Rockets vs. Pacers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – November 20

Published 7:23 pm Tuesday, November 19, 2024

The Houston Rockets (10-5) host the Indiana Pacers (6-8) after winning five home games in a row. The Rockets are favored by 6.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

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Rockets vs. Pacers Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: SCHN and FDSIN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Houston, Texas
  • Venue: Toyota Center

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Rockets vs. Pacers Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Rockets 119 – Pacers 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Pacers

  • Pick ATS: Rockets (- 6.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-13.3)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (231.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 225.6
  • The Rockets have covered more often than the Pacers this year, tallying an ATS record of 10-5-0, as opposed to the 7-7-0 mark of the Pacers.
  • Houston covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point favorite or more 66.7% of the time. That’s less often than Indiana covers as an underdog of 6.5 or more (100%).
  • When it comes to eclipsing the total in 2024-25, Indiana and its opponents do it more often (71.4% of the time) than Houston and its opponents (40%).
  • As a moneyline favorite this season, the Rockets are 8-3, a better mark than the Pacers have put up (3-3) as moneyline underdogs.

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Rockets Performance Insights

  • The Rockets have been led by their defense, as they rank third-best in the NBA by allowing only 105.7 points per game. They rank 15th in the league in points scored (113.6 per contest).
  • Houston ranks best in the NBA by pulling down 50.9 boards per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, it ranks 19th in the league (44.3 allowed per contest).
  • The Rockets haven’t produced many assists this year, ranking fourth-worst in the NBA with 22.7 assists per contest.
  • Houston is top-five this season in turnovers, ranking fifth-best in the league with 12.1 turnovers per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 11th with 14.5 forced turnovers per contest.
  • When it comes to threes, the Rockets are coming up short, as they rank fifth-worst in the league in threes made (11.7 per game) and third-worst in three-point percentage (32.4%).

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Pacers Performance Insights

  • Offensively the Pacers are the 12th-ranked squad in the league (114.4 points per game). Defensively they are 25th (117.6 points conceded per game).
  • Indiana is the third-worst team in the league in rebounds per game (39.8) and 18th in rebounds allowed (44.2).
  • The Pacers are eighth in the league in assists (28 per game) in 2024-25.
  • Indiana commits 13.4 turnovers per game and force 13.4 per game, ranking 14th and 16th, respectively, in the NBA.
  • The Pacers are 15th in the league in 3-pointers made (12.6 per game) and seventh in 3-point percentage (37.8%).

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