Rockets vs Pacers prediction NBA · Monday, February 2
At a glance
The Indiana Pacers (13-36) host the Houston Rockets (30-17) on Monday, February 2 at 7:00 PM ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in NBA action. Final score: Rockets 118 – Pacers 114. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Rockets a 73% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Pacers are 10-16 at home and the Rockets are 13-13 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Pacers and 7-3 for the Rockets (current streaks: Pacers W2, Rockets W2).
The analysis Model
The Rockets start with a clear edge. The model projects Pacers 110 – 118 Rockets, a margin of about 7.5 points in favor of the Rockets and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-4.9 vs +4.9 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Pacers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Rockets' offense (115.6 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Rockets' defense allows clearly fewer points (109.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
HOUIND
Top performers
Rockets
Alperen SengunC · #2839pts / game
Amen ThompsonG · #17assistsAlperen SengunC · #2816reboundsPacers
Pascal SiakamF · #4327pts / game
Andrew NembhardG · #28assists
Aaron NesmithG · #236reboundsRecent form
HOUIND
IND
Team comparison
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 30-17 | Record | 13-36 |
| 115.6 | Points scored / game | 112.0 |
| 109.9 | Points allowed / game | 117.8 |
| +4.9 | Adjusted margin / game | -4.9 |
| W2 | Current streak | W2 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 13-13 road | Home / road record | 10-16 home |
| 52-30 (+4.5) | Last season | 50-32 (+2.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Rockets
Injury report Pacers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.