Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (4-6) are on their way to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday where they will take on the Indiana Pacers (5-6).

The Heat faced the Pistons and went home with a loss by a final score of 123-121 in their last game. Miami finished having earned a 46.5% field goal percentage (47 out of 101) and made 17 of their 45 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Heat buried 10 of their 13 tries for a rate of 76.9%. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 43 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 25 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When discussing the defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 46.7% from the floor on 43 of 92 shooting. Detroit earned 32 assists and had 4 steals in the game. Moreover, Detroit snagged 56 rebounds (15 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Detroit finished 85.7% from the free throw line by converting 24 of their 28 attempts. They knocked down 13 of 36 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Heat finished with 22 while the Pistons accumulated 19 personal fouls.

Tyler Herro is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. Herro ended up shooting 51.9% from the field and recorded 8 assists. He was on the court for 42 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He ended up with 40 points on 14 of 27 shooting.

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Miami comes into this one with a win-loss record of 4-6 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game and as a group are committing 17.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Miami is snagging 43.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 254 assists on the season, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Heat are shooting 38.8% on shots from beyond the arc (148 of 381) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 110.2 pts per game (21st in the league) while going 44.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They rank 1st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 258 surrendered on the year. The Heat defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.3% (407 of 880) and they surrender 47.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 36.5% on three-point shots and they are 10th in the league in points per game allowed (111.2).

The last time they took the court, the Pacers took a loss by a score of 94-90 against the Magic. In relation to attacking the glass, Indiana permitted Orlando to pull down 51 in all (14 offensive). They shot 34.2% from distance by hitting 13 of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 15 at the charity stripe (86.7%). The Pacers permitted the Magic to bury 34 out of 85 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Pacers ended up shooting 32 for 84 from the field which had them at 38.1%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Indiana buried 10 out of their 30 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 16 of those for a percentage of 88.9%. The Magic were called for 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They coughed it up 17 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Pacers were able to snag 34 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this game.

Pascal Siakam was important for the Pacers in the matchup. He buried 8 of 11 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Siakam accumulated 25 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 5-6 on the year. As an offense, the Pacers are shooting 48.5% from the field, which ranks 5th in the league. Indiana has tallied 1,252 pts this year (113.8 per contest) and they grab 40.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.7 times per game (8th in the league) and they turn it over 14.5 times per game. The Pacers are responsible for committing 22.3 fouls every game and they hit 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (135 of 405) and their opponents are making 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 23.6 assists and 45.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 4th and 24th in basketball. The Pacers on defense are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 116.5. They are able to force 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (17th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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