The Utah Jazz visit the Conseco Fieldhouse to take on the Indiana Pacers. Action starts at 7:00 pm ET on Saturday, Oct. 31 and can be seen on RT and FxI.
The Pacers are expecting a better outcome after their 103-85 loss to the Rockets on Thursday. C.J. Miles had a good game for the Pacers, putting up 18 points, two assists, and one steal. The Jazz are coming off a 99-95 win over the Cavaliers on Friday. Derrick Favors led the team in scoring by posting 20 points on 6-for-17 shooting.
The Pacers are a four-point favorite against Utah and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 191 points. The Pacers come into this game winless with a 0-2 record Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, Utah has identical records of 1-1 SU and ATS so far. When it comes to making good decisions with the ball, not many are better than the Jazz. They have one of the top assist-to-turnover ratios in the league at 1.79.
This is the first meeting of the season for these two. The last time they played Indiana came out on top, bringing its SU record to 7-3 over the Jazz in the last 10 games. The teams have an even record ATS, 5-5. Utah held the advantage in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers once in the last 10 matchups. On the other side of the court, Indiana never accomplished this feat in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – Ind, ATS Winner – Uta, O/U – Under
Notes
Indiana is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana’s last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana’s last 9 games at home.
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Utah.
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Utah.
Utah ranks 28th in points per game with 87.0, while Indiana ranks 21st in points allowed with an average of 109.0 given up.
The Utah Jazz have a split 1-1 record when they limit their opponents to fewer than 100 points. The Indiana Pacers have a winless 0-1 record this season when they score less than 100.
The Jazz have an offensive rating of 100.4 (ranked 16th), while the Pacers rank 10th for their defensive rating of 96.0.
The Utah Jazz average an effective field goal percentage of 46.3% this season. The Indiana Pacers are a winless 0-1 when opponents have an EFF% of 46.3% or greater.
On average, the Indiana Pacers make 23.0 assists per game and the Utah Jazz make 17.0. Indiana is ranked seventh, while Utah is ranked 26th.
Indiana makes an average of 3.5 blocks per game (ranked 22nd). Utah ranks higher in blocks with 6.5 (ranked eighth).
The Indiana Pacers rank 18th in offensive rebounding, while the Utah Jazz rank 14th in defensive rebounding.
Utah makes an average of 7.0 steals per game. Indiana has not won a game when it has allowed 7 or more steals this season (0-2).
