Los Angeles Lakers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Los Angeles Lakers are hitting the road to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday where they will take on the Indiana Pacers.

The Lakers played the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 129-123 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 23 while the Knicks accumulated 24 fouls. They converted 7 out of their 34 attempts from 3-point range. New York shot 87.5% from the free throw line by converting 28 of 32 tries. Furthermore, New York had 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 1 block. New York distributed 27 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. In relation to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 44.9% from the floor on 44 of 98 shooting. They also recorded 29 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 44 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Lakers converted 22 of 31 attempts for a percentage of 71.0%. Los Angeles finished the contest having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (48 of 93) and buried 11 out of their 33 shots from downtown.

LeBron James is one guy who played a role for this game. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 11 of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 43 minutes played and grabbed 10 rebounds. James finished 44.0% from the field and also dished out 11 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this matchup with a mark of 24-28 so far this season. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 45.0 rebounds per game and has earned 1,301 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are connecting on 33.7% on shots from downtown (548 of 1,627) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.0 points per contest (5th in basketball) while going 48.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They rank 25th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,331 conceded on the season. The Lakers are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,302 of 4,877) and they relinquish 45.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (118.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pacers went home defeated by a final of 112-100 when they played the Grizzlies. Concerning team rebounding, Indiana allowed Memphis to grab 41 in all (15 offensive). They wrapped up this game 24.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). The Pacers allowed the Grizzlies to make 43 of 89 tries from the floor which left them shooting 48.3% in this matchup. In all, the Pacers finished the game shooting 36 for 79 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.6%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 9 out of 32 tries (28.1%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a clip of 90.5%. The Grizzlies had 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They also coughed it up 17 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. The Pacers pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this matchup.

Bennedict Mathurin was important for the Pacers in the matchup. Mathurin recorded 27 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes for the game. He made 9 of 20 in this contest for a field goal rate of 45.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 24-28 on the season. The Pacers commit 21.6 personal fouls per game and they go 80.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.3 times per contest (8th in the league) and they turn it over 15.4 times per game. Indiana has tallied 5,987 pts so far this year (115.1 per game) and they average 42.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Pacers are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA.

The Indiana defense allows 37.3% on 3-pointers (661 of 1,773) and their opponents are connecting on 80.2% of their foul shots. They have conceded 26.3 dimes and 45.5 boards per game, which is 27th and 26th in the NBA. The Pacers are ranked 25th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (16th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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