Thunder Vs. Pacers Prediction, Odds And Best Nba Prop Bets For Thursday, Oct. 23

An NBA Finals rematch kicks disconnected Thursday’s NBA action, arsenic nan 1-0 Oklahoma City Thunder deed nan roadworthy to play nan Indiana Pacers successful what is Indy’s play opener.

The Pacers are 1 of 2 teams (the Denver Nuggets are nan other) making their 2025-26 play debut connected Thursday, but they’ll person a overmuch different look than they did successful nan NBA Finals past season.

Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles) is retired for nan play and Myles Turner is nary longer pinch nan franchise, arsenic he signed pinch nan Milwaukee Bucks successful nan offseason. To make matters worse, NBA Finals leader T.J. McConnell is retired to commencement nan play pinch a hamstring injury.

So, nan Pacers are highly shorthanded against nan defending champs, who are dealing pinch their ain wounded issues, arsenic All-NBA triumph Jalen Williams (wrist) did not play successful nan play opener connected Tuesday.

After going to double overtime successful their triumph complete nan Houston Rockets, nan Thunder are hoping to person a overmuch easier crippled connected Thursday arsenic roadworthy favorites.

Let’s return a look astatine nan odds, players to stake connected nan prop marketplace and my prediction for Thursday’s Finals rematch. 

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

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Thunder prima Chet Holmgren had a monolithic showing connected opening night, scoring 28 points connected 11-of-17 shooting from nan section (2-for-5 from 3) successful nan triumph complete Houston.

Most of Holmgren’s effect arsenic a scorer came successful nan first 3 quarters, arsenic Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took complete nan crippled successful nan 4th and nan overtime periods. 

Holmgren cleared this full doubly against Indiana successful nan Finals past season, and he’s going to play a bigger domiciled connected discourtesy until Jalen Williams (wrist) is capable to return. 

Even though nan Pacers are a ammunition of themselves from nan 2024-25 season, I deliberation they tin screen nan dispersed successful this matchup.

Indiana plays a frenetic style that tin get nan Thunder retired of a hit connected offense, and without Jalen Williams, OKC has measurement little separator for correction connected nan violative end. 

OKC was trailing by arsenic galore arsenic 13 astatine location connected Tuesday night, and needed 2 overtimes to triumph by conscionable 1 constituent arsenic a 6.5-point favorite. There could beryllium a fatigue facet heading into Thursday, and I deliberation it’s a agelong to inquire nan Thunder to triumph by astir double digits.

Indiana was 1 of nan champion teams successful nan NBA arsenic an underdog past season, and it still returns immoderate halfway pieces for illustration Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Benedict Mathurin, Aaron Nesmith and Obi Toppin.

OKC astir apt wins this game, but I don’t spot a rustle retired happening pinch nan Thunder connected nan road. 

Pick: Pacers +8.5 (-112 astatine DraftKings)

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