NBA Odds: Pacers (even)
The Indiana Pacers (22-33) will try to slow down the league’s top scoring team when they take on the Golden State Warriors (43-9) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The game gets underway at 6:00 pm ET on Sunday, Feb. 22 and will air on CSN-BA and FSN-IN.
The Pacers were victorious over the 76ers 106-95 on Friday. Rodney Stuckey led all scorers with 30 points on 10-for-16 shooting. The Warriors, meanwhile, are coming off a 110-99 win over the Spurs on Friday. Stephen Curry had a good game and claimed his 16th double-double of the season, posting 25 points and 11 assists.
The inefficient Pacers offense (26th in the NBA with an offensive efficiency of 99.7) will square off against the stingy Warriors defense (first in the league with a defensive efficiency of 97.8). The Warriors figure to have the advantage on that end of the court.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Warriors won the first game 117-102. Klay Thompson was the game’s leading scorer with 40 points.
Oddsmakers have deemed this game an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable. The Pacers look to improve upon their records of 22-33 Straight Up (SU) and 29-24-2 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 7-3 ATS over their last 10 games. An area where the Pacers are particularly strong is defensive rebounding where they average 34.1 defensive rebounds per game, fourth in the NBA.
Across the court, Golden State has a SU record of 43-9 and an ATS record of 32-19-1. In Eastern Conference games, Golden State has gone 16-2 SU and 9-8-1 ATS. The Warriors are shooting very well so far, with an NBA-best .387 field-goal percentage from the three-point line. When it comes to making good decisions with the ball, not many are better than the Warriors. They have one of the top assist-to-turnover ratios in the league at 1.9. Shifting to the other side of the court, teams seem to consistently miss shots against the Warriors, who are the top team in the league in terms of opponent field goal percentage allowed at .422. They average 9.4 steals per game, good for fourth in the league. A large part of Golden State’s game is creating turnovers and turning them into points. They are scoring 20.0 points per game off turnovers, which ranks second in the league.
Following the Warriors’ latest win over Indiana, the head-to-head record between these two is now an even 5-5 SU over the past 10 meetings. However, the Pacers lead the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4. Golden State topped the Pacers in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers) three times over the last 10. Indiana has had the edge in all categories once.
Predictions: SU Winner – GS, ATS Winner – GS
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana’s last 6 games.
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana’s last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State.
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Golden State.
Golden State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana.
Golden State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana.
Indiana has allowed an average of 97.2 points per game this season. Golden State averages 110.6 points per game, placing the team at the top of the NBA in scoring.
Indiana has allowed an average of 96.3 points per home game this season. Golden State averages 106.5 points per away game, placing the team second in scoring.
The Golden State Warriors sit undefeated (27-0) in games in which their opponent scores fewer than 100 points. Conversely, the Indiana Pacers have an underachieving 7-27 record when they don’t put up at least 100 points.
The Warriors have a 16-9 record when they allow at least 100 points. The Pacers have also performed well when they register triple digits with a record of 15-6 in such contests.
The Warriors have the third-best offensive rating in the NBA (108.6). The Pacers are also in the top half of the league based on their defensive rating of 100.9 (ranked 11th).
Golden State has an average field goal percentage of 48.1% (ranked first). Indiana is a losing 4-11 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Indiana Pacers average 20.8 three point attempts per game and have an abysmal 3-10 record when attempting at least 25 in a game. The Golden State Warriors average 27.2 attempts and have an outstanding 32-6 record when attempting 25 or more.
Indiana makes an average of 4.4 blocks per game (ranked 22nd). Golden State ranks higher in blocks with 6.1 (ranked second).
The Indiana Pacers rank 20th in offensive rebounding, while the Golden State Warriors rank third in defensive rebounding.
Golden State averages 9.4 steals per game, ranking fourth in the league. Indiana is a poor 6-14 when it gives up at least 9 steals.
