Houston Rockets vs Indiana Pacers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 26/12/2023, 04:36  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 26/12/2023 at 12:00 in NBA Prediction

The Indiana Pacers will be away to the Houston Rockets looking to get back to winning ways in the NBA. They arrive for this match sitting eight in the Eastern Conference standings, the same position the Rockets find themselves in in the West. The Rockets have won their last two matches and have excellently bounced back from losing three in a row. Ime Udoka’s men moved to two games above .500 after defeating the Pelicans 106-104 last time out. Alperen Sengun tallied a season high 37 points in the victory in New Orleans. The centre leads the team in points as well as rebounds. Tari Eason played 20 minutes against the Pelicans but is still on the injury list and is ‘Questionable’ for this game. The Rockets have the 24th ranked offence and in their last three games have averaged 118.3 points. Defence however has been key to their success and are ranked second best in this category.

The Indiana Pacers are in rut at the moment and have won only once in seven games. This win came at home against the struggling Hornets a week ago. Since that 31-point blowout victory, Rick Carlisle’s men have lost back to back games. They were defeated 117-110 last time out by the Magic and now have lost the same number of games (14) as they have won. The Pacers have been the most lethal team in the NBA this season. They possess the top ranked offence and are averaging 125.9 points a game. On the other side of the court however is where their problems lie as they have struggled to stifle their opponents. Indiana is giving up 125.7 points a game, a record that is the second worst this season. Away from home this tally goes up by 5.7 points which is the worst record in this category. Bruce Brown missed the trip to Orlando and is listed as ‘Questionable’ for this game.