The Indiana Pacers head to the Verizon Center to take on the Washington Wizards. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and will air on FxI and WA2.
The Wizards won a close one over the Pistons 97-95 on Saturday. Ramon Sessions had 14 points, nine assists, and four rebounds for Washington. The Pacers, meanwhile, are coming off a 123-86 win over the Bucks on Saturday. Jordan Hill had a good game and claimed his third double-double of the season, posting 20 points and 11 rebounds.
The Wizards are favored by a slight two-point margin in their matchup against Indiana. The teams combine to set the Over/Under (O/U) at 205 points. The Wizards enter the game with records of 6-4 Straight Up (SU) and 5-5 Against The Spread (ATS). They have a record of 5-3 SU and 4-4 ATS versus the Eastern Conference.
On the other side, the Pacers head into the game with records of 9-4 ATS and 8-5 SU. Most recently, Indiana is 9-1 ATS over the last 10 games. Indiana is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the league, converting .388 of their shots from three-point range. Shifting to the other side of the court, teams don’t seem to hit many three-pointers against the Pacers, who are the top team in the league in terms of three-point field goals allowed at 86 this season.
The conference rivals will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Pacers were winners, bringing their SU record in the past 10 games to 6-4. The teams have an even record ATS, 5-5.
Predictions: SU Winner – Ind, ATS Winner – Ind, O/U – Under
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington’s last 11 games at home.
Washington is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing Indiana.
Washington is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing Indiana.
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana.
Washington averages 103.6 points per game (ranked eighth). However, Indiana has allowed an average of just 94.5 points per game (ranked fourth).
Washington averages 107.2 points per home game (ranked fifth). However, Indiana has allowed an average of just 93.5 points per away game (ranked third).
In its last game, Indiana won by a 37-point margin. Washington is 1-2 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Indiana has a 2-1 record in blowouts.
When giving up under 100 points, Indiana has a formidable record of 7-2 this season. Washington has an even record of 2-2 when it scores fewer than 100 points.
The Indiana Pacers have a losing 1-3 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Washington Wizards are 4-2 when they hit the century mark.
Indiana’s offense and Washington’s defense both rank 19th this season. Indiana has an offensive rating of 101.2 and Washington has a defensive rating of 103.1.
Washington is ranked seventh in the NBA with an average field goal percentage of 45.4%. Indiana is an even 2-2 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Washington Wizards average 23.0 three point attempts per game, and the Indiana Pacers attempt 22.0 per game. When going for at least 25 three pointers in a game this season, both teams have winning records; Washington is 2-1 and Indiana is 4-1.
Washington has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.48 this season (ranked 16th), while Indiana ranks lower at 20th with an A/TO of 1.43.
The Wizards rank 25th in rebounds per game with 42.2, while the Pacers rank 22nd with 43.1 per game.
The Indiana Pacers rank 13th in offensive rebounding, while the Washington Wizards rank 16th in defensive rebounding.
Indiana is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 17.8% (ranked third). Washington has a losing record of 1-2 SU this season when its TOV% reaches 17.8% or greater.
