Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 2/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Indiana Pacers (28-21) are hitting the road to Crypto.com Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (29-19).

The Pacers faced off with the Trail Blazers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-89 in their last contest. Indiana finished with a 42.0% field goal percentage (34 of 81) and knocked down 5 of their 24 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Pacers knocked down 16 of 21 tries for a rate of 76.2%. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 39 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When talking about defending, Indiana allowed 44.6% from the floor on 41 of 92 shooting. Portland recorded 23 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Additionally, Portland grabbed 51 boards (16 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Portland shot 94.1% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of their 17 shots. They knocked down 14 out of their 37 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 19 and the Trail Blazers finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Andrew Nembhard is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. Nembhard finished shooting 60.0% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He was on the court for 27 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He had 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Indiana will enter this contest with a mark of 28-21 this year. They have an average of 115.6 points per contest (10th in the NBA) while hitting 49.1% from the floor. The Pacers are hitting 36.9% on shots from distance (617 of 1,670) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 41.5 boards per game and has tallied 1,402 assists for the season, which ranks 9th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Pacers are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They rank 10th in the league in allowing assists with 1,284 relinquished this year. The Pacers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,057 of 4,358) and they concede 44.7 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 35.6% on 3-point shots and they are 21st in the league in PPG allowed (115.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Lakers walked away with a victory by a final of 122-97 against the Clippers. Regarding team rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Los Angeles to get 36 in all (10 offensive). They finished 29.3% from distance by going 12 of 41 and ended up going 17 out of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). The Lakers allowed the Clippers to make 34 out of their 89 tries from the floor which had them at 38.2% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Lakers shot 45 for 81 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.6%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Los Angeles converted 18 out of 37 tries (48.6%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 60.9%. The Clippers were called for 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They coughed it up 15 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Lakers recorded 40 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in the game.

LeBron James ended up being a major contributor for the Lakers in this contest. James accumulated 26 points in his 31 mins of playing time and earned 9 assists in the game. He knocked down 8 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 29-19 this year. The Lakers have committed 16.3 fouls every game and they go 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 26.6 times per contest (13th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.6 times per contest. Los Angeles has accounted for 5,395 points for the season (112.4 per contest) and they average 41.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Lakers are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 7th in the league.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 11th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.0. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (18th in the league). The Los Angeles defense allows 35.7% on 3-point attempts (636 of 1,782) and opponents are making 78.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 27.5 assists and 43.2 rebounds per contest, ranking them 24th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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