Nets vs Pacers Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Apr 1st 2024

Hey there, sports fanatics! You better set your alarms and clear your schedules because we’ve got a clash of the titans coming right up. The Brooklyn Nets, with their 29-46 record, are packing their bags and heading to the heart of Hoosier country, the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, to lock horns with the Indiana Pacers, who are sitting pretty with a 42-33 record. Now, the Nets may be trailing by a whopping 29.5 games in the Eastern conference, but don’t count them out just yet. On the other hand, the Pacers are only 5.5 games back and are riding high after their recent 109-90 demolition of the Lakers. The Nets? Well, they’re licking their wounds after a 104-116 smackdown from the same Lakers. The bookies have set the over/under at 227.0, with the Nets at 9.5, and the Pacers at -9.5. So, will the Nets bounce back, or will the Pacers continue their winning streak? Only time will tell. Just remember, folks, in this game of hoops, it’s all about who can net the points and pacify the opposition. So, get ready for a game that promises more twists and turns than the Brooklyn Bridge and more pace than the Indy 500.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 01, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	IND ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+340	-460	230.0	9.5/-9.5
Recent	+475	-700	227.0	12.5/-12.5
Difference	+135	-240	-3.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

12W-25L

17.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

22W-13L

82.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/16/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	27	21	22	100	Under
03/16/24	Indiana Pacers IND	25	34	27	35	121	Under
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
03/31	@ LAL	104-116L	38	19	12	92
03/29	@ CHI	125-110W	43	26	6	91
03/27	vs WAS	122-119W	45	24	8	98
03/25	vs TOR	96-88W	50	20	18	81
03/23	vs NYK	93-105L	41	26	15	76
03/21	vs MIL	108-115L	49	29	14	92
03/19	@ NOP	91-104L	42	19	13	84
03/17	vs SAS	115-122L	48	29	12	102
03/16	vs IND	100-121L	45	18	20	78
03/13	vs ORL	106-114L	32	21	13	81

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/29	@ LAL	109-90W	46	27	8	91
03/27	vs CHI	99-125L	40	25	13	85
03/25	vs LAC	133-116W	34	28	8	86
03/24	vs LAL	145-150L	40	39	11	107
03/22	vs GSW	123-111W	50	32	11	103
03/20	vs DET	122-103W	40	38	12	88
03/18	@ CLE	103-108L	45	28	11	91
03/16	@ BRO	121-100W	50	21	10	105
03/13	@ CHI	129-132L	47	30	8	99
03/12	vs OKL	108-111L	40	32	8	89

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mikal Bridges SF	33.3	33.2	32.1	100%	32.5
Nic Claxton C	36.3	33.0	30.8	100%	31.1
Dorian Finney-Smith PF	20.0	18.6	19.3	100%	19.4
Dennis Schroder PG	31.6	35.8	28.4	73%	31.5
Cam Thomas SG	41.5	42.5	35.6	80%	37.5

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	46.9	42.9	37.1	100%	36.8
Andrew Nembhard SG	21.4	24.8	20.6	87%	20.7
Aaron Nesmith SF	24.3	21.5	24.1	100%	23.0
Pascal Siakam PF	47.7	45.4	39.2	100%	38.0
Myles Turner C	33.9	31.1	30.0	100%	30.0

Nets Notable Injuries

Jacob Gilyard (PG): Avg: 4.4pts, 1.1reb, 3.4ast, 17.0 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 2.4
Keita Bates-Diop (PF): Avg: 3.7pts, 2.1reb, 0.7ast, 12.5 minutes. Last game: 03/23/24. Impact: 0.5

Pacers Notable Injuries

James Johnson (PF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.9ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 0.9
Kendall Brown (SG/SF): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.3reb, 0.3ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. 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
Pascal Siakam	IND	Pts	22.5	25.9	+3.4	60%	50%	40%	40%	BRO	+2.6	#23
Myles Turner	IND	Pts	14.5	17.4	+2.9	40%	40%	40%	40%	BRO	+0.9	#18
Nic Claxton	BRO	Reb	9.5	11.0	+1.5	60%	50%	60%	60%	IND	+3.3	#29
Ben Sheppard	IND	Reb	1.5	2.5	+1.0	40%	50%	47%	47%	BRO	-0.5	#12
T.J. McConnell	IND	Ast	4.5	5.6	+1.1	60%	40%	47%	47%	BRO	-0.7	#5

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#18	#20	#3	#18	0.6%
PF	#17	#24	#25	#19	2.9%
PG	#6	#11	#21	#10	-8.7%
SF	#23	#12	#18	#13	-0.2%
SG	#7	#11	#5	#5	-9.1%

Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#29	#9	#28	8.5%
PF	#23	#3	#18	#13	-0.9%
PG	#15	#12	#4	#4	-18.1%
SF	#5	#1	#21	#4	-27.5%
SG	#18	#30	#3	#16	-0.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

107.4

118.3

Rebounds per Game

41.5

43.0

Assists per Game

24.4

28.6

Steals per Game

7.6

7.1

Blocks per Game

4.5

5.8

Shots per Game

86.6

92.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.1

11.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.4

57.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.4

35.5

Turnovers per Game

12.9

10.4

Fouls per Game

17.2

20.3

Recent Trends

Keon Johnson (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 58.9% to 10.0, 24.5 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 128.3% to 24.0, 10.5 min average previous 3 games.