Los Angeles Lakers vs Indiana Pacers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 3/12/2021

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (24-13) will look to fend off Malcolm Brogdon's Indiana Pacers (16-19) on March 12, 2021. The Lakers are a 4.5-point favorite. The matchup has an over/under of 217.5.

How to Watch

Time: 10:30 PM EST
TV Channel: NBA TV

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Lakers vs. Pacers Betting Data

Lakers Betting Data

• Los Angeles holds a losing record against the spread this year, going 17-20 ATS.
• When they are at least 4.5-point favorites, the Lakers have an ATS record of 13-12.
• Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in just 40.5% of games (15 out of 37 matchups).

Pacers Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Indiana is under .500: 14-21.
• The Pacers have an against-the-spread record of 5-5 when they're at least 4.5-point underdogs.
• Indiana has hit the over in 21 of 35 games this season (60%).

Point Total Insights

• Los Angeles' games this year have gone over the point total for Friday's matchup over/under (217.5 points) in 54.1% of opportunities (20 out of 37 matchups).
• In Indiana's games this year, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Friday's matchup point total in 24 out of 35 matchups (68.6%).
• The over/under for the game of 217.5 is 6.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Lakers (111.4 points per game) and the Pacers (112.8 points per game).
• The 218.8 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 1.3 more than the 217.5 over/under in this contest.
• The Lakers have seen a 217.7 average over/under in their games this season, 0.2 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 7.8 points separates the average total points bet in Pacers' games (225.3 points) and this matchup's over/under (217.5 points).

Previous Matchups

In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Indiana has won six games against Los Angeles, while the Pacers have a better against the spread record, 2-0, than the Lakers as well in those matchups between the two teams.

Lakers Players to Watch

• The leader in points and assists for the Lakers is James, who scores 25.8 points and dishes out 7.8 assists per game.
• Los Angeles' best rebounder is Anthony Davis, who averages 8.4 boards per game in addition to his 22.5 PPG average.
• James leads the Lakers in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.4 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Davis is Los Angeles' leader in steals and blocks, racking up 1.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.

Pacers Players to Watch

• Brogdon puts up 21.2 points per game to be the top scorer for the Pacers.
• Domantas Sabonis puts up a stat line of 11.1 rebounds, 20.8 points and 6.0 assists per game for Indiana to take the top rebound spot on the team. T.J. McConnell holds the top spot for assists with 6.8 per game, adding 6.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per matchup.
• Justin Holiday hits 2.5 three-pointers per game, the most on the Pacers.
• Indiana's leader in steals is McConnell with 2.0 per game, and its leader in blocks is Myles Turner with 3.4 per game.

Injury Report

Lakers: Marc Gasol: Day To Day (Health Protocols), Anthony Davis: Out (Achilles)

Pacers: T.J. Warren: Out (Foot), Caris LeVert: Out (Kidney)