Pacers vs. Nets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets
The Brooklyn Nets (26-40) are 8.5-point underdogs against the Indiana Pacers (37-30) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The game begins at 7:00 PM ET on BSIN. The over/under in the matchup is set at 227.5.
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Pacers and Nets Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games this season they were favored by 8.5 points or more, the Pacers have a 5-3 record against the spread.
The Nets are winless against the spread (0-5-1) when playing as at least 8.5-point underdogs.
The Pacers and the Nets combine to average 7.4 more points per game than the over/under of 227.5 set for this game.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 7.8 more points per game (235.3) than this game’s total of 227.5 points.
The average point total for Pacers games this year is 17.1 more points than the over/under of 227.5 in this matchup.
Brooklyn’s games this season have averaged an over/under of 225.7 points, 1.8 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Indiana’s ATS record is 35-29-3 this season.
The Nets have a 29-34-3 record against the spread this season.
Pacers Stats & Insights
The Pacers have a +114 scoring differential, topping opponents by 1.7 points per game. They’re putting up 123.1 points per game to rank first in the league and are giving up 121.4 per contest to rank 29th in the NBA.
The Pacers rank 28th in the league at 41.2 rebounds per game. That’s 2.1 fewer than the 43.3 their opponents average.
Indiana makes 13.3 three-pointers per game (10th in the league) at a 37.6% rate (seventh-best in the NBA), compared to the 10.9 per game its opponents make at a 37.2% rate.
The Pacers rank second in the league by averaging 121.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 25th in the NBA, allowing 119.6 points per 100 possessions.
The Pacers have scored at a much higher clip when playing at home than on the road in the 2023-24 season (125.9 at home versus 120.3 on the road), though they have surrendered fewer points in home games than in road games (121.1 opponent points per home game versus 121.8 on the road).
Nets Stats & Insights
The Nets’ -134 scoring differential (being outscored by 2.1 points per game) is a result of putting up 111.8 points per game (24th in NBA) while giving up 113.9 per outing (14th in league).
Brooklyn records 43.7 rebounds per game (14th in league), compared to the 44.2 of its opponents.
The Nets knock down 13.7 three-pointers per game (sixth-most in the league), while their opponents have made 13.2 on average.
The Nets rank 19th in the league averaging 115.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 18th, allowing 117.4 points per 100 possessions.
At home, Brooklyn scores 113.9 points per game. On the road, it scores 109.7.
Pacers Key Players to Watch
Tyrese Haliburton is one of the Pacers’ key players terms of both scoring and assists, recording 20.7 points and distributing 11.4 assists on average.
Myles Turner’s averages this season are 17.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
The Pacers get 2.9 three-pointers per game out of Haliburton.
T.J. McConnell picks pockets to the tune of 1.1 takeaways per game, while Turner collects 1.8 rejections per contest.
Nets Key Players to Watch
Mikal Bridges tallies 20.9 points per game and also tacks on 4.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest.
This season, Nicolas Claxton has a statline of 12.2 points, 2.1 assists and 9.8 rebounds per game.
Bridges averages 2.6 made threes per game.
The Nets’ defensive efforts get a boost from Bridges (1.0 steal per game) and Claxton (2.1 blocks per game).
Over (227.5)
Pacers 121 – Nets 114
