Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, December 15, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (3-20) will try to beat the Indiana Pacers (13-9) at Capital One Arena on Friday.

The Pacers faced off with the Bucks and ended up losing by a score of 140-126 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Pacers finished with 32 while the Bucks recorded 24 fouls. They converted 7 of 27 tries from beyond the arc. Milwaukee ended up going 77.1% at the free throw line by burying 37 of 48 tries. On top of that, Milwaukee grabbed 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Milwaukee totaled 27 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. Pertaining to the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 53.9% from the floor on 48 out of 89 shooting. They also dished out 30 dimes in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pacers knocked down 25 of their 32 attempts for a rate of 78.1%. Indiana ended the contest having earned a 45.0% field goal percentage (45 out of 100) and made 11 of their 36 shots from beyond the arc.

Tyrese Haliburton is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. Haliburton shot 50.0% from the floor and earned 7 dimes. He saw the court for 31 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He recorded 22 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Indiana enters this game with a record of 13-9 on the year. They are averaging 128.4 pts per game (1st in the NBA) while hitting 50.7% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 37.9% on shots from distance (320 of 844) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 40.4 rebounds per contest and has racked up 667 assists this season, which has them ranked 4th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a group are committing 22.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 5th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 546 relinquished on the year. The Pacers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 50.3% (1,008 of 2,002) and they surrender 43.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 38.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 29th in the league in points per game allowed (125.5).

When they last played, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 142-122 against the Pelicans. The Wizards were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Pelicans committed 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 79.2%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Washington made 19 of their 44 attempts (43.2%). Overall, the Wizards went 42 out of 82 from the field which had them at 51.2%. The Wizards allowed the Pelicans to make 50 out of their 96 attempts from the field which left them shooting 52.1% for the contest. They finished shooting 47.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 16 out of 34 and finished the contest at 26 out of 30 at the charity stripe (86.7%). In reference to attacking the glass, Washington allowed New Orleans to pull down 46 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Kyle Kuzma ended up being a major contributor for the Wizards for this contest. He converted 10 of 19 for the matchup for a rate of 52.6%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Kuzma totaled 27 points in his 30 minutes on the court and added 4 dimes for the game.

Washington has a record of 3-20 so far this year. The Wizards have committed 19.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 77.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.6 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. Washington has accumulated 2,665 pts so far this season (115.9 per contest) and they average 38.8 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Wizards are shooting 48.2% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the league.

The Washington defense gives up 37.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (300 of 805) and opponents are connecting on 78.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 29.9 assists and 49.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 30th and 30th in the league. The Wizards on defense are ranked 30th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 127.0. They are able to force 14.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 50.6% from the floor (30th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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