Rockets vs. Pacers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – November 20

Published 8:23 pm Tuesday, November 19, 2024

The Indiana Pacers (6-8) are 6.5-point underdogs as they try to break a three-game road slide when they visit the Houston Rockets (10-5) on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at Toyota Center. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on SCHN and FDSIN.

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Rockets vs. Pacers Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: SCHN and FDSIN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Houston, Texas
  • Venue: Toyota Center

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Rockets vs. Pacers Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Rockets 119 – Pacers 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Pacers

  • Pick ATS: Rockets (- 6.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-13.3)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (231.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 225.6
  • The Rockets have covered more often than the Pacers this year, recording an ATS record of 10-5-0, as opposed to the 7-7-0 record of the Pacers.
  • As a 6.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Indiana is 1-0 against the spread compared to the 2-1 ATS record Houston racks up as a 6.5-point favorite.
  • Indiana and its opponents have exceeded the point total 71.4% of the time this season (10 out of 14). That’s more often than Houston and its opponents have (six out of 15).
  • As a moneyline favorite this year, the Rockets are 8-3, while the Pacers are 3-3 as moneyline underdogs.

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Rockets Performance Insights

  • The Rockets are posting 113.6 points per game this season (15th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well defensively, allowing only 105.7 points per game (third-best).
  • Houston ranks best in the NBA by averaging 50.9 boards per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, it ranks 19th in the league (44.3 allowed per contest).
  • The Rockets haven’t put up many dimes this season, ranking fourth-worst in the NBA with 22.7 assists per game.
  • Houston is top-five this year in turnovers, ranking fifth-best in the league with 12.1 turnovers per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 11th with 14.5 forced turnovers per contest.
  • It’s been rough sledding for the Rockets in terms of three-pointers, as they are accumulating just 11.7 made threes per game (fifth-worst in NBA) and are draining just 32.4% of their attempted three-pointers (third-worst).

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Pacers Performance Insights

  • On offense the Pacers are the 12th-ranked squad in the league (114.4 points per game). On defense they are 25th (117.6 points conceded per game).
  • On the glass, Indiana is third-worst in the league in rebounds (39.8 per game). It is 18th in rebounds conceded (44.2 per game).
  • The Pacers are eighth in the league in assists (28 per game) in 2024-25.
  • In 2024-25, Indiana is 14th in the league in turnovers committed (13.4 per game) and 16th in turnovers forced (13.4).
  • In 2024-25, the Pacers are 15th in the NBA in 3-point makes (12.6 per game) and seventh in 3-point percentage (37.8%).

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