Pacers vs Rockets Game Breakdown

Get ready to rocket into an electrifying showdown as the Indiana Pacers zoom into the Toyota Center, aiming to light up the scoreboard against the Houston Rockets in a first-round NBA Playoff clash that promises more fireworks than a Fourth of July celebration! With the Pacers trying to find their rhythm after a shaky start and the Rockets looking to bounce back from a nail-biter loss, tonight’s matchup at 9:00 PM EST is set to be a high-octane battle of wills. Both teams are hungry to advance and set the tone for their playoff run, making every dribble and dunk count towards the ultimate goal. As the over/under hints at a high-scoring affair, fans will be on the edge of their seats, watching to see which team will blast off or just pace themselves in this inter-conference rocket ride!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 20, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Toyota Center, Houston

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+215	-260	232.0	6.5/-6.5
Recent	+215	-260	231.5	6.5/-6.5
Difference	0	0	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

22W-26L

31.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

31W-15L

68.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
02/06/24	Houston Rockets HOU	39	36	24	30	00	129	Over
02/06/24	Indiana Pacers IND	41	27	38	26	00	132	Over
12/26/23	Indiana Pacers IND	33	31	37	22	00	123	Over
12/26/23	Houston Rockets HOU	33	34	23	27	00	117	Over
03/09/23	Houston Rockets HOU	27	31	33	24	100	125	Over
03/09/23	Indiana Pacers IND	38	26	34	17	190	134	Over
11/18/22	Indiana Pacers IND	10	35	26	28	00	99	Under
11/18/22	Houston Rockets HOU	25	25	20	21	00	91	Under
03/18/22	Indiana Pacers IND	28	33	22	38	00	121	Over
03/18/22	Houston Rockets HOU	32	24	39	23	00	118	Over
12/23/21	Houston Rockets HOU	28	30	36	12	00	106	Under
12/23/21	Indiana Pacers IND	36	27	28	27	00	118	Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/18	vs TOR	119-130L	32	29	10	99
11/17	@ MIA	119-110W	45	30	10	85
11/15	@ MIA	111-124L	39	28	20	86
11/13	vs ORL	90-94L	41	22	16	84
11/10	@ NYK	132-121W	32	27	6	88
11/08	vs CHA	83-103L	37	24	12	83
11/06	@ ORL	118-111W	36	21	11	76
11/01	vs NOP	118-125L	39	35	14	89
10/30	@ BOS	135-132W	57	33	18	104
10/28	vs ORL	115-119L	44	25	12	88

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/18	vs MIL	100-101L	53	19	12	100
11/17	vs CHI	143-107W	66	34	10	105
11/15	@ LAC	125-104W	48	31	12	95
11/13	@ LAC	111-103W	59	28	13	97
11/11	@ WAS	107-92W	58	13	19	87
11/10	vs DET	101-99W	53	19	11	93
11/08	vs OKL	107-126L	48	19	17	90
11/06	@ SAS	127-100W	45	28	11	96
10/31	vs DAL	108-102W	50	21	8	97
10/28	vs SAS	106-101W	43	20	12	85

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	42.0	42.0	39.5	100%	39.8
Bennedict Mathurin SF	34.0	38.5	27.8	43%	38.6
Ben Sheppard SG	16.0	13.4	11.7	23%	11.9
Pascal Siakam PF	36.0	34.4	37.7	100%	38.0
Myles Turner C	36.0	34.4	31.8	100%	32.1

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	18.0	21.7	20.2	100%	20.5
Jalen Green SG	33.0	28.6	38.3	100%	38.7
Alperen Sengun C	46.0	48.9	41.4	100%	40.0
Jabari Smith Jr. PF	23.0	23.6	25.6	100%	26.0
Fred VanVleet PG	39.0	43.3	39.8	100%	40.1

Pacers Notable Injuries

Andrew Nembhard (PG/SG): Avg: 10.0pts, 2.3reb, 4.4ast, 26.4 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 4.1
James Johnson (PF/C): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.4reb, 0.7ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.6
Tristen Newton (PG/SG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 0.7 minutes. Last game: 11/18/24. Impact: 0.0

Rockets Notable Injuries

Cam Whitmore (SF/PF): Avg: 11.5pts, 3.5reb, 0.6ast, 17.6 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 2.4
Jock Landale (C): Avg: 4.8pts, 3.2reb, 1.1ast, 13.3 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 2.4
Jeff Green (PF/C): Avg: 6.4pts, 2.2reb, 0.9ast, 16.2 minutes. Last game: 11/18/24. Impact: 1.7
Jae’Sean Tate (SF/PF): Avg: 4.0pts, 2.8reb, 0.9ast, 14.7 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 1.0
Nate Williams (PG/SF): Avg: 2.5pts, 1.0reb, 0.3ast, 5.1 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 0.7
Jack McVeigh (SG): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.4reb, 0.0ast, 3.5 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 0.3

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	18.3	+1.8	40%	30%	40%	40%	HOU	+0.4	#14
Ben Sheppard	IND	Pts	6.5	7.3	+0.8	20%	40%	33%	33%	HOU	+1.4	#25
Bennedict Mathurin	IND	Reb	5.5	5.8	+0.3	60%	70%	53%	53%	HOU	+0.4	#25
Fred VanVleet	HOU	Ast	7.5	7.7	+0.2	20%	30%	27%	27%	IND	-2.4	#1

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#7	#23	#1	#7	-7.9%
PF	#22	#19	#23	#18	1.7%
PG	#8	#8	#1	#2	-14.5%
SF	#15	#3	#27	#18	1.1%
SG	#27	#17	#2	#15	-1.0%

Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#17	#4	#17	1.7%
PF	#3	#26	#1	#5	-8.4%
PG	#19	#23	#24	#23	4.8%
SF	#5	#27	#10	#9	-3.8%
SG	#25	#25	#1	#17	-0.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

117.6

115.6

Rebounds per Game

41.8

46.5

Assists per Game

29.1

23.8

Steals per Game

7.7

8.6

Blocks per Game

5.5

5.0

Shots per Game

91.5

93.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.1

13.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.8

52.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.8

34.7

Turnovers per Game

11.7

11.5

Fouls per Game

21.0

20.2

Recent Trends

Isaiah Jackson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 91.6% to 20.9, 10.9 min average previous 3 games.
T.J. McConnell (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.0% to 22.3, 15.8 min average previous 3 games.