The Indiana Pacers will travel to the Barclays Center to take on the Brooklyn Nets. Action gets underway at 6:00 pm ET on Saturday, Mar. 26 and can be seen on YES and FxI.
The Nets defeated the Cavaliers 104-95 on Thursday. Brook Lopez was the team’s high scorer with 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting. The Pacers, meanwhile, are coming off a 92-84 win against the Pelicans on Thursday. Myles Turner played well and claimed his third double-double of the season, accounting for 24 points and 16 rebounds.
Bojan Bogdanovic has really been playing well over the last five games for the Nets. During that stretch, he has averaged 24.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 3.0 three-pointers.
The Nets might struggle to find the bottom of the net as they face off against one of the league’s best defenses. The Pacers rank third in the NBA in defensive efficiency, while Brooklyn ranks 27th in offensive efficiency.
The Pacers have emerged victorious in both matchups against the Nets this year, including a 114-100 win the last time these two teams met. C.J. Miles scored a game-high 27 points.
The Nets come into this game 20-51 Straight Up (SU) and 36-34-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They have a record of 20-51 SU and 36-34-1 ATS versus the Eastern Conference.
In the other locker room, the Pacers have 38-33 SU and 36-35 ATS records. Indiana has records of 38-33 SU and 36-35 ATS against the East. Indiana’s defense has allowed an average of 110.7 points per game during the last 10 games, higher than their season average of 100.1. When it comes to stealing the ball, the Pacers are one of the best in the league with an average of 9.0 steals per game. Indiana is the fourth-best team in the league at scoring points off turnovers with 19.0 per game.
Indiana beat Brooklyn in their most recent meeting this season, bringing its SU record in the past 10 games to 7-3. At 5-5, they are even ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Ind
Notes
“Brooklyn is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn’s last 6 games “.
“Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home”.
“Brooklyn is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 11 of Brooklyn’s last 14 games at home”.
“Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana”.
“Brooklyn is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Indiana”.
“The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn’s last 7 games when playing Indiana”.
“Brooklyn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana”.
“Brooklyn is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn’s last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana”.
On average, Indiana puts up 101.7 points per game (ranked 20th). Brooklyn ranks 22nd in points allowed per game with 104.6.
Brooklyn ranks 23rd in points allowed per home game (103.4 PPG), while Indiana ranks 13th in points per away game with 101.3.
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Pacers are 29-5 on the season. When the Nets score fewer than 100, they are an abysmal 4-34.
At 9-28, the Indiana Pacers have a subpar record when their opponents score 100 points or more. The Brooklyn Nets are 16-17 when they hit the century mark.
The Nets have a defensive rating of 108.1 (ranked 28th), while the Pacers rank 25th for their offensive rating of 102.2.
Brooklyn has an average field goal percentage of 45.7%. Indiana is a losing 7-19 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the Brooklyn Nets attempt 17.0 three point field goals per game and the Indiana Pacers attempt 22.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Brooklyn has a losing record of 1-3, while Indiana is 16-14.
Brooklyn has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.56 this season (ranked 20th), while Indiana ranks lower at 25th with an A/TO of 1.46.
The Nets rank 23rd in rebounds per game with 42.3, while the Pacers rank 13th with 44.1 per game.
Brooklyn is ranked 24th in defensive rebounds, while Indiana ranks 17th in offensive rebounds.
Indiana is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 15.4% (ranked seventh). Brooklyn has an underachieving record of 7-22 SU this season when its TOV% reaches 15.4% or greater.
