Pacers vs. Wizards Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

The Washington Wizards (3-20) are 8.5-point underdogs as they attempt to stop an eight-game home losing streak when they take on the Indiana Pacers (13-9) on Friday, December 15, 2023 at Capital One Arena. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on MNMT. The matchup has an over/under set at 257.5 points.

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Pacers and Wizards Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

The Pacers are 2-1 against the spread when favored by 8.5 points or more this season.

In games this year in which they were an underdog by 8.5 points or more, the Wizards have a 5-7 record against the spread.

The Pacers and the Wizards combine to average 13.2 fewer points per game than the total of 257.5 set for this matchup.

Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 252.5 points per game, 5.0 fewer than the over/under for this game.

The average point total for Pacers games this year is 3.6 fewer points than the over/under of 257.5 in this matchup.

The average over/under in Washington’s games this year is 14.7 fewer points than the point total of 257.5 in this outing.

Indiana is 13-9-0 against the spread this season.

The Wizards have gone 10-13-0 ATS this season.

Pacers Stats & Insights

The Pacers’ +64 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 2.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 128.4 points per game (first in the NBA) while allowing 125.5 per contest (29th in the league).

The Pacers lose the rebound battle by an average of 2.7 boards. They are pulling down 40.4 rebounds per game (29th in the league) compared to their opponents’ 43.1 per outing.

Indiana makes 14.5 three-pointers per game (sixth-most in the league), 4.5 more than its opponents (10.0).

The Pacers average 123.7 points per 100 possessions on offense (first in the league), and give up 120.9 points per 100 possessions (27th in the NBA).

The Pacers’ offense has been much worse at home (126.7 PPG) compared to away games (130.5 PPG). Meanwhile, their defense has been much better at home (118.8 PPG allowed) when compared to away games (133.6 PPG allowed).

Wizards Stats & Insights

The Wizards’ -255 scoring differential (being outscored by 11.1 points per game) is a result of putting up 115.9 points per game (10th in NBA) while giving up 127.0 per outing (30th in league).

Washington comes up short in the rebound battle by an average of 10.7 boards. It records 38.8 rebounds per game (30th in league) compared to its opponents’ 49.5.

The Wizards knock down 12.0 three-pointers per game (19th in the league) compared to their opponents’ 13.0. They shoot 35.1% from deep, and their opponents shoot 37.3%.

The Wizards’ 112.4 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 25th in the NBA, and the 123.1 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 30th in the league.

At home, Washington averages 115.3 points per game. Away, it scores 116.2.

Pacers Key Players to Watch

Tyrese Haliburton is one of the Pacers’ key players terms of both scoring and assists, recording 26.0 points and distributing 11.8 assists on average.

Myles Turner averages 17.2 points per game while adding 7.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Pacers.

Haliburton makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Pacers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.7 per contest.

Bruce Brown averages 1.2 steals per game, while Turner swats 2.2 shots per contest.

Wizards Key Players to Watch

Kyle Kuzma racks up 23.0 points per game and also tacks on 6.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists per contest.

This season, Daniel Gafford has a statline that includes 10.1 points, 1.7 assists and 7.2 rebounds per game.

Kuzma hits 2.3 threes per game.

The Wizards’ defensive efforts get a lift from Jordan Poole’s 1.1 steals and Gafford’s 2.1 blocks per game.

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