Indiana Pacers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (9-13) will compete against the Indiana Pacers (9-12) at Barclays Center on Wednesday.

The Pacers took the court against the Grizzlies and went home with a loss by a final score of 136-121 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 22 and the Grizzlies finished the game with 22 fouls. They also knocked down 16 out of their 46 attempts from long range. Memphis finished the contest at 81.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 27 tries. Moreover, Memphis grabbed 40 boards (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Memphis totaled 36 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. In reference to defending, Indiana allowed 52.7% from the field on 49 of 93 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in this contest while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 41 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Pacers knocked down 21 of 26 tries for a rate of 80.8%. Indiana ended the contest having earned a 47.8% FG percentage (43 out of 90) and made 14 out of their 42 three-point attempts.

Bennedict Mathurin is a guy who was a factor for the contest. Mathurin shot 38.5% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He played 34 mins and also snagged 9 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 5 out of 13 shooting.

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Indiana enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-12 so far this year. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per game and as a team they commit 20.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 40.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 580 dimes so far this season, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing. The Pacers are hitting 37.0% on shots from 3-point land (260 of 702) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 114.7 points per contest (10th in basketball) while hitting 48.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are conceding 36.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 27th in the league in points per game from their opponents (119.0). The Pacers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.5% (908 of 1,871) and they surrender 43.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 23rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 554 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Nets took a loss by a final score of 128-102 against the Bulls. In the matter of how they rebounded, Brooklyn permitted Chicago to collect 54 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 34.0% from three-point range via 16 out of 47 and finished the game at 16 of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). The Nets permitted the Bulls to make 48 out of their 92 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 52.2% for the matchup. Overall, the Nets ended up going 38 for 95 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Brooklyn made 14 of their 42 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. The Bulls committed 16 fouls in this contest which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Nets were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for this game.

Tyrese Martin was important for the Nets in this matchup. He made 5 out of 12 in this game for a rate of 41.7%, and had 5 rebounds. Martin had 15 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game.

Brooklyn has a mark of 9-13 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Nets are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 16th in the NBA. Brooklyn has accumulated 2,430 points on the campaign (110.5 per contest) and they average 38.1 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 26.0 times per game (13th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.6 times per contest. The Nets commit 22.5 fouls per contest while shooting 80.6% from the free throw line.

The Nets on defense are ranked 21st in basketball in PPG given up with 114.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the field (30th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense concedes 37.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (290 of 782) and opponents are making 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 27.0 dimes and 43.2 rebounds every game, which ranks them 23rd and 11th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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