Nets vs Pacers Game Breakdown & Projections – Sat, Mar 16th 2024

Well, hoop fans, it’s time to swish and dish! Tonight, we’re taking you courtside to the hallowed hardwood of the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where the Brooklyn Nets, sporting a 26W-40L record, are about to tangle with the 37W-30L Indiana Pacers. Now, the Nets might be trailing by a whopping 26 games in the Eastern Conference, but don’t count them out just yet; they’re ready to weave their magic. On the other side, the Pacers, just 6 games adrift in the same conference, are keen to bounce back after their recent stumble against the Bulls. Oh, and did we mention the betting lines? The over/under is a tantalizing 227.0, with the Nets line at 8.5 and the Pacers at -8.5. Both teams are coming off losses, the Nets to the Magic and the Pacers to the Bulls. So, folks, as the Nets look to weave a winning web and the Pacers aim to pace their way to victory, let’s get ready to ‘net’ some basketball action!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 16, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	IND ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+270	-340	228.5	8.5/-8.5
Recent	+310	-415	227.0	9.0/-9.0
Difference	+40	-75	-1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

10W-21L

24.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

20W-12L

75.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/10/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	40	29	26	41	136	Over
12/10/22	Indiana Pacers IND	38	38	24	33	133	Over
11/25/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	35	30	29	23	117	Over
11/25/22	Indiana Pacers IND	23	34	31	40	128	Over
10/31/22	Indiana Pacers IND	18	36	31	24	109	Under
10/31/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	33	28	31	24	116	Under
10/29/22	Indiana Pacers IND	26	37	29	33	125	Over
10/29/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	26	36	28	26	116	Over
04/10/22	Indiana Pacers IND	29	31	34	32	126	Over
04/10/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	41	35	27	31	134	Over
01/05/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	32	28	34	35	129	Over
01/05/22	Indiana Pacers IND	37	36	28	20	121	Over
10/29/21	Indiana Pacers IND	38	17	19	24	98	Under
10/29/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	26	32	27	20	105	Under

Nets Vs Over/Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/13	vs ORL	106-114L	32	21	13	81
03/10	vs CLE	120-101W	40	33	12	80
03/09	vs CHA	99-110L	41	22	15	91
03/07	vs DET	112-118L	28	24	14	84
03/05	@ PHI	112-107W	44	25	12	84
03/04	@ MEM	102-106L	33	27	13	82
03/02	@ ATL	114-102W	45	28	10	89
02/29	@ ATL	124-97W	43	30	9	91
02/27	vs ORL	81-108L	35	18	20	80
02/26	vs MEM	111-86W	46	32	8	90

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/13	@ CHI	129-132L	47	30	8	99
03/12	vs OKL	108-111L	40	32	8	89
03/10	vs ORL	111-97W	46	20	12	81
03/07	@ MIN	111-113L	39	26	15	82
03/05	vs DAL	137-120W	43	34	8	94
03/03	vs SAS	105-117L	42	20	10	93
03/01	vs NOP	102-129L	44	25	16	95
02/28	@ NOP	123-114W	50	34	8	102
02/26	@ TOR	122-130L	43	27	10	100
02/25	@ DAL	133-111W	46	38	12	93

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mikal Bridges SF	36.5	31.7	35.2	100%	35.6
Nic Claxton C	35.9	34.9	32.3	100%	32.7
Dorian Finney-Smith PF	21.0	24.2	18.7	100%	18.4
Cameron Johnson SG	24.6	28.2	24.7	83%	26.3
Dennis Schroder PG	30.7	33.2	25.3	47%	31.3

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	48.5	43.2	40.9	100%	40.6
Andrew Nembhard SG	20.6	17.6	21.0	80%	21.6
Aaron Nesmith SF	26.3	22.0	24.5	100%	23.4
Pascal Siakam PF	40.4	36.5	36.9	100%	35.6
Myles Turner C	37.9	34.5	30.3	100%	30.3

Nets Notable Injuries

Trendon Watford (C): Avg: 5.8pts, 2.6reb, 1.2ast, 11.4 minutes. Last game: 03/13/24. Impact: 1.5
Keita Bates-Diop (SF/PF): Avg: 3.9pts, 2.1reb, 0.8ast, 13.1 minutes. Last game: 03/13/24. Impact: 0.7
Noah Clowney (C): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.7reb, 0.9ast, 9.1 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 1.0

Pacers Notable Injuries

Bennedict Mathurin (SF): Avg: 14.9pts, 4.1reb, 2.0ast, 26.2 minutes. Last game: 03/05/24. Impact: 4.5
Isaiah Jackson (C): Avg: 7.1pts, 4.1reb, 0.9ast, 13.7 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 2.6
Oscar Tshiebwe (C): Avg: 3.2pts, 2.0reb, 0.2ast, 5.2 minutes. Last game: 03/01/24. Impact: 1.3
James Johnson (PF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.7reb, 1.0ast, 5.3 minutes. Last game: 03/01/24. Impact: 1.2
Kendall Brown (SG/SF): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.2reb, 0.2ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 03/05/24. Impact: 0.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Myles Turner	IND	Pts	16.5	19.6	+3.1	60%	40%	47%	47%	BRO	-0.3	#13
Mikal Bridges	BRO	Pts	18.5	20.9	+2.4	40%	30%	33%	33%	IND	-1.3	#13
Nic Claxton	BRO	Reb	9.5	10.7	+1.2	80%	50%	47%	47%	IND	+2.0	#28
Dorian Finney-Smith	BRO	Ast	1.5	1.6	+0.1	80%	80%	60%	60%	IND	+1.6	#28

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#6	#2	#9	-6.8%
PF	#13	#7	#9	#6	-7.5%
PG	#22	#16	#9	#20	5.8%
SF	#10	#16	#9	#9	-6.9%
SG	#6	#22	#7	#6	-8.7%

Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#28	#14	#21	3.4%
PF	#9	#10	#29	#11	-4.1%
PG	#21	#11	#1	#7	-9.8%
SF	#13	#12	#28	#15	-1.2%
SG	#28	#27	#2	#24	4.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

105.0

119.1

Rebounds per Game

40.2

43.8

Assists per Game

24.9

29.3

Steals per Game

7.1

Blocks per Game

4.0

6.1

Shots per Game

86.3

93.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.3

11.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

50.6

57.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.4

34.9

Turnovers per Game

13.0

10.9

Fouls per Game

18.8

Recent Trends

Jacob Gilyard (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 39.3% to 18.8, 30.9 min average previous 3 games.
Isaiah Jackson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.4% to 11.8, 18.1 min average previous 3 games.
Quenton Jackson (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 85.8% to 27.5, 14.8 min average previous 3 games.
Keon Johnson (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 58.9% to 10.0, 24.5 min average previous 3 games.
Jalen Smith (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.1% to 18.6, 13.9 min average previous 3 games.
Obi Toppin (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.6% to 20.8, 15.9 min average previous 3 games.