Pacers vs. Trail Blazers Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets
The Portland Trail Blazers (11-29) are 5-point underdogs against the Indiana Pacers (24-17) at Moda Center on Friday, January 19, 2024. The game begins at 10:00 PM ET on ROOT. The matchup has an over/under set at 237.5 points.
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Pacers and Trail Blazers Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
The Pacers have a 6-3-1 record against the spread this season when favored by 5 points or more.
The Trail Blazers are 14-15 against the spread when an underdog by 5 points or more this year.
The Pacers and the Trail Blazers combine to average 4.7 fewer points per game than the over/under of 237.5 set for this matchup.
Indiana and Portland have seen its opponents average a combined 2.6 more points per game than the over/under of 237.5 set in this outing.
The Pacers’ average total in outings this season has been 249.0, 11.5 points higher than the total in this particular game.
The average point total for Portland this season is 13.5 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
Indiana is 24-16-1 against the spread this season.
The Trail Blazers have an 18-22-0 record against the spread this year.
Pacers Stats & Insights
The Pacers are outscoring opponents by 2.2 points per game with a +91 scoring differential overall. They put up 125.6 points per game (first in the NBA) and give up 123.4 per contest (29th in the league).
The Pacers lose the rebound battle by 2.1 boards on average. They record 40.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 29th in the league, while their opponents grab 42.7 per contest.
Indiana knocks down 3.1 more threes per game than the opposition, 14.1 (sixth-most in the league) compared to its opponents’ 11.0.
The Pacers record 123.0 points per 100 possessions (first in the league), while allowing 120.8 points per 100 possessions (26th in the NBA).
So far in 2023-24, the Pacers’ offense has been better at home, where they average 127.6 points per game, compared to on the road, where they average 123.6 per game. On defense, they have been much better at home, where they surrender 120.5 points per game, versus on the road, where they allow opponents to score 126.4 per game.
Trail Blazers Stats & Insights
The Trail Blazers have been outscored by 9.5 points per game (posting 107.2 points per game, 30th in league, while conceding 116.7 per outing, 19th in NBA) and have a -380 scoring differential.
Portland is 26th in the league at 41.4 rebounds per game. That’s 3.7 fewer than the 45.1 its opponents average.
The Trail Blazers hit 12.4 three-pointers per game (17th in the league), while their opponents have made 11.5 on average.
The Trail Blazers’ 108.8 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 30th in the NBA, and the 118.5 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 22nd in the league.
At home Portland is putting up 110.6 points per game, 6.1 more than it is averaging on the road (104.5).
Pacers Key Players to Watch
The Pacers get 16.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists from Myles Turner.
T.J. McConnell contributes 8.4 points per game and adds 2.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Pacers.
Buddy Hield leads active Pacers in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.8 shots per game from beyond the arc.
McConnell averages 1.0 steal per game, while Turner swats 1.9 shots per contest.
Trail Blazers Key Players to Watch
Jerami Grant pours in 21.4 points per game. He also adds 3.6 rebounds per outing and 2.4 assists per contest.
This season, Deandre Ayton is averaging 13.1 points, 1.6 assists and 10.8 rebounds per game.
Grant hits 2.3 treys per game.
Matisse Thybulle is a strong defensive option with 1.6 steals and 0.8 blocks per game.
Under (237.5)
Pacers 122 – Trail Blazers 114
