Sunday, April 10, 2016

Bankers Life Fieldhouse

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The Brooklyn Nets travel to Bankers Life Fieldhouse to play the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, April 10, 2016. The opening line for this game has Indiana as 8 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 204.

The Nets come into this game with an overall record of 21-58 and a road record of 7-33. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They currently have a point differential of -7.1 as they are averaging 98.4 points per game while giving up 105.6 per contest. Brooklyn is 6-9 against division opponents and they have a conference record of 12-37. They are 2-8 in their last 10 games. The Pacers have an overall record of 42-37 and a home record of 24-15. They currently are 3rd in the Central Division. They are averaging 101.9 points per game and surrendering 100.6, good for a point differential of 1.3. Indiana has a division record of 7-8 and a conference record of 27-22. In their last 10 games they are 6-4.

Bojan Bogdanovic comes into this contest averaging 10.9 points per game while playing 26.6 minutes per night so far this season for the Nets. He pulls down 3.2 rebounds per game and dishes out 1.3 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 43% while his free throw percentage is currently at 83%. Wayne Ellington averages 7.9 points per game in 21.2 minutes per contest this season. He averages 1.1 assists per contest and 2.3 rebounds per game for Brooklyn. His field goal percentage is 40% for the year while his free throw percentage is 85%.

Paul George averages 23.3 points per game while playing 35 minutes per contest this year for the Pacers. He grabs 7 rebounds per game and has 4 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 42% and his free throw percentage currently is at 86%. George Hill averages 11.9 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 34.3 minutes per contest. He also averages 4 rebounds per contest and 3.5 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 44% and his free throw percentage is 76%.

Brooklyn averages 98.4 points per contest this season which ranks them 27th in the NBA. Their average scoring margin is -7.1 and their shooting percentage is 45% as a team which has them ranked 13th. Behind the arc they shoot 35% which is good for 13th in the league. They average 49.8 rebounds per game and 22.2 assists per game which ranks them 26th and 16th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 21st with 14.9 per game. The Nets allow 105.6 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 23rd in the league. They also allow a 48% shooting percentage and a 37% average from behind the arc ranking them 30th and 25th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 50.1 rebounds a game which ranks 7th and they give up 24.3 assists per contest which puts them in 27th place in the league. They force 14.2 turnovers per game which ranks them 16th in the league.

Indiana averages 101.9 points per game this year which ranks them 19th in the league. Their average scoring margin is 1.3 and their shooting percentage is 45% as a team which has them sitting in the 18th spot in the league. Behind the arc they shoot 35% which is good for 17th in the NBA. They average 51.9 rebounds per game and 20.9 assists per contest which ranks them 17th and 22nd respectively. In the turnover department the Pacers rank 19th with 14.8 per game. The Pacers allow 100.6 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 9th in the league. They also allow a 44% shooting percentage and a 33% average from behind the arc ranking them 8th and 2nd in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 53.8 rebounds a game which ranks 23rd and they give up 20.7 assists per contest which puts them in 3rd place in the league. The Pacers force 15.8 turnovers per game which ranks them 7th in the NBA.

The Nets average 98.2 points per game on the road this season and they have scored 96.3 ppg in their past 3 contests. They have an average scoring differential of -9.3 on the road and in their past 3 games their difference is -17 per contest. The Nets have an offensive rating of 103.1 and a defensive rating of 110.6. In terms of pace they average 95.1 possessions per 48 minutes and their effective field goal percentage is 49%. As a team they have a true shooting percentage of 53% and they shoot 3 pointers on 21% of their shots. Brooklyn turns the ball over an average of 13.8 times per 100 possessions and they force 13.1 on the defensive end. Their defensive effective field goal percentage for the season currently is 53%.

The Pacers score 102.3 ppg at home and they have averaged 104.3 points per contest in their last 3 games. They have an average scoring differential of 2 in their past 3 contests and at home this season they have a difference of 3.3 points per game. The Pacers rating on offense is 104.4 and they have a defensive rating of 103.1. They get 96.6 possessions per 48 minutes and they have an effective field goal percentage of 50%. As a unit they have a true shooting percentage of 54% and they attempt 3 pointers on 27% of their shot attempts. Indiana turns the ball over on 13.4 out of every 100 possessions and their opponents average 14.3 turnovers per 100 possessions. Their defensive effective field goal percentage for the year is 49%.

Brooklyn Nets Betting Trends

The Brooklyn Nets are 37-40-2 against the spread

The Brooklyn Nets are 39-39-1 against the over/under

Indiana Pacers Betting Trends

The Indiana Pacers are 39-40-0 against the spread

The Indiana Pacers are 36-43-0 against the over/under

Brooklyn Nets Injuries

04/06/16 F Willie Reed Personal out for season
04/03/16 C Brook Lopez None out for season
04/03/16 F Thaddeus Young None out for season
01/03/16 PG Jarrett Jack Knee out for season

Indiana Pacers Injuries

04/09/16 G Paul George Ankle injured last game, "?" Sunday vs. Brooklyn

Josh's Pick: Take Indiana

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