Brooklyn Nets vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 3/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Brooklyn Nets (23-46) are en route to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Indiana Pacers (39-29).

The Nets faced off with the Celtics and ended up losing by a score of 104-96 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Nets ended up with 19 and the Celtics recorded 14 personal fouls. They buried 16 of 48 shots from 3-point land. Boston ended up going 81.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 22 attempts. Furthermore, Boston snagged 48 rebounds (6 offensive, 42 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Boston distributed 24 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. With respect to the defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 44.3% from the floor on 35 out of 79 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 39 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Nets converted 11 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. Brooklyn wrapped up the game with a 40.9% field goal percentage (36 of 88) and converted 13 of their 45 three-point shots.

D'Angelo Russell is one player who was a factor for the contest. He ended up with 18 points on 6 of 18 shooting. He played for 29 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. Russell finished shooting 33.3% from the field and also distributed 7 assists.

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Brooklyn will enter this contest with a record of 23-46 so far this year. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Brooklyn is collecting 41.1 boards per contest and has 1,732 assists for the year, which ranks 23rd in basketball in terms of passing. The Nets are shooting 34.6% on 3-point shots (929 of 2,682) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They average 105.5 points per contest (29th in basketball) while shooting 43.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nets are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.5% on three-point shots while they are 10th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (111.6). The Nets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.8% (2,776 of 5,803) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 18th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,849 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 135-131 against the Mavericks. The Pacers snagged 32 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 38 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Mavericks were called for 26 personal fouls for this contest which took the Pacers to the free throw line for 37 tries. They were able to make 29 of the free throw tries for a clip of 78.4%. In relation to 3-pointers, Indiana made 16 of their 35 tries (45.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Pacers went 45 for 82 from the field which had them shooting 54.9%. The Pacers permitted the Mavericks to convert 48 of 88 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 54.5% in the game. They wrapped up this game 40.7% from distance by shooting 11 out of 27 and finished the contest at 24 out of 32 at the free throw line (75.0%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Indiana permitted Dallas to grab 41 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Pascal Siakam ended up being a major contributor for the Pacers for this contest. Siakam scored 29 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in the matchup. He buried 11 of 16 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and had 1 rebound.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 39-29 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Pacers are connecting on 49.0% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in the NBA. Indiana has accumulated 7,946 points on the campaign (116.9 per contest) and they grab 40.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.2 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest. The Pacers commit 19.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Indiana defense allows 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (870 of 2,444) and their opponents are making 77.8% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.5 assists and 44.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 14th and 20th in the league. The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 21st in the league in PPG surrendered with 115.8. They have forced 15.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the field (26th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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