Pacers vs Lakers Game Breakdown & Projections – Sun, Mar 24th 2024

Alright, hoop heads, we’ve got a doozy on the hardwood tonight as the scrappy Indiana Pacers, sporting a 40W-31L record, are packing their bags and heading west to the glitzy Crypto.com Arena. They’re set to clash with the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers, who are hot on their heels with a 38W-32L tally. Now, don’t let the time difference fool ya – the ball’s going up at 10:00PM EST sharp. The Pacers are nipping at the heels of the East, trailing by a mere 5.5 games, while the Lakers are playing catch-up in the West, lagging 6.5 games behind. Vegas is calling for rain with an over/under of 240.5, and the Pacers are the underdogs at a line of 3.0, while the Lakers are favored at -3.0. Both teams are coming off fresh victories, with the Lakers having edged out Philly 101-96 and the Pacers outpacing GSW 123-111, both on the 22nd. So, buckle up folks, because when these Pacers start to run, they might just cause a Laker quake!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 24, 2024 10:00PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+125	-145	241.0	3.0/-3.0
Recent	+120	-140	240.5	3.5/-3.5
Difference	-5	+5	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

19W-16L

45.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

26W-11L

54.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
02/02/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	24	30	28		112	Under
02/02/23	Indiana Pacers IND	35	32	29	15		111	Under
11/28/22	Indiana Pacers IND	29	27	28	32		116	Under
11/28/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	30	31	22		115	Under
01/19/22	Indiana Pacers IND	23	27	26	35		111	Under
01/19/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	24	24	24		104	Under
11/24/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	26	34	22	30	12	124	Under
11/24/21	Indiana Pacers IND	31	35	18	28	4	116	Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
03/03	vs SAS	105-117L	42	20	10	93

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/22	@ PHI	101-96W	54	22	21	74
03/18	@ ATL	136-105W	48	39	8	90
03/16	@ GSW	121-128L	39	32	9	92
03/13	vs SAC	107-120L	38	25	14	79
03/10	@ MIN	120-109W	56	29	19	83
03/08	@ MIL	123-124L	38	27	5	90
03/06	@ SAC	120-130L	34	25	14	82
03/04	@ OKL	116-104W	55	29	20	80
03/02	@ DEN	114-126L	31	33	7	89
02/29	@ WAS	134-131W	45	30	11	102

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	48.5	45.0	39.2	100%	38.9
Andrew Nembhard SG	20.6	18.3	20.9	83%	21.1
Aaron Nesmith SF	25.0	21.8	24.0	100%	22.9
Pascal Siakam PF	44.3	46.0	38.5	100%	37.2
Myles Turner C	34.0	28.7	29.5	100%	29.5

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	58.9	52.4	50.4	100%	50.7
Rui Hachimura SF	24.4	23.9	22.2	73%	23.4
LeBron James PF	51.7	51.0	48.9	100%	49.3
Austin Reaves SG	33.9	31.4	32.6	100%	33.0
D’Angelo Russell PG	38.0	34.9	39.1	100%	39.5

Pacers Notable Injuries

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

Lakers Notable Injuries

Skylar Mays (PG/SG): Avg: 4.8pts, 1.3reb, 2.6ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 03/18/24. Impact: 0.6
Harry Giles III (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.4reb, 0.3ast, 4.6 minutes. Last game: 03/18/24. Impact: 0.5
Maxwell Lewis (SF/PF): Avg: 0.3pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.3 minutes. Last game: 03/18/24. Impact: 0.1

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	14.5	17.4	+2.9	20%	40%	40%	40%	LAL	+0.6	#17
Pascal Siakam	IND	Pts	21.5	23.9	+2.4	60%	40%	40%	40%	LAL	+1.4	#21
Tyrese Haliburton	IND	Reb	3.5	4.1	+0.6	40%	60%	40%	40%	LAL	-0.6	#5
Andrew Nembhard	IND	Ast	3.5	4.3	+0.8	40%	40%	40%	40%	LAL	-0.3	#12

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#29	#12	#20	1.9%
PF	#9	#4	#18	#5	-8.7%
PG	#15	#16	#1	#3	-16.6%
SF	#15	#12	#29	#17	3.0%
SG	#27	#29	#2	#23	5.1%

Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#19	#30	#28	10.6%
PF	#20	#17	#14	#18	2.4%
PG	#7	#24	#24	#19	2.8%
SF	#21	#24	#30	#27	12.5%
SG	#24	#5	#12	#18	1.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

117.9

118.8

Rebounds per Game

44.6

42.8

Assists per Game

28.9

28.8

Steals per Game

7.9

5.5

Blocks per Game

6.1

4.8

Shots per Game

93.9

87.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.1

13.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.2

41.8

Turnovers per Game

10.8

12.7

Fouls per Game

19.4

14.0

Recent Trends

Anthony Davis (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.8% to 27.6, 40.5 min average previous 3 games.
Jaxson Hayes (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.8% to 17.7, 13.3 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.