Pacers vs Clippers Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Mar 25th 2024

Alright, hoop heads, buckle up for a late-night basketball bonanza as the Indiana Pacers, sporting a not-too-shabby 40-32 record, are packing their bags and jetting off to the glitzy Crypto.com Arena. They’re looking to clip the wings of the 44-26 Los Angeles Clippers in their own backyard. The clock hits 10:30 PM EST and it’s game on! The Pacers are trailing by 6.5 games in the East, while the Clippers are sitting pretty at the top of the West. Now, if you’re a betting man, the over/under is dancing around 233.0. Pacers are at 6.5, while the Clippers are strutting their stuff at -6.5. Both teams are licking their wounds after recent losses; the Clippers got a 107-121 spanking from Philly, and the Pacers were outpaced in a 145-150 thriller against the Lakers. So, as we gear up for this showdown, remember: it’s not about the pace, it’s about the clip at which you play the game.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 25, 2024 10:30PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	LAC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+215	-260	233.5	6.5/-6.5
Recent	+165	-195	233.0	5.5/-5.5
Difference	-50	+65	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

19W-17L

37.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

22W-11L

62.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/18/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	37	40	37	37	151	Over
12/18/23	Indiana Pacers IND	38	28	28	33	127	Over
12/31/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	22	33	38	37	130	Over
12/31/22	Indiana Pacers IND	32	30	31	38	131	Over
11/27/22	Indiana Pacers IND	29	28	12	31	100	Under
11/27/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	35	24	23	32	114	Under
01/31/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	27	28	30	31	116	Over
01/31/22	Indiana Pacers IND	30	30	24	38	122	Over
01/17/22	Indiana Pacers IND	27	32	31	43	133	Over
01/17/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	40	28	36	35	139	Over

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
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

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/24	@ PHI	107-121L	37	27	13	83
03/22	vs POR	125-117W	40	26	17	80
03/20	vs POR	116-103W	42	29	11	86
03/17	@ ATL	93-110L	40	17	15	74
03/15	vs NOP	104-112L	37	18	12	77
03/14	vs CHI	126-111W	35	32	9	80
03/12	@ MIN	100-118L	34	22	18	71
03/10	@ MIL	117-124L	52	30	10	104
03/09	@ CHI	112-102W	45	29	13	84
03/06	vs HOU	122-116W	41	19	9	80

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	46.6	44.2	38.6	100%	38.3
Andrew Nembhard SG	19.1	20.8	21.1	83%	21.4
Aaron Nesmith SF	22.2	23.1	24.2	100%	23.1
Pascal Siakam PF	44.1	48.8	39.3	100%	38.0
Myles Turner C	31.6	27.7	30.0	100%	30.0

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Paul George SF	45.5	43.2	37.6	100%	36.6
James Harden PG	45.6	38.1	40.7	100%	40.4
Kawhi Leonard PF	46.1	37.0	40.9	100%	39.7
Terance Mann SG	18.9	20.1	17.9	100%	17.9
Ivica Zubac C	27.9	28.1	25.9	100%	26.3

Pacers Notable Injuries

Jarace Walker (SF/PF): Avg: 3.7pts, 1.9reb, 1.0ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 03/20/24. Impact: 1.4
James Johnson (PF): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.6reb, 0.9ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 03/20/24. Impact: 1.0
Kendall Brown (SG/SF): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.3reb, 0.4ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 03/20/24. Impact: 0.4
Quenton Jackson (PG/SG): Avg: 0.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.8 minutes. Last game: 03/16/24. Impact: 2.1

Clippers Notable Injuries

Kobe Brown (PF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.2reb, 0.4ast, 7.5 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 0.4
Jordan Miller (SG): Avg: 1.6pts, 0.6reb, 0.0ast, 3.5 minutes. Last game: 03/17/24. 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
Tyrese Haliburton	IND	Pts	17.5	19.9	+2.4	40%	50%	33%	33%	LAC	-0.1	#18
James Harden	LAC	Pts	16.5	18.9	+2.4	20%	30%	47%	47%	IND	+3.2	#29
Paul George	LAC	Reb	5.5	5.9	+0.4	40%	30%	33%	33%	IND	-0.3	#16
Pascal Siakam	IND	Reb	7.5	7.7	+0.2	100%	80%	80%	80%	LAC	-3.3	#1
Myles Turner	IND	Ast	0.5	1.3	+0.8	80%	80%	67%	67%	LAC	+0.6	#25
Kawhi Leonard	LAC	Ast	3.5	3.9	+0.4	0%	30%	40%	40%	IND	+1.7	#29

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#29	#8	#24	5.5%
PF	#15	#2	#21	#9	-6.3%
PG	#16	#15	#1	#3	-17.2%
SF	#15	#16	#29	#17	4.1%
SG	#29	#29	#3	#23	5.5%

Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#16	#25	#6	-7.5%
PF	#25	#17	#29	#25	7.8%
PG	#20	#25	#21	#25	9.6%
SF	#23	#1	#18	#12	-5.4%
SG	#18	#7	#10	#10	-4.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.7

111.7

Rebounds per Game

44.3

40.3

Assists per Game

29.6

25.0

Steals per Game

7.7

7.3

Blocks per Game

5.9

5.6

Shots per Game

94.8

83.7

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.6

12.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.6

57.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.4

36.3

Turnovers per Game

10.8

12.3

Fouls per Game

20.2

16.3

Recent Trends

Joshua Primo (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 49.3% to 11.6, 22.9 min average previous 3 games.
Russell Westbrook (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.3% to 15.3, 23.3 min average previous 3 games.