NBA DFS Matchup: Pacers-Thunder (2024-03-12)

On this Tuesday night’s NBA DFS matchup (March 12th, 8:00 PM EDT), the Indiana Pacers, currently 3rd in the Central Division, will face off against the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, who reign in the Northwest Division. The game is set to take place at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center. Boasting an away record of 20-13 and an overall standing of 36-29, the Pacers, under the coaching of Rick Carlisle, will be playing with 2 members short. Similarly, the Thunder, maintaining a 26-6 home record with a total of 45-19 wins, will be missing one player. Formerly coached by Mark Daigneault, they will need to reshape their strategy for the game.

The data compiled below reflects season averages updated as of today morning.

Pacers-Thunder NBA DFS Matchup

At present, the Pacers have amassed 8,001 points, with 2,671 rebounds, 1,990 assists, and have a 50.6% field goal percentage. Conversely, the Thunder have a total of 7,734 points, accompanied by 2,666 rebounds, 1,725 assists, and a field goal percentage of 50.1%.

Status & Injury Report

No.	Player Name	Team	Status	Issue
8	Jalen Williams	Oklahoma City Thunder	Day-To-Day	Sprain (Leg)
00	Bennedict Mathurin	Indiana Pacers	Out	Surgery (Arm)
20	Doug McDermott	Indiana Pacers	Out	Strain (Leg)

Indiana Pacers Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
0	Tyrese Haliburton
		Point Guard		Active		$9,000		$9,100		38.69
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		32.9	2.4	8.7	0.6	6.3	2.2	17.2	3.7	1.5	2.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
43	Pascal Siakam
		Power Forward		Active		$7,300		$7,700		33.3
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		31.0	1.0	3.6	0.6	6.7	3.1	17.5	6.5	0.9	1.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
33	Myles Turner
		Center		Active		$6,300		$6,800		30.96
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		28.6	1.0	1.2	2.2	5.1	2.5	13.8	6.8	0.7	1.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
00	Bennedict Mathurin
		Shooting Guard		Out		N/A		N/A		23.75
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		27.4	1.3	1.7	0.2	5.2	4.1	15.8	4.0	0.6	1.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
9	T.J. McConnell
		Point Guard		Active		$4,700		$5,900		21.05
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		21.6	0.2	5.1	0.2	3.2	0.6	7.3	3.0	1.2	1.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
2	Andrew Nembhard
		Point Guard		Active		$4,800		$5,200		20.08
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		26.1	1.1	4.4	0.1	3.8	0.6	9.2	2.4	0.9	1.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
16	James Johnson
		Power Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		18.35
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		20.1	0.5	2.1	0.8	3.0	1.1	7.5	3.5	0.8	1.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
22	Isaiah Jackson
		Small Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		18.31
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		15.2	0.0	0.7	1.3	2.9	1.5	7.4	4.3	0.6	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
25	Jalen Smith
		Power Forward		Active		$4,000		$4,300		18.19
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		16.5	0.8	0.7	0.7	3.3	1.3	8.5	5.2	0.3	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
23	Aaron Nesmith
		Small Forward		Active		$5,400		$5,300		15.62
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		20.2	1.3	1.0	0.4	2.9	1.1	8.1	3.1	0.6	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
1	Obi Toppin
		Power Forward		Active		$3,800		$4,600		14.74
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		16.5	0.9	1.0	0.4	3.0	0.8	7.8	3.2	0.4	0.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
20	Doug McDermott
		Small Forward		Out		N/A		N/A		13.34
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		20.4	1.4	1.0	0.1	3.4	0.8	9.0	2.2	0.2	0.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
29	Quenton Jackson
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		10.93
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		15.0	0.1	1.7	0.1	2.1	1.9	6.2	0.9	0.4	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
5	Jarace Walker
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		10.38
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		9.9	0.7	1.2	0.4	1.4	0.3	3.7	1.9	0.6	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
26	Ben Sheppard
		Guard		Active		$3,400		$3,900		8.55
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.0	0.9	0.7	0.1	1.4	0.4	4.1	1.5	0.5	0.2
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
44	Oscar Tshiebwe
		Center		Active		N/A		N/A		7.45
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		5.3	0.0	0.3	0.1	1.3	0.8	3.3	2.0	0.3	0.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
10	Kendall Brown
		Shooting Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		3.52
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		4.9	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.4	1.4	0.6	0.3	0.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
21	Isaiah Wong
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		0
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Oklahoma City Thunder Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
		Point Guard		Active		$10,500		$11,300		40.19
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		32.9	1.2	4.9	0.8	8.0	5.7	22.8	4.7	1.4	2.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
7	Chet Holmgren
		Power Forward		Active		$7,500		$8,100		37.91
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		30.1	1.7	2.7	2.5	6.3	2.5	16.9	7.8	0.6	1.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
3	Josh Giddey
		Shooting Guard		Active		$5,600		$6,600		32.11
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.1	1.0	5.7	0.4	5.8	1.2	13.7	7.3	0.8	2.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
8	Jalen Williams
		Forward		Day-To-Day		$6,900		$7,500		30.56
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		30.9	1.2	3.8	0.5	6.4	2.3	16.2	4.3	1.2	1.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
33	Gordon Hayward
		Small Forward		Active		$3,600		$4,200		28.5
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		31.0	1.3	3.6	0.4	5.4	3.3	15.4	4.5	1.0	1.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
5	Luguentz Dort
		Guard		Active		$4,200		$5,200		22.36
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.3	1.9	1.6	0.4	4.3	2.2	12.8	3.8	0.9	1.2
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
15	Bismack Biyombo
		Center		Active		N/A		N/A		17.13
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.6	0.0	0.7	1.3	2.0	1.1	5.1	5.9	0.3	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
34	Kenrich Williams
		Small Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		17.01
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		20.8	0.9	1.9	0.3	2.6	0.4	6.4	4.3	0.8	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
22	Cason Wallace
		Guard		Active		$3,300		$4,100		14.64
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		20.4	1.2	1.4	0.4	2.6	0.4	6.8	2.2	0.8	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
21	Aaron Wiggins
		Shooting Guard		Active		$3,200		$3,900		13.83
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		18.8	0.8	1.1	0.2	2.7	0.9	7.0	2.9	0.6	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
6	Jaylin Williams
		Forward		Active		$3,300		$4,000		13.72
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		15.6	0.9	1.4	0.3	1.7	0.6	4.8	4.1	0.5	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
50	Mike Muscala
		Center		Active		N/A		N/A		12.77
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		15.3	1.0	0.9	0.5	2.1	0.7	6.0	3.1	0.3	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
30	Olivier Sarr
		Center		Active		N/A		N/A		12
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		14.0	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.9	0.9	5.0	3.5	0.2	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
11	Isaiah Joe
		Shooting Guard		Active		$3,400		$3,800		11.51
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		15.2	1.6	0.9	0.1	2.2	0.7	6.7	1.8	0.5	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
12	Lindy Waters III
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		10.13
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.7	1.5	0.7	0.2	1.8	0.2	5.3	1.9	0.4	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
13	Ousmane Dieng
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		9.39
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		13.1	0.7	1.1	0.1	1.7	0.4	4.5	2.2	0.3	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
18	Keyontae Johnson
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		3.12
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		7.3	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.0	1.2	1.1	0.1	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
14	Adam Flagler
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		1.5
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		6.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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