San Antonio Spurs vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/1/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Monday, November 1, 2021

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Indiana Pacers (1-6) host the San Antonio Spurs (2-4) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Monday.

The Spurs took the court against the Bucks and notched a win by a score of 102-93 in their last game. San Antonio ended the contest with a 41.1% FG percentage (39 out of 95) and buried 7 out of their 31 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Spurs buried 17 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 70.8%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 49 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 28 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 2 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Regarding defense, San Antonio allowed 40.4% from the field on 36 out of 89 shooting. Milwaukee dished out 52 dimes and had 20 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Milwaukee totaled 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Milwaukee finished shooting 68.8% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 16 tries. They converted 10 out of their 39 tries from 3-point land.

Dejounte Murray is one guy who had an impact in this matchup. He racked up 23 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. Murray finished the contest at 52.9% from the floor and also dished out 9 assists.

San Antonio will play this contest with a record of 2-4 for the campaign. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is snagging 46.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 167 assists on the season, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. The Spurs are shooting 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (61 of 190) and 65.7% from the charity stripe. They average 108.7 points per outing (14th in the league) while hitting 46.0% from the floor. On the defensive end, the Spurs are able to force 17.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They rank 9th in basketball in allowing assists with 122 conceded so far this year. The Spurs defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (250 of 538) and they surrender 47.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 33.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 16th in the league in PPG allowed (107.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers took a loss by a final score of 97-94 when they faced the Raptors. The Pacers snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Raptors committed 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 68.8%. With respect to shots from downtown, Indiana converted 13 out of 43 attempts (30.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pacers walked away from this one shooting 35 out of 81 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.2%. The Pacers permitted the Raptors to bury 39 of 92 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.4% for this contest. They finished 34.4% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 32 and ended up going 8 of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of rebounds, Indiana allowed Toronto to collect 36 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Domantas Sabonis was important for the Pacers for the game. He buried 8 out of 18 in the matchup for a rate of 44.4%, and tallied 14 rebounds. Sabonis tallied 22 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes in this game.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 1-6 on the season. As an offensive team, the Pacers are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which ranks 14th in the league. Indiana has scored 759 points for the campaign (108.4 per game) and they collect 45.9 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.1 times per contest (17th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 17.3 times per contest. The Pacers are committing 21.6 fouls per game and they hit 78.3% from the charity stripe. The Pacers are ranked 23rd in the league in points given up per game with 112.6. They are forcing 14.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (18th in the league). The Indiana defense allows 37.4% on shots from distance (83 of 222) and opponents are making 76.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 22.1 dimes and 45.7 rebounds per contest, which is 15th and 13th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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