Pacers vs Suns Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the Indiana Pacers blaze into the Footprint Center to battle the Phoenix Suns in what promises to be a fiery first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. After a series of blowouts in the opening games, tonight’s clash, tipping off at 10:00 PM EST, is set to dial up the drama. Both teams are fresh off victories, with the Suns shining bright against Portland and the Pacers putting a solid win on the books against New Orleans. With the betting lines buzzing and the scoreboard expected to light up past 235 points, fans are buckled up for a high-octane encounter. As the Suns aim to eclipse the competition and the Pacers look to pace themselves for a potential upset, tonight’s game is all set to turn up the heat where only one can ensure the other meets their sunset!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 19, 2024 10:00PM EST

Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	PHX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+190	-230	236.0	6.5/-6.5
Recent	+210	-250	235.0	6.0/-6.0
Difference	+20	-20	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

24W-31L

32.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

31W-19L

67.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
01/26/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	40	40	34	17	131	Over
01/26/24	Indiana Pacers IND	31	39	35	28	133	Over
01/21/24	Indiana Pacers IND	25	36	22	27	110	Under
01/21/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	33	32	26	26	117	Under
02/10/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	30	30	35	22	117	Under
02/10/23	Indiana Pacers IND	24	23	30	27	104	Under
01/21/23	Indiana Pacers IND	27	30	26	24	107	Under
01/21/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	29	30	28	25	112	Under
01/22/22	Indiana Pacers IND	25	29	20	29	103	Under
01/22/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	24	35	33	21	113	Under
01/14/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	23	23	34	32	112	Under
01/14/22	Indiana Pacers IND	19	19	38	18	94	Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Suns Vs Over/Under

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/15	@ NOP	119-104W	43	33	17	81
12/13	vs PHI	121-107W	41	35	10	91
12/08	@ CHA	109-113L	29	23	17	82
12/06	vs CHI	132-123W	46	33	12	92
12/04	vs BRO	90-99L	39	20	16	75
12/03	vs TOR	111-122L	34	21	20	84
12/01	vs MEM	121-136L	41	28	15	90
11/29	@ DET	106-130L	32	23	16	85
11/25	@ NOP	114-110W	41	30	13	91
11/24	@ WAS	115-103W	45	31	11	86

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/15	@ POR	116-109W	46	23	11	89
12/13	vs UTA	134-126W	37	36	7	89
12/08	vs ORL	110-115L	39	24	19	83
12/07	vs MIA	111-121L	41	29	14	82
12/05	vs NOP	124-126L	46	32	17	85
12/03	@ SAS	104-93W	44	26	12	78
11/30	@ GSW	113-105W	45	31	12	79
11/26	@ LAL	127-100W	46	31	9	99
11/20	@ NYK	122-138L	34	30	14	92
11/18	@ ORL	99-109L	45	25	13	83

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	42.0	44.3	38.3	100%	38.7
Bennedict Mathurin SF	27.0	21.8	28.6	73%	31.1
Andrew Nembhard SG	24.0	21.2	24.6	100%	24.9
Pascal Siakam PF	37.0	33.5	35.5	100%	35.9
Myles Turner C	30.0	28.6	30.1	100%	30.5

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bradley Beal SF	31.0	30.3	32.4	100%	32.7
Devin Booker SG	43.0	43.1	42.1	100%	42.5
Kevin Durant PF	43.0	38.2	41.9	100%	42.3
Tyus Jones PG	28.0	33.6	27.4	100%	27.8
Jusuf Nurkic C	27.0	31.1	28.5	100%	28.9

Pacers Notable Injuries

Quenton Jackson (SG/SF): Avg: 5.8pts, 1.6reb, 1.5ast, 13.3 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 2.0
Enrique Freeman (PF/C): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.8reb, 0.4ast, 7.1 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 0.5
Tristen Newton (PG/SG): Avg: 0.6pts, 0.0reb, 0.2ast, 1.6 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 0.1

Suns Notable Injuries

Bol Bol (PF/C): Avg: 4.9pts, 3.0reb, 0.4ast, 10.2 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.0

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
Obi Toppin	IND	Pts	10.5	12.2	+1.7	100%	80%	67%	67%	PHX	+1.3	#24
Myles Turner	IND	Pts	13.5	14.9	+1.4	40%	40%	40%	40%	PHX	+0.3	#18
Devin Booker	PHX	Reb	3.5	3.9	+0.4	60%	40%	40%	40%	IND	-0.5	#6
Bradley Beal	PHX	Reb	3.5	3.8	+0.3	80%	60%	53%	53%	IND	-0.5	#6
Pascal Siakam	IND	Ast	2.5	3.9	+1.4	40%	50%	47%	47%	PHX	+0.4	#26
Jusuf Nurkic	PHX	Ast	1.5	2.8	+1.3	60%	30%	40%	40%	IND	-0.8	#4
Andrew Nembhard	IND	3Pt	0.5	1.1	+0.6	20%	40%	47%	47%	PHX	-0.4	#6
Jarace Walker	IND	3Pt	0.5	0.7	+0.2	80%	70%	73%	73%	PHX	0.0	#15

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#8	#22	#4	#6	-7.9%
PF	#28	#16	#20	#21	3.3%
PG	#13	#10	#21	#15	0.0%
SF	#25	#12	#30	#25	5.9%
SG	#21	#6	#3	#9	-3.4%

Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#18	#2	#22	#8	-6.7%
PF	#24	#23	#26	#25	5.0%
PG	#5	#21	#1	#4	-10.5%
SF	#3	#13	#16	#4	-11.8%
SG	#16	#21	#23	#23	2.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

116.2

112.2

Rebounds per Game

39.9

43.1

Assists per Game

28.5

27.2

Steals per Game

8.0

Blocks per Game

5.3

5.0

Shots per Game

88.6

85.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.7

14.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.6

54.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.2

38.4

Turnovers per Game

13.3

13.4

Fouls per Game

21.1

17.9

Recent Trends

Oso Ighodaro (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 49.9% to 11.6, 23.1 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.
Andrew Nembhard (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 65.7% to 30.5, 18.4 min average previous 3 games.
Mason Plumlee (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.5% to 16.2, 23.2 min average previous 3 games.