San Antonio Spurs vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 10/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, October 21, 2022

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The San Antonio Spurs are traveling to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday where they will play the Indiana Pacers.

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and went home with a loss by a final score of 129-102 in their last contest. San Antonio ended the game having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (40 of 99) and converted 7 of their 34 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Spurs buried 15 of 21 shots for a rate of 71.4%. In regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 44 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 51.1% from the field on 48 of 94 shooting. Charlotte recorded 26 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Moreover, Charlotte totaled 51 rebounds (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 8 blocked shots. Charlotte finished shooting 87.0% from the free throw line by making 20 of their 23 tries. They made 13 of their 29 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Spurs walked away with 19 while the Hornets accumulated 20 fouls.

Keldon Johnson is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He left the arena with 20 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He played for 30 mins played and snagged 11 boards. Johnson finished shooting 47.1% from the floor and earned 4 dimes.

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San Antonio enters this game after finishing with a mark of 34-48 last season. They lost possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a squad committed 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, San Antonio pulled down 45.3 boards per game and accumulated 2,289 assists over the course of last season, which was 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Spurs hit on 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (925 of 2,626) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They averaged 113.2 points per contest (8th in the NBA) while hitting 46.7% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Spurs were able to force their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 fouls. They were ranked 10th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,970 conceded last year. The Spurs defensively allowed a shooting percentage of 46.6% (3,482 of 7,475) and they relinquished 46.8 boards per game as a group. They gave up 36.0% on shots from distance and they were ranked 23rd in the league in PPG from their opponents (113.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pacers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-107 against the Wizards. The Pacers were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the matchup. They also turned it over 15 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Wizards were called for 19 fouls in this contest which took the Pacers to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding 3-pointers, Indiana converted 15 of 42 tries (35.7%). When all was said and done, the Pacers walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 97 from the field which had them at 40.2%. The Pacers allowed the Wizards to make 42 out of their 91 tries from the field which had them sitting at 46.2% in the game. They finished shooting 35.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 of 31 and finished the game at 19 out of 24 at the charity stripe (79.2%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Indiana allowed Washington to grab 52 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Tyrese Haliburton ended up being a major contributor for the Pacers for the game. Haliburton earned 26 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes in this contest. He made 10 of 18 for this contest giving him a rate of 55.6%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Indiana had a mark of 25-57 last season. The Pacers were responsible for committing 20.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 76.8% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 25.4 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they lost possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. Indiana totaled 9,140 pts last season (111.5 per contest) and they collected 43.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Pacers connected on 46.3% from the floor, which ranked them 17th in basketball.

The Indiana defense gave up 37.2% on 3-point shots (985 of 2,645) and opponents connected on 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 25.1 assists and 43.1 rebounds per contest, ranking them 18th and 8th in basketball. The Pacers on the defensive end were ranked 26th in the league in points given up per game with 114.9. They forced 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the field (30th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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