Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/20/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, January 20, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets will take on the Indiana Pacers at Ball Arena on Friday.

The Pacers took the court against the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 126-106 in their last game. Indiana walked away from the contest having earned a 41.5% field goal percentage (39 out of 94) and buried 12 out of their 33 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 16 of 24 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 48 with 20 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 dimes in the matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When it comes to defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 50.5% from the field on 47 of 93 shooting. Oklahoma City doled out 41 dimes and had 12 steals for this game. Moreover, Oklahoma City pulled down 42 rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 10 blocked shots. Oklahoma City finished shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of 21 attempts. They converted 16 of their 38 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Pacers ended up finishing with 19 and the Thunder accumulated 25 personal fouls.

Andrew Nembhard is a player who came through for the game. He totaled 18 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. Nembhard finished the game at 43.8% from the field and also totaled 7 assists.

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Indiana will play this contest with a win-loss record of 23-23 on the season. They average 115.3 points per game (11th in the league) while connecting on 45.9% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 36.5% from downtown (650 of 1,781) and 80.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 42.3 boards per game and is sitting with 1,230 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.4 times per game and as a group they commit 21.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Pacers have forced 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.5). The Pacers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.9% (1,912 of 4,078) and they relinquish 45.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 28th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,188 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 122-118 when they faced the Timberwolves. In relation to rebounding, Denver allowed Minnesota to get 36 in all (12 offensive). They finished 37.5% from three-point range by going 12 of 32 and ended up shooting 22 of 28 at the charity stripe (78.6%). The Nuggets allowed the Timberwolves to knock down 42 of 81 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.9% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets ended up shooting 45 out of 85 from the floor which had them at 52.9%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Denver converted 8 of 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. The Timberwolves committed 27 fouls for the game which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 32 shots. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Nuggets snagged 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the game.

Nikola Jokic ended up being a factor for the Nuggets for the game. Jokic scored 31 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 13 assists in the matchup. He made 12 out of 20 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 11 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 32-13 this season. The Nuggets commit 19.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 75.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.7 times per contest (2nd in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. Denver has accounted for 5,277 pts for the season (117.3 per contest) and they collect 43.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 51.0% from the floor, which ranks 1st in the league.

The Denver defense gives up 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc (537 of 1,530) and their opponents are converting on 76.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.0 dimes and 40.0 boards per game, ranking them 26th and 2nd in basketball. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 15th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.2. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (24th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Denver and under the total points

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