Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 12/21/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat

Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: TNT

The Miami Heat (18-13) will try to defeat the Indiana Pacers (13-18) at FTX Arena on Tuesday.

The Pacers took the court against the Pistons and went home with a win by a final score of 122-113 in their last contest. Indiana wrapped up the game having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (45 of 91) and made 7 of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Pacers made 25 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 89.3%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 41 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 26 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to defending, Indiana allowed 49.4% from the field on 40 of 81 shooting. Detroit doled out 37 assists and had 20 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Detroit snagged 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Detroit finished 86.7% at the free throw line by making 26 of 30 tries. They converted 7 of 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 21 and the Pistons racked up 12 personal fouls.

Caris LeVert is a player who played a role in this game. LeVert finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists. He played 38 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He scored 31 points on 12 of 18 shooting.

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Indiana will play this contest with a win-loss record of 13-18 so far this season. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per game and as a team are committing 20.1 fouls per game. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 45.2 boards per contest and has earned 737 assists for the campaign, which is 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are shooting 32.3% on 3-pointers (353 of 1,094) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 108.0 pts per contest (16th in the NBA) on 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pacers are forcing 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 675 surrendered this season. The Pacers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (1,230 of 2,692) and they relinquish 42.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 34.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 11th in basketball in PPG allowed (106.5).

The last time they took the court, the Heat walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 100-90 against the Pistons. The Heat were able to snag 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Pistons had 13 fouls in the game which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a rate of 63.6%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Miami made 13 out of 43 tries (30.2%). When all was said and done, the Heat walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 74 from the floor which had them shooting 37.8%. The Heat permitted the Pistons to make 35 of their 75 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.7% in the matchup. They finished 25.0% from distance by connecting on 8 of 32 and ended up shooting 22 out of 30 from the free throw line (73.3%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Miami permitted Detroit to pull down 41 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Max Strus pitched in for the Heat in this matchup. He buried 7 of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 43.8%, and added 4 rebounds. Strus racked up 24 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest.

Miami has a win-loss record of 18-13 this year. The Heat are committing 20.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.2 times per contest (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.0 times per contest. Miami has earned 3,306 pts for the campaign (106.6 per contest) and they snag 44.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Heat are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 14th in the league.

The Miami defense gives up 34.2% on 3-point shots (420 of 1,227) and opponents are making 77.7% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 23.1 assists and 41.5 boards every game, which is 10th and 2nd in the league. The Heat on defense are ranked 3rd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 103.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (6th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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