Washington Wizards vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/24/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (6-9) will compete against the Washington Wizards (2-11) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday.

The Wizards faced the Knicks and went home with a loss by a final score of 134-106 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards ended up with 19 and the Knicks totaled 12 personal fouls. They also made 20 out of their 40 shots from 3-point land. New York finished 92.3% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 13 attempts. Additionally, New York pulled down 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 3 blocks. New York distributed 37 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Washington allowed 56.0% from the field on 51 of 91 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in this game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 9 of 16 shots for a percentage of 56.3%. Washington wrapped up the contest with a 47.3% FG percentage (43 of 91) and made 11 out of their 33 shots from distance.

Carlton Carrington is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. Carrington finished shooting 43.8% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes and pulled down 4 rebounds. He totaled 18 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Washington will enter this game with a win-loss record of 2-11 this season. They are averaging 109.9 pts per contest (24th in the NBA) while going 44.4% from the floor. The Wizards are hitting 33.4% on three-point attempts (162 of 485) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is snagging 41.7 boards per game and has accounted for 327 assists on the year, which has them ranked 28th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Wizards are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They rank 4th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 354 relinquished on the season. The Wizards are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (578 of 1,206) and they surrender 48.9 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 37.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 30th in the NBA in points per game allowed (124.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-113 when they faced the Rockets. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Indiana permitted Houston to grab 47 overall (13 offensive). They finished 33.3% from beyond the arc via 12 of 36 and ended up shooting 24 out of 33 at the charity stripe (72.7%). The Pacers allowed the Rockets to make 47 of 102 attempts from the field which left them shooting 46.1% in this game. Overall, the Pacers ended up going 44 for 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.0%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana knocked down 5 of 22 tries (22.7%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. The Rockets committed 21 fouls in this contest which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They turned the ball over 23 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Pacers snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game.

Quenton Jackson ended up being a major contributor for the Pacers for the contest. He converted 10 out of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 83.3%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Jackson totaled 24 points in his 27 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in this game.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 6-9 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pacers are hitting on 48.9% from the field, which ranks 4th in the league. Indiana has tallied 1,714 pts for the year (114.3 per game) and they average 39.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 27.4 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per contest. The Pacers commit 21.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Indiana defense concedes 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc (195 of 555) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 24.0 dimes and 44.4 boards every game, which ranks them 5th and 20th in the NBA. The Pacers are ranked 25th in the league in points given up per game with 118.4. They have forced 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (20th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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