The Brooklyn Nets will travel to Bankers Life Fieldhouse to play the Indiana Pacers. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Saturday, Mar. 21 and will air on YES and FSN-IN.
The Pacers lost to the Bulls 103-86 on Wednesday. Solomon Hill was the team’s high scorer, finishing with 13. The Nets, meanwhile, are coming off a demoralizing 117-92 loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday. Deron Williams had a game-high 20 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Pacers won the first game 110-85. Rodney Stuckey was a top performer in the victory with 20 points, six rebounds, eight assists, four steals, and one three-pointer.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable. The Pacers look to improve upon their records of 30-37 Straight Up (SU) and 35-30-2 Against The Spread (ATS). They have gone 22-19 SU and 22-18-1 ATS against teams from the Eastern Conference. Indiana has an edge in the rebounding department for this game, where they rack up an average of 44.8 rebounds per game. Turning to the defensive side, teams routinely struggle to score points against the Pacers, who allow only 96.5 points per game. Opposing offenses have been stifled by the Pacers, allowing a field goal percentage of only .432.
Across the court, Brooklyn has a SU record of 27-39 and an ATS record of 31-35. In Eastern Conference games, Brooklyn has gone 15-23 SU and 16-22 ATS.
Indiana beat Brooklyn in their most recent meeting this season, bringing its SU record to 6-4 over the Nets in the last 10 games. However, the Nets lead the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4. Indiana topped the Nets in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers) three times over the last 10. Brooklyn has had the edge in all categories twice.
Predictions: SU Winner – IND, ATS Winner – IND
Notes
Indiana is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games,.
Indiana 13-5-1 SU in its last 19 games.
Indiana is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana’s last 10 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana’s last 6 games when playing Brooklyn.
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Indiana’s last 19 games when playing at home against Brooklyn.
Indiana scores an average of 96.4 points per game (ranked 24th), while Brooklyn allows 100.2 points per game (ranked 17th).
Indiana ranks 24th in points per home game with 97.1 points, while Brooklyn ranks 13th in points allowed on the road with 99.9.
The Brooklyn Nets lost their last game by 25 points. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, the Indiana Pacers are 6-4. Brooklyn is 5-11 in blowouts this season.
When giving up fewer than 100 points, Brooklyn has a 20-15 record. When Indiana scores fewer than 100, they are a poor 11-31.
The Brooklyn Nets have an underachieving 7-24 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Indiana Pacers are 19-6 when they hit the century mark.
The Nets have an offensive rating of 100.6 (ranked 21st), while the Pacers rank sixth for their defensive rating of 100.0.
Indiana has an average field goal percentage of 43.7%. Brooklyn is a losing 12-29 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, Indiana attempts 20.9 three pointers and Brooklyn attempts 20.1 per game. In games where the teams have 25 or more three point attempts, both have losing records. The Pacers are 4-11 while the Nets sit at 2-9.
Indiana has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.60 this season (ranked 18th), while Brooklyn ranks lower at 23rd with an A/TO of 1.46.
The Indiana Pacers are one of the best rebounding teams in the league, earning 44.8 rebounds per game (ranked fifth). The Brooklyn Nets rank 22nd, rebounding 42.1 times each game.
Indiana is ranked third in defensive rebounds, while Brooklyn ranks 22nd in offensive rebounds.
Brooklyn has forced an average turnover percentage of 13.7% this season. Indiana has a poor 11-22 record when its TOV% is 13.7% or higher.
