Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 10/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, October 28, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (+7)

The Indiana Pacers are hitting the road to Capital One Arena on Friday where they will meet the Washington Wizards. Washington opens this matchup as 7-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 228.

The Pacers took the court against the Bulls and took a loss by a score of 124-109 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Pacers finished with 18 while the Bulls accumulated 25 personal fouls. They buried 16 out of their 30 shots from 3-point land. Chicago finished the game shooting 91.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of their 24 tries. Moreover, Chicago pulled down 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 12 blocks. Chicago recorded 34 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the floor on 43 of 87 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists in this game while forcing 17 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Pacers knocked down 19 of 24 attempts for a rate of 79.2%. Indiana wrapped up the game with a 43.0% field goal percentage (37 of 86) and made 16 out of their 40 shots from distance.

Buddy Hield is one guy who had an impact for this game. He was able to score 25 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He played for 32 minutes played and pulled down 3 boards. Hield finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes.

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Indiana will enter this matchup with a record of 1-4 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a group they commit 23.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 45.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 139 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Pacers are shooting 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (70 of 203) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.0 points per outing (11th in the league) while shooting 43.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Pacers are forcing 14.8 turnovers every game and they draw 21.2 personal fouls. They are 27th in the NBA in giving up assists with 140 relinquished this year. The Pacers are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (204 of 435) and they surrender 45.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 45.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 28th in basketball in opponents PPG (122.0).

For their last game, the Wizards got the victory with a final of 120-99 against the Pistons. The Wizards collected 38 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 47 for the matchup. They gave up possession 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Pistons committed 26 personal fouls in the game which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of them for a clip of 84.6%. In reference to shooting from distance, Washington buried 10 of their 33 tries (30.3%). When all was said and done, the Wizards finished the game shooting 44 out of 85 from the field which had them at 51.8%. The Wizards allowed the Pistons to convert 36 of 88 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 40.9% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 28.6% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 25 at the charity stripe (76.0%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Washington permitted Detroit to get 41 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Will Barton ended up having an impact for the Wizards in the matchup. Barton totaled 16 points in his 29 minutes on the court and added 4 assists for this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 9 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss record of 3-1 this season. The Wizards have committed 21.5 fouls every game and they hit 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.5 times per game (17th in basketball) and they cough up possession 16.5 times per game. Washington has 443 points so far this season (110.8 per game) and they pull down 43.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Wizards are shooting 49.4% from the floor, which is ranked 3rd in the NBA.

The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 6th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 105.8. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (3rd in the NBA). The Washington defense allows 33.1% on 3-point attempts (43 of 130) and their opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 17.8 assists and 42.3 rebounds per contest, ranking them 1st and 7th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (-7)

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