Jazz vs Pacers prediction NBA · Tuesday, February 3
At a glance
The Indiana Pacers (13-37) host the Utah Jazz (15-35) on Tuesday, February 3 at 7:00 PM ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in NBA action. Final score: Jazz 131 – Pacers 122. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Pacers a 61% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Pacers are 10-17 at home and the Jazz are 5-18 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Pacers and 1-9 for the Jazz (current streaks: Pacers L1, Jazz L6).
The analysis Model
The Pacers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Pacers 119 – 116 Jazz, a margin of about 3.5 points in favor of the Pacers and a total around 235 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game. The Pacers played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Jazz need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Jazz's offense (116.8 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Pacers' defense allows clearly fewer points (117.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
UTAHIND
Top performers
Jazz
Lauri MarkkanenF · #2327pts / game
Isaiah CollierG · #822assists
Kyle FilipowskiF · #216reboundsPacers
Jarace WalkerF · #524pts / game
Kam JonesG · #198assists
Isaiah JacksonF · #2310reboundsRecent form
UTAHIND
IND
Team comparison
| UTAH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 15-35 | Record | 13-37 |
| 116.8 | Points scored / game | 112.0 |
| 125.9 | Points allowed / game | 117.8 |
| -7.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -4.9 |
| L6 | Current streak | L1 |
| 1-9 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 5-18 road | Home / road record | 10-17 home |
| 17-65 (-9.3) | Last season | 50-32 (+2.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Jazz
Injury report Pacers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.