Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 4/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is where the Indiana Pacers (43-34) will take on the Miami Heat (42-34) on Sunday.

The Heat took the court against the 76ers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 109-105 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Heat ended up with 10 and the 76ers racked up 15 personal fouls. They converted 14 out of their 40 tries from 3-point land. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 11 tries. Furthermore, Philadelphia totaled 41 boards (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Philadelphia recorded 28 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. Concerning defending, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the field on 43 out of 92 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists for this game while creating 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 51 with 16 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 14 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. Miami wrapped up the game having earned a 41.5% field goal percentage (39 of 94) and knocked down 13 out of their 43 3-pointers.

Terry Rozier is one guy who was a factor for this game. Rozier finished the game at 35.0% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He played 33 mins and also totaled 2 rebounds. He walked away with 22 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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Miami enters this game with a mark of 42-34 so far this year. They have an average of 109.8 points per game (27th in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the floor. The Heat are hitting 37.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (944 of 2,550) and 81.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is pulling down 40.4 boards per game and has tallied 1,951 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 21st in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Heat are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They surrender 35.8% on shots from downtown and they are 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (108.4). The Heat are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.9% (3,056 of 6,513) and they surrender 41.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 15th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,020 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pacers took a defeat with a final score of 115-111 when they faced the Nets. The Pacers snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this matchup. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Nets were called for 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Pacers to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana converted 10 of their 38 attempts (26.3%). In all, the Pacers shot 46 for 103 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.7%. The Pacers permitted the Nets to knock down 42 of 87 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 48.3% in the matchup. They finished 37.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 out of 32 and ended up shooting 19 out of 27 at the free throw line (70.4%). With respect to attacking the glass, Indiana permitted Brooklyn to collect 50 in all (15 offensive).

Pascal Siakam ended up being a factor for the Pacers for the matchup. Siakam totaled 26 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this matchup. He converted 12 out of 27 in this contest for a rate of 44.4%, and accumulated 9 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 43-34 for the campaign. The Pacers commit 21.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 77.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 30.6 times per contest (1st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. Indiana has accounted for 9,450 points for the year (122.7 per game) and they collect 40.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pacers are hitting on 50.4% from the field, which ranks them 1st in basketball.

The Pacers on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 120.3. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.7% from the field (30th in the league). The Indiana defense allows 36.8% on three-point shots (831 of 2,258) and their opposition makes 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 24.7 assists and 42.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 4th and 18th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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