Indiana vs Philadelphia Prediction: the Pacers to Keep Their Playoff Spot

Indiana is now well placed in the Eastern Conference playoff zone, while Philadelphia is still struggling to get into the top ten. In the next game, will the Pacers improve their position, and will the 76ers continue to play worse? Read Telecomasia's prediction for this match. We'll take a look at the bookmakers' odds, statistical trends and pick a few betting options.

Indiana

The Pacers played their last match away against Detroit. Rick Carlisle's team is in great shape, which they confirmed on the court. 111:100 - Indiana's defense was excellent, allowing the other team to make only 22 assists and 9 three-point attempts out of 36.

This means that the hosts have already won 11 out of 15 games, including against Cleveland, who are currently top of the league. The Pacers are now in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with 23 wins and 19 losses, 1.5 wins ahead of the team in seventh place.

Philadelphia

The 76ers are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The balance of wins for Nick Nurse's team is negative at 15-24. The gap from the top 10, which is now closed by Chicago, is just 1.5 wins. The reason for Philadelphia's poor performance is that their key players keep getting injured. The 76ers are finding it hard to build the best team. Last game, the visitors almost defeated New York, one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, at home, even without Joel Embiid. The 76ers were behind by a double-digit figure in the second half, made it to an overtime, but still failed 119:125.

H2H Meetings

The score in the season series is 1-1. In the last championship, Indiana won two out of three games against Philadelphia.

Stats Betting

• Indiana has won 11 of their last 15 matches. The best bet is W1, with odds of 1.252 at 1xbet.
• In 5 out of 7 previous games, Philadelphia did not score more than 223 points. We bet on TU (223.5) with odds of 2.058.
• Indiana has scored over 115 points in 3 of their last 4 home games. We bet on IT1O (117.5) at odds of 1.90 at 1xbet.
• Philadelphia got over 106 points in 5 out of 7 previous away games. We bet on IT2O (107.5) at odds of 1.862.

Expert Betting Tips

Betting on Philadelphia this season is always risky because it's never evident which lineup they'll field. We're confident that Indiana will win, as they're in the top 3 of the Eastern Conference in the last 15 matches. We'll also take the TU. Most of Philadelphia's matches this season have been tied. On the other hand, we'll take the total over on assists.

Prediction:

TU (223.5) for 2.00

H1 (-8.5) for 1.91

Assists TO (51.5) for 1.79