Indiana Pacers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 16/03/2024, 02:30  by Joseph King | Modified on 16/03/2024 at 03:38 in NBA Prediction

An Eastern Conference battle between the sixth-place Indiana Pacers and the 11th-place Brooklyn Nets is set to tip off at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday. The Pacers are seven games above .500 at 37-30 and currently hold a slim half-game lead over the Miami Heat for a spot in the all-important top six seeds. Indiana will be motivated to get back to winning ways here following a 132-129 overtime defeat to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Pacers and was their fifth defeat in the last 10 games. Indiana continues with their high-octane offense which currently leads the league in scoring at 122.9 average points per game. With the team also giving up the second most points in the game at 121.5, the Pacers have been involved in a number of back-and-forth, high-scoring contests.

Brooklyn comes into this matchup off the back of a 114-106 away loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. It was their third defeat in the last four games and the fourth loss in the last six. It leaves the Nets sitting 11th in the conference and with their playoff hopes slipping away after each successive game. Their only shot at the postseason would come through the play-in tournament, but they trail the 10th-place Hawks by three games with the end of the season fast approaching. At 26-40, the Nets are 13 games below .500 in what has been an extremely disappointing season overall. Brooklyn has also really struggled to get any kind of consistency going on their travels with an abysmal 10-22 away record. They’re in the midst of a lengthy six-game road trip, with this trip to Indiana representing their fifth straight away from the Barclays Center.