Indiana Pacers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 12/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (14-11) will play the Indiana Pacers (12-15) at Footprint Center on Thursday.

The Pacers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and earned the victory with a final of 119-104 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Pacers ended up finishing with 21 while the Pelicans racked up 19 fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 33 tries from downtown. New Orleans finished the game shooting 78.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 23 tries. Moreover, New Orleans grabbed 49 rebounds (19 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 9 blocks. New Orleans distributed 18 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. With regard to defending, Indiana allowed 39.2% from the floor on 38 of 97 shooting. They also dished out 33 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 43 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Pacers made 21 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Indiana finished the game with a 50.6% field goal percentage (41 out of 81) and converted 16 out of their 38 shots from 3-point land.

Pascal Siakam is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. Siakam finished 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins and totaled 5 boards. He scored 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Indiana will play this game with a win-loss mark of 12-15 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 39.9 boards per game and has racked up 745 dimes on the year, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pacers are shooting 37.5% from downtown (340 of 907) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They average 114.4 points per outing (11th in basketball) while hitting 48.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pacers are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 25th in the league in PPG from their opponents (117.3). The Pacers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 48.0% (1,148 of 2,390) and they concede 43.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 19th in the NBA in giving up assists with 699 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Suns walked away with a victory by a final of 116-109 when they faced the Trail Blazers. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Phoenix permitted Portland to collect 48 in total (12 offensive). They went 30.6% from distance by shooting 15 of 49 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Suns allowed the Trail Blazers to bury 42 out of their 94 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.7% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Suns finished shooting 43 for 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.3%. When talking about shots from distance, Phoenix made 15 out of 39 attempts (38.5%). They were able to make 15 of them for a clip of 78.9%. The Trail Blazers committed 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Suns to the free throw line for 19 shots. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Suns corralled 34 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 46 for this game.

Devin Booker ended up being a factor for the Suns for the contest. He knocked down 7 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. Booker earned 28 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 5 assists in this game.

Phoenix has a record of 14-11 so far this year. The Suns are responsible for committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they go 79.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 27.0 times per game (11th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. Phoenix has scored 2,849 points for the season (114.0 per contest) and they collect 43.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Suns are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in basketball.

The Phoenix defense gives up 36.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (341 of 927) and their opponents are connecting on 79.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.5 assists and 43.8 total boards per game, which is 19th and 15th in basketball. The Suns are ranked 19th in the league in points given up per game with 114.2. They have forced 12.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (20th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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