Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers - 2/25/22 NBA Picks and Prediction

The Indiana Pacers play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday night.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been in a real slump as they’ve lost seven of their past eight games and they will be hoping to snap a two-game skid after getting blown out by the Suns in a 124-104 home loss last night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team with 32 points and five assists on 13 of 22 shooting, Josh GIddey added 15 points with nine rebounds and six assists while Aleksej Pokusevski chipped in with 13 points off the bench. As a team, the Thunder shot 47 percent from the field and a miserly six of 31 from the 3-point line, but they got off to a terrible start and were always fighting an uphill battle after getting outscored by 31-14 in a nightmare of a first quarter.

Meanwhile, the Indiana Pacers have been in a major slump as they’ve lost 11 of their past 14 games overall, but they will be feeling a little better after putting an end to a seven-game slide after beating the Wizards by 113-108 last Wednesday. Tyrese Haliburton led the team with 21 points with 14 assists, Terry Taylor added 18 points while Oshae Brissett and Tristan Thompson each chipped in with 17 points. As a team, the Pacers shot 54 percent from the field and a miserly four of 20 from the 3-point line as they built a 13-point lead in the third quarter behind their defense, which proved to be just enough in the end as the Wizards cut the lead to just one point late in the fourth quarter.