The Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 13.12.2022;
Kick-Off – 00:00 UK;
Venue – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17.923);
City – Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+6) for Pacers – 1.576.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 230 – 1.735.
The Heat has failed to overcome its crisis. Eric Spoelstra’s side is still unstable. It’s not impossible that they can’t win in Indianapolis. The Pacers have performed too well in recent games. We think Rick Carlisle’s men can expect to win this meeting.
Six of Miami’s last eight road games have been low-scoring. It is a slow team that focuses a lot on defense. Against Indiana, we don’t think the visitors will change their tactics.
In the last five meetings, the Indiana Pacers had two wins over the Washington Wizards (121-111) and Golden State Warriors (112-104). There also were three defeats to the Portland Trail Blazers (100-116), Minnesota Timberwolves (115-121) and Brooklyn Nets (133-136).
Despite the loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Tyrese Haliburton had the best game for the Pacers with 35 points.
The Indiana Pacers are 8th in the Eastern Conference with 14 wins and 13 losses.
The Pacers are averaging 115.9 points per game this season.
The Pacers have won eight of their last 11 home meetings.
The Miami Heat has a similar record to Indiana, with two wins and three losses. The Heat lost its last meeting to the San Antonio Spurs (111-115). Jimmy Butler was the best player in that game for Miami with 30 points.
The Miami Heat is ranked 10th in their conference. In 27 games, the Florida team has 12 wins and 15 losses.
The Heat is playing disastrously on the road (3-9).
The Heat has conceded 116 or fewer points (89%) in 24 of 27 games.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Indiana Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton – Andrew Nembhard – Buddy Hield – Jalen Smith – Myles Turner.
Miami Heat: Kyle Lowry – Tyler Herro – Jimmy Butler – Cody Martin – Bam Adebayo.
Daniel Theis (Out) and Chris Duarte (Out) are listed as injured for the Indiana Pacers.
Omer Yurtseven (Out), Gabe Vincent (Out), Dewayne Dedmon (Day-to-day), Duncan Robinson (Day-to-day) and Victor Oladipo (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Miami Heat.
The Pacers have scored more than 113 points in 3 of their last 4 games. We offer to bet on “Pacers Points Over 113.5” with odds of 1.98.
The fixture will be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17.923) in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 13th of December, 2022, at 00:00 UK Time.
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