Wizards vs Pacers prediction NBA · Sunday, December 14
At a glance
The Indiana Pacers (6-19) host the Washington Wizards (3-20) on Sunday, December 14 at 3:00 PM ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in NBA action. Final score: Wizards 108 – Pacers 89. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Pacers a 80% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Pacers are 5-8 at home and the Wizards are 1-11 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Pacers and 2-8 for the Wizards (current streaks: Pacers L1, Wizards L4).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Pacers dominate this matchup. The model projects Pacers 122 – 112 Wizards, a margin of about 10.7 points in favor of the Pacers and a total around 234 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-3.8 vs -12.2 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Pacers' defense allows clearly fewer points (117.5 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
WSHIND
Top performers
Wizards
Marvin Bagley IIIF · #323pts / game
Kyshawn GeorgeF · #189assistsMarvin Bagley IIIF · #314reboundsPacers
Bennedict MathurinG · #2415pts / game
Andrew NembhardG · #26assists
Isaiah JacksonF · #2312reboundsRecent form
WSHINDHead-to-head
WSH lead 3-1 this season.
WSH
Team comparison
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-20 | Record | 6-19 |
| 111.3 | Points scored / game | 113.1 |
| 125.6 | Points allowed / game | 117.5 |
| -12.2 | Adjusted margin / game | -3.8 |
| L4 | Current streak | L1 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 1-11 road | Home / road record | 5-8 home |
| 18-64 (-12.4) | Last season | 50-32 (+2.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Wizards
Injury report Pacers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.