Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/31/2021

Malcolm Brogdon and the Indiana Pacers (11-8) have an opportunity to secure an upset win when they hit the court as only 1.5-point underdogs against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers (14-6) on Sunday. A point total of 223 has been set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 7:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-IN

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76ers vs. Pacers Betting Data

76ers Betting Data

• Philadelphia has an 11-8-1 record against the spread this season.
• The 76ers' record against the spread as at least a 1.5-point favorite is above .500 at 9-7.
• Philadelphia goes over the point total half of the time, in 10 of 20 games (50%).

Pacers Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Indiana has a winning record: 10-9.
• The Pacers are .500 against the spread (6-6) when at least 1.5-point underdogs.
• Indiana has hit the over in 11 of 19 games this season (57.9%).

Point Total Insights

• In Philadelphia's matchups this season, the 76ers and their opponents have gone over Sunday's total of 223 points nine times (45% of opportunities).
• 10 Indiana games this year (52.6% of its matchups) ended with a final score higher than Sunday's over/under of 223 points.
• The over/under for the contest of 223 is 3.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the 76ers (113.6 points per game) and the Pacers (113.3 points per game).
• These two teams surrender a combined 220.4 points per game, 2.6 points less than this contest's over/under.
• This season, the average total for 76ers games is 223.2 points, 0.2 more than the over/under of 223 points for this contest.
• Pacers' games have a total points bet of 224 points this season, one point more than the over/under for this game.

Previous Matchups

Indiana has won a majority of its last 10 games against Philadelphia, going 6-4, while the Pacers are also 4-0 against the spread when playing the 76ers.

76ers Players to Watch

• The 76ers leader in points and rebounds is Embiid, who scores 28.3 points and pulls down 11.1 rebounds per game.
• Philadelphia's best passer is Ben Simmons, who averages 7.9 assists per game to go with his 12.9 PPG scoring average.
• Danny Green makes more threes per game than any other member of the 76ers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.
• The Philadelphia steals leader is Simmons, who averages 1.6 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Embiid, who compiles 1.3 rejections per contest.

Pacers Players to Watch

• Brogdon's points (22.7 per game) and assists (7.2 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Pacers' leaderboards.
• Domantas Sabonis' stat line of 12.2 rebounds, 20.5 points and 5.8 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Indiana rebounding leaderboard.
• Brogdon is dependable from three-point range and leads the Pacers with 2.9 made threes per game.
• T.J. McConnell (1.7 steals per game) is the steal leader for Indiana while Myles Turner (4.0 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

76ers: Mike Scott: Out (Knee), Joel Embiid: Day To Day (Back), Terrance Ferguson: Out (Health and Safety Protocols)

Pacers: Doug McDermott: Day To Day (Back), T.J. Warren: Out (Foot), Caris LeVert: Out (Kidney)