Indiana Pacers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, January 6, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Indiana Pacers (17-18) are en route to Barclays Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Brooklyn Nets (13-21).

The Pacers played the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 128-115 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the game having earned a 53.1% FG percentage (51 of 96) and converted 17 of 40 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 9 of their 16 shots for a rate of 56.3%. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 46 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 30 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 57.3% from the field on 43 of 75 shooting. Miami distributed 24 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In addition, Miami pulled down 51 boards (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Miami walked away from this one shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of 21 attempts. They also made 11 of 26 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 17 while the Heat accumulated 15 personal fouls.

Tyrese Haliburton is a player who was a contributor in the game. Haliburton ended up going 61.9% from the field and dished out 15 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He totaled 33 points on 13 of 21 shooting.

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Indiana enters this one with a mark of 17-18 for the season. They currently have an average of 115.0 pts per game (10th in the league) while connecting on 48.8% from the field. The Pacers are connecting on 37.4% on shots from beyond the arc (448 of 1,197) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 41.3 boards per game and has accumulated 980 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 5th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pacers have forced 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are giving up 36.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 22nd in basketball in points per game from their opponents (116.8). The Pacers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.7% (1,484 of 3,110) and they relinquish 44.1 boards per game as a squad. They are 23rd in the league in allowing assists with 915 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nets got the victory with a final of 113-110 against the Bucks. When discussing rebounds, Brooklyn permitted Milwaukee to snag 39 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 29.7% from distance by connecting on 11 of 37 and finished the contest at 19 out of 28 at the charity stripe (67.9%). The Nets allowed the Bucks to convert 40 out of 90 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 44.4% in this contest. When the game finished, the Nets ended up going 38 for 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.2%. In reference to shooting from distance, Brooklyn knocked down 12 out of 39 attempts (30.8%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 89.3%. The Bucks earned 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Nets were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this contest.

Cameron Johnson was important for the Nets in this game. Johnson had 26 points in his 39 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 10 out of 16 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 13-21 on the year. The Nets commit 21.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 81.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.4 times per game (18th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.4 times per game. Brooklyn has 3,677 pts for the season (108.1 per game) and they collect 39.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Nets are connecting on 45.2% from the field, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA.

The Brooklyn defense allows 37.6% on 3-point attempts (461 of 1,226) and opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 27.0 dimes and 42.5 total boards per game, ranking them 22nd and 7th in the league. The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 16th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.2. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.6% from the floor (29th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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