Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers: prediction for the match of the NBA
Before this match teams managed to meet 54 times and won 27 victories each. When making a prediction for the game between Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers, you should pay attention to the fact that the last game took place in December at the Miami site and then the guests turned out to be stronger (108-111).
Miami Heat
Miami is 6th in the Eastern Conference standings with a 29-25 win-loss ratio in the regular season. But in fights with rivals in the Conference, the “Heat” have a negative balance, which equals to 13 wins with sixteen losses. The team is in a difficult situation due to a large number of injured players. Six players were ruled out due to injuries for varying periods: Victor Oladipo, Kyle Lowry, Nikola Jovic, Orlando Robinson, Omer Yurtseven and Duncan Robinson.
Indiana Pacers
Indiana is 10th in the Eastern Conference standings with 25 wins and 30 losses. The Pacers have lost nine consecutive games away, but have a positive balance of 17 wins and 15 losses in games with Conference neighbors. Teams meet for the fourth time in this regular season. The previous game, which took place on Christmas Eve, December 24, remained with Indiana (111:108). Tyrese Halliburton, who scored 43 points, became the most productive in its composition then.
Prediction
Despite the fact that from a tournament point of view this game is perhaps even more important for Indiana, Miami basketball players are unlikely to turn down the opportunity to improve their statistics and confirm their intentions to get into the playoffs at the end of the regular season. But the guests, taking into account the quality of the game that they demonstrate in away meetings and not only, risk even before the decisive segment in the championship to say goodbye to hopes of getting into the top eight in the East. Chicago, Toronto, Washington and even Orlando will gladly take advantage of the misfire of a direct competitor. Our prediction is Miami to win with a handicap (-7.5) of 2.06 points. In the last ten meetings Miami won five victories. The team in this segment scored an average of 107.1 points per match, allowing their opponents to score 107.8. Similar indicators of "Indiana" (only two wins in the last ten meetings) looks much sadder. The Pacers averaged 111.2 points on offense and allowed 119.9 points per game on defense. The performance of teams is kept at an average level, so you should not expect extravaganza in this match. Our prediction is for over 223.5 points for 1.91. Place a bet on the line of 1xBet with odds of 2.06. Promo code for registration - ODDS2WIN.
