Pacers vs Lakers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the Crypto.com Arena where the Indiana Pacers and the Los Angeles Lakers are set to light up the scoreboard in a first-round NBA Playoff showdown that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July! With the Pacers strutting in fresh off a slick win against the Clippers and the Lakers riding the high from their victory over the Warriors, both teams are bringing their A-game to the hardwood. It’s a clash of titans at 5 PM EST, where the betting lines are buzzing and fans are itching to see if the Pacers can continue their march or if the Lakers will stand tall in their fortress. As the points pile up and the seconds tick down, one thing’s for sure—today’s game is going to be a real slam dunk duel between the Pacers’ pace and the Lakers’ blaze!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 08, 2025 05:00PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-160	+135	231.0	-3.5/3.5
Recent	-145	+110	230.5	-4.5/4.5
Difference	+15	-25	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

33W-33L

59.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

45W-18L

40.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
03/29/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	24	25	23	18	00	90	Under
03/29/24	Indiana Pacers IND	27	27	32	23	00	109	Under
03/24/24	Indiana Pacers IND	36	32	31	46	00	145	Over
03/24/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	42	44	34	00	150	Over
02/02/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	24	30	28	00	112	Under
02/02/23	Indiana Pacers IND	35	32	29	15	00	111	Under
11/28/22	Indiana Pacers IND	29	27	28	32	00	116	Over
11/28/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	30	31	22	00	115	Over
01/19/22	Indiana Pacers IND	23	27	26	35	00	111	Under
01/19/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	24	24	24	00	104	Under
11/24/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	26	34	22	30	120	124	Over
11/24/21	Indiana Pacers IND	31	35	18	28	40	116	Over

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/06	vs LAC	119-112W	46	31	7	95
02/04	vs POR	89-112L	39	25	19	81
02/03	vs UTA	112-111W	37	32	9	91
02/01	@ ATL	132-127W	41	35	11	90
01/29	@ DET	133-119W	36	28	13	81
01/23	@ SAS	110-140L	31	31	11	97
01/18	@ PHI	115-102W	50	30	17	83
01/16	vs DET	111-100W	40	28	9	89
01/14	@ CLE	117-127L	37	30	11	91
01/12	vs CLE	108-93W	50	30	10	92

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/06	@ GSW	120-112W	47	26	13	78
02/04	vs LAC	122-97W	50	33	14	81
02/01	vs NYK	128-112W	37	26	15	81
01/30	vs WAS	134-96W	48	31	11	90
01/28	vs PHI	104-118L	39	25	22	72
01/27	vs CHA	112-107W	48	22	16	86
01/23	@ BOS	117-96W	53	27	6	89
01/21	@ WAS	111-88W	50	30	10	90
01/19	vs LAC	102-116L	33	26	15	76
01/17	@ BRO	102-101W	34	24	10	82

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Thomas Bryant C	28.0	20.4	14.5	7%	31.0
Tyrese Haliburton PG	42.0	38.9	39.8	100%	40.2
Bennedict Mathurin SF	23.0	26.1	26.2	100%	26.6
Andrew Nembhard SG	26.0	27.4	24.4	100%	24.7
Pascal Siakam PF	42.0	43.8	37.7	100%	38.1

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dorian Finney-Smith SG	22.0	15.1	18.0	67%	21.1
Rui Hachimura SF	30.0	27.1	24.6	100%	25.1
Austin Reaves PG	51.0	39.4	36.2	100%	36.5
Mark Williams C	43.0	36.5	32.7	90%	35.1

Pacers Notable Injuries

Myles Turner (C): Avg: 16.0pts, 6.7reb, 1.5ast, 28.6 minutes. Last game: 02/06/25. Impact: 4.4
Johnny Furphy (SG/SF): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.1reb, 0.3ast, 7.4 minutes. Last game: 02/04/25. Impact: 0.2
James Johnson (PF/C): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.5reb, 0.6ast, 3.9 minutes. Last game: 02/04/25. Impact: 0.3

Lakers Notable Injuries

LeBron James (SF/PF): Avg: 25.3pts, 7.3reb, 8.5ast, 35.2 minutes. Last game: 02/06/25. Impact: 9.1
Jarred Vanderbilt OUT (PF): Avg: 5.1pts, 5.1reb, 1.3ast, 19.4 minutes. Last game: 02/06/25. Impact: 3.6
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 4.7pts, 1.3reb, 1.4ast, 20.0 minutes. Last game: 02/06/25. Impact: 2.6
Armel Traore (SF): Avg: 1.5pts, 1.9reb, 0.1ast, 8.0 minutes. Last game: 02/04/25. Impact: 0.9
Bronny James (PG/SG): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.4reb, 0.4ast, 4.0 minutes. Last game: 02/04/25. Impact: 0.6

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
Thomas Bryant	IND	Pts	10.5	12.4	+1.9	20%	30%	27%	27%	LAL	-1.9	#6
Mark Williams	LAL	Pts	17.5	19.0	+1.5	40%	60%	53%	53%	IND	-2.2	#4
Austin Reaves	LAL	Reb	5.5	6.4	+0.9	60%	30%	33%	33%	IND	+0.2	#18
Tyrese Haliburton	IND	Reb	3.5	3.8	+0.3	40%	40%	47%	47%	LAL	-0.4	#5
Pascal Siakam	IND	Ast	3.5	4.2	+0.7	60%	70%	60%	60%	LAL	+0.1	#19

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#27	#18	#7	#14	0.5%
PF	#4	#28	#3	#8	-4.1%
PG	#26	#3	#20	#19	0.6%
SF	#17	#28	#25	#21	4.2%
SG	#11	#18	#13	#6	-5.1%

Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#7	#15	#4	-6.8%
PF	#6	#12	#19	#6	-6.8%
PG	#14	#5	#13	#12	-2.0%
SF	#6	#7	#13	#8	-5.9%
SG	#16	#7	#19	#11	-1.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

116.8

112.6

Rebounds per Game

43.2

43.6

Assists per Game

30.3

26.3

Steals per Game

8.5

7.4

Blocks per Game

5.2

Shots per Game

89.0

84.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.7

12.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.4

57.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.3

35.9

Turnovers per Game

11.1

13.2

Fouls per Game

19.1

17.0

Recent Trends

Thomas Bryant (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 54.5% to 22.8, 14.7 min average previous 3 games.
Dorian Finney-Smith (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.6% to 29.8, 21.9 min average previous 3 games.
Rui Hachimura (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 43.3% to 37.0, 25.8 min average previous 3 games.
Isaiah Jackson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 91.6% to 20.9, 10.9 min average previous 3 games.