Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 12/23/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, December 23, 2022

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Miami Heat are hosting the Indiana Pacers at FTX Arena on Friday.

The Pacers faced the Celtics and took home the win by a score of 117-112 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Pacers left the arena with 22 while the Celtics recorded 9 fouls. They also made 13 of their 41 attempts from three-point range. Boston ended up shooting 84.0% from the charity stripe by making 21 of 25 attempts. Additionally, Boston pulled down 62 rebounds (25 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Boston doled out 26 assists and had 11 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 38.6% from the floor on 39 out of 101 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 47 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Pacers made 7 of 9 tries for a rate of 77.8%. Indiana finished with a 46.9% field goal percentage (46 out of 98) and made 18 out of their 39 shots from beyond the arc.

Tyrese Haliburton is one player who was a contributor for the game. Haliburton finished the game at 50.0% from the field and also recorded 8 assists. He was on the court for 34 mins played and also pulled down 3 boards. He accounted for 33 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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Indiana steps onto the court with a mark of 16-16 so far this year. They have an average of 114.7 pts per game (12th in the league) while connecting on 45.7% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 36.7% on 3-pointers (470 of 1,280) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana is collecting 42.1 boards per game and has totaled 864 assists for the season, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 22.1 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Pacers have forced 16.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 fouls. They are ranked 17th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 800 relinquished this year. The Pacers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.7% (1,310 of 2,808) and they concede 46.1 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 36.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 21st in basketball in opponents PPG (115.5).

In their last game, the Heat took a defeat with a final score of 113-103 when they played the Bulls. In relation to attacking the glass, Miami allowed Chicago to snag 39 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 41.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 13 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 24 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Heat allowed the Bulls to convert 40 of their 73 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 54.8% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Heat ended up going 38 out of 81 from the field which had them shooting 46.9%. In the matter of shots from distance, Miami made 15 out of their 44 attempts (34.1%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.6%. The Bulls committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Heat were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game.

Bam Adebayo ended up being a major contributor for the Heat in the matchup. He made 12 out of 15 for the contest for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 12 rebounds. Adebayo tallied 27 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 6 assists for this game.

Miami has a record of 16-16 for the year. The Heat are responsible for committing 19.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 82.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.8 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. Miami has accumulated 3,455 pts on the season (108.0 per game) and they pull down 40.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Heat are shooting 45.2% from the field, which is 26th in basketball.

The Heat on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 109.1. They are able to force 16.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (18th in basketball). The Miami defense surrenders 35.7% on 3-point shots (415 of 1,164) and opponents are making 77.5% of their foul shots. They allow 25.5 dimes and 43.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 19th and 15th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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