Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 08/02/2024, 04:33  by Joseph King | Modified on 08/02/2024 at 11:00 in NBA Prediction

The Indiana Pacers take on the Golden State Warriors at Bankers Life FieldHouse on Thursday in the NBA. The sixth-place Pacers continue their solid season with a 29-23 record, as they will now look to break into the top five in the Eastern Conference. The Warriors, meanwhile, are experiencing a disappointing campaign at 23-25, which places them 11th in the Western Conference.

Powered by Pascal Siakam’s 29 points, Indiana pulled out a 132-129 home win over the Houston Rockets in their most recent appearance on Tuesday. It was the team’s second in a row which improved their overall home record to 17-10 on the season. The victory gives them a one game lead over the Heat for one of the vital top six seeds, which means avoiding the play-in tournament. Since the trade to acquire former Raptor Pascal Siakam, the Pacers are just 5-6. Despite the below .500 record, the two-time All-Star is playing well with his new club, averaging 22.3 points per game on an efficient 57% from the field and 43% from three.

The Warriors will look to go 4-1 as they close out a five game road trip on Thursday. They ran out convincing 127-104 winners over the Embiid-less 76ers last night for their fourth win from their last five overall as they push closer to the .500 mark on the season. The Dubs were able to achieve this victory despite Steph Curry, just a few nights after dropping 60 vs the Hawks, scoring only nine points. It was only the third time this season that the legendary point guard had failed to reach double digits. Golden State will now be faced with having to battle fatigue as they play the second leg of a back-to-back. They are 5-4 with no rest on the season.