Pacers vs Nets prediction NBA · Thursday, April 9
At a glance
The Brooklyn Nets (20-59) host the Indiana Pacers (18-61) on Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 PM ET at Barclays Center in NBA action. Final score: Pacers 123 – Nets 94. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Nets a 52% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Nets are 12-28 at home and the Pacers are 7-33 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 3-7 for the Nets and 3-7 for the Pacers (current streaks: Nets W2, Pacers L3).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Nets 114 – 113 Pacers, a margin of about 0.5 points in favor of the Nets and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Pacers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Pacers' offense (113.1 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Nets' defense allows clearly fewer points (115.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
INDBKN
Top performers
Pacers
Obi ToppinF · #126pts / game
Jarace WalkerF · #58assists
Micah PotterC · #914reboundsNets
E.J. LiddellF · #926pts / game
Ben SarafG · #776assistsE.J. LiddellF · #910reboundsRecent form
INDBKN
BKN
Team comparison
| IND | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 18-61 | Record | 20-59 |
| 113.1 | Points scored / game | 106.0 |
| 120.0 | Points allowed / game | 115.0 |
| -5.9 | Adjusted margin / game | -7.7 |
| L3 | Current streak | W2 |
| 3-7 | Last 10 games | 3-7 |
| 7-33 road | Home / road record | 12-28 home |
| 50-32 (+2.2) | Last season | 26-56 (-7.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pacers
Injury report Nets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.