Lakers vs Pacers Predictions

Los Angeles is on the road playing Indiana at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse stadium on Thursday, 2/2/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Los Angeles is the betting favorite opening at -2 and the line hasn't moved.

Los Angeles Team Statistics

So far this season, Los Angeles has a record of 24-28. As a team, they turn the ball over 14.1 times per game and commit 18.7 fouls per game. The Lakers average 45.0 rebounds per game and have earned 1,301 dimes for the season, which ranks them 13th in the league. The Lakers are hitting 33.7% of their shots from downtown (548 of 1,627) and 78.2% of their free throws. On average, they score 117.0 points per game (5th in basketball) while shooting 48.1% from the field.

On defense, the Lakers force opponents into 12.8 turnovers and draw 21.3 personal fouls per game. The Lakers rank 25th in the NBA in assists conceded to their opponents with 1,331 this season. Los Angeles is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,302 of 4,877) and they allow 45.7 boards per game as a team. As a team, they allow a 34.6% on 3-point attempts and rank 27th in points per game allowed (118.3).

With a power ranking of 22, Los Angeles is ranked #6 in offense (scoring an average of 116.80 per game), #27 in defense (allowing an average of 118.18 points to be scored against them per game) and are 24-28 (25-25-2 ATS) this season.

Indiana Team Statistics

On the season, Indiana is 24-28. On average, the Pacers commit 21.6 personal fouls per game, and they make 80% of their free throws. The rate at which they earn assists per contest is 26.3 (8th in the league), while their turnover rate is 15.4. They have scored 5,987 points this year (115.1 per game) and average 42.0 rebounds per game. On offense, the Pacers are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 24th.

The Indiana defense allows 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc (661 of 1,773) and their opponents are making 80.2% of their free throw. They concede 26.3 dimes and 45.5 boards per game, which is 27th and 26th, respectively. With 117.2 points surrendered per game, the Pacers are ranked 25th in basketball. On a nightly basis, they force their opponents to commit 15.6 turnovers and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (16th in basketball).

Indiana Pacers has a power ranking of 14 and are #10 for offense (scoring an average of 115.13 per game), #25 for defense (giving up an average of 117.19 points per game) and 24-28 (27-24-1 ATS) overall. Los Angeles went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Indiana.

Curated Picks & Predictions

• From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be LAL -2, IND 2.
• Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Los Angeles will win straight-up is 55.95%.
• 51% of SportsJaw predicts Indiana Pacers to cover.
• OddsShark has not made a prediction yet.
• 58% picked Los Angeles Lakers on Covers.com

Lakers vs Pacers Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, Suns the Scorecaster predicts Suns to win tonight's game by 10 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts Suns to cover the 1 point spread and the total to go and the total to go over 232.5 points.

Staff Prediction LAL ATS (-2)

The Lakers come into this matchup having lost 2 of their last 3 games. However, the Lakers did win their last game, being led by LeBron James who scored 28 points. The Lakers are trying to get back in the playoff race and get out of the play-in tournament. The Pacers come into this one ice cold having lost 10 of their last 11 games. Without Tyrese Haliburton the Pacers have struggled and fallen in the standings. With how poorly the Pacers have played these last few week, expect the Lakers to win and cover the 2 points. 

Written by SportsJaw Staff
Categorized as NBA Predictions