Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (+12)

The Indiana Pacers (2-1) are on their way to TD Garden on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Boston Celtics (3-0). Boston opens as 12-point favorites. The total is 228.

The Pacers faced off with the Bulls and took a loss by a score of 112-105 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 24 while the Bulls finished the game with 17 fouls. They also converted 6 of 17 attempts from distance. Chicago went 83.9% at the free throw line by making 26 of their 31 tries. Furthermore, Chicago grabbed 44 boards (10 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Chicago doled out 19 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Concerning defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 46.0% from the field on 40 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this game as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 47 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Pacers knocked down 21 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 84.0%. Indiana walked away from the game with a 40.9% FG percentage (36 out of 88) and made 12 out of their 46 3-point shots.

Myles Turner is one player who was a contributor in this game. Turner walked away from this one shooting 42.9% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He played for 32 mins played and grabbed 11 boards. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Indiana heads into this one with a mark of 2-1 for the year. They currently have an average of 124.3 pts per game (3rd in the NBA) while hitting 47.8% from the floor. The Pacers are hitting 37.0% on three-point shots (47 of 127) and 85.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is collecting 48.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 100 assists for the season, which ranks 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 22.3 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Pacers have forced 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.7 fouls. They are 8th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 76 conceded on the campaign. The Pacers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.0% (127 of 282) and they surrender 46.7 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 37.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 19th in basketball in points per game allowed (115.0).

The last time they took the court, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 126-107 when they faced the Wizards. The Celtics collected 36 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 51 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Wizards were called for 13 fouls in this contest which got the Celtics to the free throw line for 7 shots. They were able to convert 5 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 71.4%. When talking about three-point attempts, Boston buried 19 of 53 tries (35.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 51 for 102 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The Celtics allowed the Wizards to bury 39 out of 87 tries from the floor which left them shooting 44.8% for this game. They finished 30.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 of 36 and finished the game at 18 out of 26 at the charity stripe (69.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Boston permitted Washington to pull down 40 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a factor for the Celtics for the game. Brown racked up 36 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 13 of 24 for the contest giving him a rate of 54.2%, and had 6 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss record of 3-0 on the season. The Celtics are responsible for committing 20.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 23.0 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.3 times per contest. Boston has accumulated 353 pts on the campaign (117.7 per game) and they pull in 50.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Celtics are shooting 48.5% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in basketball.

The Celtics are ranked 10th in basketball in points given up per game with 107.3. They are able to force 12.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (3rd in the NBA). The Boston defense concedes 40.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (45 of 110) and their opponents are connecting on 68.0% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 24.7 dimes and 44.0 rebounds every game, which is 12th and 11th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston (-12) and under 228 points

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