Phoenix Suns vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 1/14/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, January 14, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Bankers Life Fieldhouse is the location where the Indiana Pacers (15-27) will try to defeat the Phoenix Suns (31-9) on Friday.

The Suns played the Raptors and walked away with a win by a score of 99-95 in their last game. Phoenix wrapped up the contest with a 47.3% FG percentage (35 of 74) and converted 11 of their 32 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Suns made 18 of 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 39 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 25 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When talking about defending, Phoenix allowed 40.4% from the floor on 36 of 89 shooting. Toronto totaled 47 dimes and had 15 steals in the game. Additionally, Toronto collected 25 boards (22 offensive, 3 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Toronto ended up shooting 60.0% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of 25 shots. They knocked down 8 out of their 37 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Suns ended up with 23 while the Raptors had 14 fouls.

Chris Paul is a player who was a factor for the contest. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also totaled 2 rebounds. Paul finished the game at 54.5% from the floor and distributed 12 dimes.

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Phoenix heads into this one with a record of 31-9 so far this year. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is snagging 45.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,045 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Suns are connecting on 36.9% from downtown (472 of 1,279) and 80.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.8 points per contest (6th in basketball) on 47.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Suns are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They currently rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 906 conceded on the season. The Suns are giving up a FG percentage of 43.7% (1,561 of 3,575) and they concede 45.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 6th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (104.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers took a loss by a final score of 119-100 when they faced the Celtics. When talking about team rebounding, Indiana permitted Boston to collect 30 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 47.4% from downtown by connecting on 18 of 38 and finished the game at 21 of 25 at the charity stripe (84.0%). The Pacers permitted the Celtics to knock down 40 of 78 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.3% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Pacers finished the game shooting 40 for 86 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.5%. In terms of three-point shots, Indiana converted 7 out of their 36 tries (19.4%). They were able to convert 13 of them for a percentage of 65.0%. The Celtics earned 11 personal fouls in the game which took the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They also gave up possession 11 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Pacers pulled down 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the game.

Domantas Sabonis ended up having an impact for the Pacers in this contest. Sabonis racked up 17 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 11 in the game for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 15-27 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pacers are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in basketball. Indiana has totaled 4,522 points this season (107.7 per game) and they average 44.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 24.0 times per game (14th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per game. The Pacers are responsible for committing 20.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.4% from the free throw line.

The Pacers are ranked 17th in the league in PPG surrendered with 108.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (23rd in the league). The Indiana defense surrenders 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (452 of 1,271) and their opponents are making 78.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 21.9 assists and 42.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 3rd and 6th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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