Thunder vs. Pacers betting: NBA preview for Jan. 23

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The Indiana Pacers (10-35) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (37-8) after losing three straight road games. The Thunder are heavy favorites by 15.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, January 23, 2026. The over/under is set at 226.5 for the matchup.

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Thunder Cover -15.5 vs Pacers -109

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Thunder vs. Pacers betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -971
  • Pacers odds to win: +637
  • Spread: Thunder (-15.5)
  • Total: 226.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Indiana
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Oklahoma City has a 12-11 ATS record in home games so far while going 20-3 overall in those contests.
  • Oklahoma City’s record against the spread is 8-4 as 15.5-point favorites or more in home games this year.
  • The Thunder have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 12 times this year.
  • Recent history gives an edge to Oklahoma City to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 230.2 points per contest.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder have covered the spread four times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Thunder games has gone over the set total six times.
  • The past 10 Thunder games averaged 4.5 more points (231.0) than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Thunder’s per-game scoring average across their last 10 games is 3.4 points lower than their season-long average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder have won 37 of the 45 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (82.2%).
  • Oklahoma City has gone 14-1 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -971 or shorter (winning 93.3%).
  • The Thunder have an implied moneyline win probability of 90.7% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.3 (third in NBA) 43.2 (first) 43.8 (18th) 45.2 (23rd) 25.7 (17th) 11.6 (second)

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Pacers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Pacers have covered the spread eight times on the road and are 2-19 in road contests.
  • The Pacers have hit the over in six of their 21 road games this year with a set over/under (28.6%).
  • The Pacers and their opponents have averaged a total of 230.7 points per road contest this season, 4.2 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Pacers Recent Trends

  • The Pacers are 4-6 overall and 5-5 against the spread in their last 10 games.
  • Two times in those 10 games, the final combined score has surpassed the set total.
  • The past 10 Pacers games averaged 3.8 more points (230.3) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Pacers have scored 0.7 fewer points per contest compared to their 109.9 PPG season-long scoring average.

Pacers Betting Records

  • Indiana has been underdogs in 38 games this season and won seven (18.4%) of those contests.
  • The Pacers have not been a bigger underdog this season than the +637 moneyline set for this game.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pacers have a 13.6% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (30th in NBA) 48.3 (25th) 42.8 (22nd) 47.2 (28th) 25.2 (21st) 13.7 (10th)
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