Indiana Pacers vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 11/12/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Indiana Pacers (6-3) are en route to Wells Fargo Center on Sunday where they will meet the Philadelphia 76ers (6-1).

The Pacers stepped onto the hardwood against the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 126-124 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Pacers finished with 25 and the Bucks accumulated 19 fouls. They converted 9 out of their 27 tries from distance. Milwaukee finished the game at 88.5% when shooting free throws by burying 23 of 26 tries. Furthermore, Milwaukee totaled 41 rebounds (5 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Milwaukee distributed 23 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. With regard to the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 52.9% from the floor on 46 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists in this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 40 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pacers buried 18 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. Indiana walked away from the contest having earned a 47.8% field goal percentage (44 of 92) and knocked down 20 out of their 48 shots from beyond the arc.

Tyrese Haliburton is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He accounted for 29 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and collected 6 boards. Haliburton went 58.8% from the floor and recorded 10 dimes.

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Indiana enters this contest with a mark of 6-3 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a team they commit 20.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 43.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 276 dimes so far this year, which ranks 1st in the NBA in terms of passing. The Pacers are connecting on 38.7% on 3-pointers (142 of 367) and 81.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 126.0 pts per contest (1st in the league) while hitting 49.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 28th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 228 relinquished so far this year. The Pacers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.8% (403 of 826) and they concede 44.1 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 38.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 26th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (121.6).

The last time they took the court, the 76ers got the win with a final of 106-103 against the Celtics. With respect to how they rebounded, Philadelphia allowed Boston to grab 43 overall (9 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 31.9% from three-point range by shooting 15 of 47 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 19 from the charity stripe (84.2%). The 76ers allowed the Celtics to convert 36 of 91 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the 76ers went 42 out of 95 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.2%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Philadelphia knocked down 9 of 34 attempts (26.5%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.7%. The Celtics committed 13 fouls in the matchup which took the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The 76ers snagged 44 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 56 for this game.

Joel Embiid was important for the 76ers in this game. He converted 10 of 20 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 10 rebounds. Embiid tallied 27 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes for this game.

Philadelphia has a record of 6-1 on the season. The 76ers commit 20.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 83.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.7 times per game (15th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.9 times per game. Philadelphia has earned 835 points for the campaign (119.3 per game) and they pull in 47.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the 76ers are hitting on 49.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in the league.

The Philadelphia defense concedes 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (83 of 237) and their opponents are making 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.4 dimes and 41.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 15th and 3rd in basketball. The 76ers on the defensive end are ranked 6th in the league in points given up per game with 107.6. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (2nd in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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