Washington Wizards vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 12/9/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, December 9, 2022

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Indiana Pacers will try to defeat the Washington Wizards at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday.

The Wizards played the Bulls and went home with a loss by a final score of 115-111 in their last contest. Washington finished having earned a 48.8% FG percentage (41 out of 84) and buried 9 of their 31 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 20 of their 29 tries for a percentage of 69.0%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 12 steals. When it comes to defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 45 of 90 shooting. Chicago distributed 29 dimes and had 11 steals in the game. On top of that, Chicago grabbed 41 rebounds (6 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Chicago walked away from this one shooting 88.2% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 17 attempts. They buried 10 of their 23 shots from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Wizards walked away with 16 and the Bulls accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Kristaps Porzingis is one player who played a role in this contest. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and grabbed 9 rebounds. Porzingis finished 47.1% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Washington will take the court with a win-loss record of 11-14 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Washington is pulling in 44.4 boards per game and has accounted for 616 dimes this year, which is 13th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Wizards are hitting 33.6% on shots from distance (270 of 803) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 111.0 points per outing (21st in the NBA) while hitting 47.2% from the field.

On defense, the Wizards are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 9th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 598 conceded on the year. The Wizards defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.7% (1,022 of 2,235) and they relinquish 44.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 14th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pacers went home defeated by a final of 121-115 when they played the Timberwolves. The Pacers corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the game. They also gave up possession 19 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. The Timberwolves were called for 21 fouls in this game which took the Pacers to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana made 19 of 42 attempts (45.2%). Overall, the Pacers ended up going 39 for 81 from the floor which had them at 48.1%. The Pacers allowed the Timberwolves to make 44 out of their 93 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3% for the game. They shot 34.8% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 23 and ended up going 25 of 27 from the free throw line (92.6%). Regarding rebounding, Indiana permitted Minnesota to pull down 51 overall (16 offensive).

Tyrese Haliburton was important for the Pacers in this game. He converted 9 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 2 rebounds. Haliburton accumulated 26 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 15 assists in this game.

Indiana has a record of 13-12 on the year. The Pacers are committing 21.8 fouls per contest and they hit 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 27.4 times per contest (5th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.9 times per contest. Indiana has totaled 2,874 points for the year (115.0 per game) and they collect 43.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pacers are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which is 25th in the NBA.

The Indiana defense concedes 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (316 of 860) and their opponents are converting on 81.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 25.8 assists and 45.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 18th and 25th in basketball. The Pacers on defense are ranked 25th in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.1. They are forcing 16.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (15th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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