Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 3/24/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Lakers (37-32) will attempt to beat the Indiana Pacers (39-31) on Sunday.

The Pacers took the court against the Pistons and walked away with a win by a score of 122-103 in their last game. Indiana wrapped up the contest having earned a 56.8% field goal percentage (50 out of 88) and buried 11 of their 29 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pacers buried 11 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 61.1%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 40 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 38 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 13 steals. When it comes to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 41.1% from the field on 37 of 90 shooting. Detroit recorded 23 assists and had 8 steals in the game. On top of that, Detroit collected 46 boards (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Detroit finished shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 24 of 30 attempts. They made 5 of their 23 tries from three-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Pacers ended up finishing with 16 while the Pistons racked up 14 fouls.

Pascal Siakam is someone who was a major factor for the contest. Siakam walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes. He was on the court for 27 mins and grabbed 8 boards. He recorded 25 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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Indiana will enter this matchup with a record of 39-31 for the year. They are turning it over 13.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.4 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is snagging 41.4 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 2,141 assists on the year, which is 1st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pacers are shooting 37.2% on three-point attempts (918 of 2,469) and 77.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 122.8 points per game (1st in basketball) while going 50.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Pacers are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They rank 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,729 surrendered for the year. The Pacers are allowing a field goal percentage of 49.9% (3,130 of 6,275) and they surrender 43.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 37.1% on shots from distance and they are ranked 28th in the league in PPG allowed (120.7).

In their last game, the Lakers got the victory with a final of 136-105 against the Hawks. The Lakers pulled down 44 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Hawks committed 14 fouls for this contest which took the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to bury 17 of them for a rate of 85.0%. With regard to three-point shots, Los Angeles buried 15 out of 36 attempts (41.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Lakers finished the game shooting 52 for 90 from the field which had them shooting 57.8%. The Lakers permitted the Hawks to knock down 42 of their 98 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 42.9% for the contest. They went 22.0% from three-point range via 9 of 41 and ended up going 12 out of 15 at the charity stripe (80.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Los Angeles allowed Atlanta to collect 42 in all (12 offensive).

D'Angelo Russell ended up being a major contributor for the Lakers for the game. Russell recorded 27 points in his 30 minutes on the court and accounted for 10 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 37-32 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Lakers are shooting 49.9% from the field, which is 3rd in the league. Los Angeles has scored 8,105 points for the season (117.5 per contest) and they collect 42.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.7 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.6 times per contest. The Lakers are committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.5% from downtown (978 of 2,610) and their opponents are making 80.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 28.4 assists and 44.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 28th and 19th in basketball. The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 117.6. They have forced 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (18th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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