Los Angeles Lakers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 3/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the location where the Indiana Pacers (42-29) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (43-28) on Wednesday.

The Lakers faced off with the Magic and took a loss by a final of 118-106 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Lakers ended up with 20 and the Magic totaled 18 personal fouls. They also buried 15 of their 40 attempts from distance. Orlando finished the game shooting 82.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 23 shots. Furthermore, Orlando collected 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 1 block. Orlando distributed 25 assists and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to the defense, Los Angeles allowed 49.4% from the floor on 42 out of 85 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 22 of 28 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Los Angeles ended the game with a 46.3% FG percentage (37 out of 80) and converted 10 of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He accumulated 32 points on 9 of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also pulled down 7 boards. Doncic finished shooting 39.1% from the field and also earned 7 dimes.

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Los Angeles will play this contest with a win-loss record of 43-28 on the season. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 42.6 boards per contest and has earned 1,857 assists on the season, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are connecting on 35.9% on three-point attempts (914 of 2,544) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.7 points per game (19th in the league) while hitting 47.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They rank 20th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,931 conceded so far this season. The Lakers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% (2,929 of 6,340) and they concede 43.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 35.0% from 3-point land and they are 11th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (112.0).

In their last game, the Pacers took home the win by a final score of 119-103 when they played the Timberwolves. The Pacers corralled 37 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 9 steals for the contest. The Timberwolves were called for 13 fouls in the matchup which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 100.0%. In terms of three-point shots, Indiana made 13 of 35 tries (37.1%). In all, the Pacers finished the game shooting 46 for 94 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.9%. The Pacers allowed the Timberwolves to bury 44 out of their 91 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 48.4% for this game. They went 25.7% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 35 and finished the game at 6 of 10 at the free throw line (60.0%). Regarding rebounding, Indiana allowed Minnesota to collect 45 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Tyrese Haliburton ended up having an impact for the Pacers for the matchup. Haliburton earned 24 points in his 29 minutes on the court and added 11 dimes in this contest. He converted 9 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 42-29 for the campaign. The Pacers are responsible for committing 19.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 29.1 times per game (5th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per game. Indiana has scored 8,278 pts for the year (116.6 per contest) and they collect 41.3 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Pacers are connecting on 48.9% from the floor, which is 3rd in the league.

The Pacers on the defensive end are ranked 17th in basketball in points given up per game with 115.2. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (26th in basketball). The Indiana defense surrenders 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (908 of 2,572) and opponents are converting on 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.3 assists and 44.8 total rebounds per game, ranking them 14th and 20th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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