percentage | three pointers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2017 | DEN | 126-116 | W | -5 | 217.5 | W/O | 52.69 | 81.82 | 10 | H |
| Dec 8, 2017 | CLE | 106-102 | W | 3.5 | 221 | W/U | 44.19 | 62.50 | 15 | H |
| Dec 6, 2017 | CHI | 98-96 | W | -10 | 206.5 | L/U | 44.83 | 80.00 | 12 | H |
| Dec 4, 2017 | NY | 115-97 | W | -11 | 212 | W/P | 53.49 | 80.00 | 11 | H |
| Dec 1, 2017 | TOR | 115-120 | L | 7 | 217 | W/O | 44.12 | 77.27 | 8 | A |