Pacers vs Heat Prediction

Miami Heat (10-8) vs Indiana Pacers (9-7)

Game Info: Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 7:30 pm (Kaseya Center)

Betting Odds: Miami Heat -2.5 -- Over/Under: 239.5

The Indiana Pacers travel to the Kaseya Center to do battle with the Miami Heat on Thursday night. Here's a Pacers vs Heat Prediction.

Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers have been in decent shape as they've won six of their last 10 games overall, but they will be hoping to bounce back here after falling just short to the struggling Trail Blazers in a disappointing 114-110 loss on Monday. Tyrese Haliburton led the team with 33 points and nine assists on 11 of 17 shooting while Myles Turner and Bennedict Mathurin scored 11 points apiece. As a team, the Pacers shot 47 percent from the field and eight of 33 from the 3-point line as they wrestled with the Trail Blazers in a really close contest, until midway through the fourth quarter where the Pacers started to fall behind. Buddy Hield had a night to forget as he scored just nine points on three of 10 shooting from the field and one of six shooting from the 3-point line.

Indiana Pacers Player Facts

• Tyrese Haliburton ranks 1st amongst qualified players for assists per game (11.9) this season.
• Myles Turner ranks 2nd in the Eastern Conference amongst qualified players for Blocks Per Game (2.2) this season.

Miami Heat

Meanwhile, the Miami Heat have been in a rut as they've lost four of their last six games overall and they will be hoping to arrest a three-game skid after getting beaten by the Bucks in a 131-124 loss on Tuesday. Bam Adebayo led the way with 31 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, Kyle Lowry added 21 points with six assists while Josh Richardson chipped in with 20 points and seven assists. As a team, the Heat shot 51 percent from the field and 14 of 30 from the 3-point line as they exploded for 40 points in the second quarter to erase an early 13-point deficit, but with the scores tied late in the game, it was the Bucks who closed the final 2:15 on a 13-6 run to snatch the game from them.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Heat rank 29th in the league for blocks per game this season (3.4).
• The Heat rank 2nd in the league for Q2 opponent points per game this season (25.8).
• The Pacers rank 1st in the league for points per game this season (127.6).
• The Pacers rank 30th in the league for opponent points per game this season (124.8).

Pacers vs Heat Prediction

The Pacers could be shorthanded once again as TJ McConnell and Isaiah Jackson are both questionable, while the Heat are keeping eyes on Jimmy Butler and Haywood Highsmith who are both questionable also. The Pacers were building some winning momentum before they stumbled against the lowly Trail Blazers in their last outing, but they're going to have to be at their best against this Heat team who are desperate for a win. It's hard to split these two teams at the moment, but the Pacers are coming into this one as the team in better form and I think they represent decent value as the slight underdogs in this spot.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.