How to watch Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: NBA live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

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Oklahoma City Thunder @ Indiana Pacers

Current Records: Oklahoma City 23-5, Indiana 15-15

How To WatchWhen: Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 7 p.m. ETWhere: Gainbridge Fieldhouse -- Indianapolis, IndianaTV: NBATVFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)Ticket Cost: $26.00What to Know

The Thunder are 2-8 against the Pacers since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking a road trip to square off against the Indiana Pacers at 7:00 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with the Thunder sitting on three straight wins and the Pacers on five.

Last Monday, the Thunder strolled past the Wizards with points to spare, taking the game 123-105.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had an outrageously good game as he almost dropped a double-double on 41 points and nine rebounds. The matchup was his 18th in a row with at least 30 points. Less helpful for the Thunder was Luguentz Dort's abysmal 0-5 three-point shooting.

The Thunder smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They are 6-1 when they hit their own glass that hard.

Meanwhile, the Pacers didn't have too much breathing room in their game against the Warriors on Monday, but they still walked away with a 111-105 victory.

Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner were among the main playmakers for the Pacers as the former dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 assists and the latter dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Turner is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last four games he's played.

Oklahoma City is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Indiana, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-15.

Looking forward, the Thunder are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by five points. This contest will be their 21st straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 12-8 against the spread).

The Thunder ended up a good deal behind the Pacers when the teams last played back in April, losing 126-112. Can the Thunder avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

Oklahoma City is a 5-point favorite against Indiana, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Thunder as a 4.5-point favorite.

The over/under is 226.5 points.

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Series History

Indiana has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Oklahoma City.

Apr 05, 2024 - Indiana 126 vs. Oklahoma City 112Mar 12, 2024 - Indiana 121 vs. Oklahoma City 111Mar 31, 2023 - Indiana 121 vs. Oklahoma City 117Jan 18, 2023 - Oklahoma City 126 vs. Indiana 106Feb 25, 2022 - Oklahoma City 129 vs. Indiana 125Jan 28, 2022 - Indiana 113 vs. Oklahoma City 110May 01, 2021 - Indiana 152 vs. Oklahoma City 95Apr 21, 2021 - Indiana 122 vs. Oklahoma City 116Dec 04, 2019 - Indiana 107 vs. Oklahoma City 100Nov 12, 2019 - Indiana 111 vs. Oklahoma City 85

How to watch Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: NBA live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: NBA live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: NBA live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: NBA live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: NBA live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds