Brooklyn Nets vs Indiana Pacers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/29/2021

Malcolm Brogdon's Indiana Pacers (29-32) will look to secure an upset of Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets (42-20) on April 29, 2021. The Nets are a 5-point favorite. The game's over/under is 241.5.

How to Watch

Time: 7:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBA TV

Betting Suggestions:

Nets vs. Pacers Betting Data

Nets Betting Data

• Brooklyn beat the spread more often than not this season, going 31-30 against the spread.
• The Nets' record against the spread as at least a 5-point favorite is below .500 at 9-23.
• Brooklyn regularly hits the over, eclipsing the point total in 36 of 61 games (59%).

Pacers Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Indiana is under .500: 25-36.
• When the Pacers are at least 5-point underdogs, they're 5-8 against the spread.
• Indiana hit the over in 60.7% of its games (37 of 61 games).

Point Total Insights

• Brooklyn and its opponents have hit the over on Thursday's 241.5 total in 19 out of 62 games (30.6%) this season.
• In 16 out of Indiana's 61 games this year (26.2%), the competing teams combined for a higher point total than the point total in Thursday's matchup.
• The Nets average 118.7 points per game against the Pacers' 114, amounting to 8.8 points under the matchup's over/under of 241.5.
• The 228.7 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 12.8 fewer than the 241.5 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average total for Nets games is 232.9 points, 8.6 fewer than the over/under of 241.5 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 13.0 points more than the average over/under in Pacers' games this season (228.5 points).

Previous Matchups

Brooklyn has an 8-2 record against Indiana over the last 10 matchups, while the Nets also perform better against the spread, putting together a 3-2 record ATS in those contests against the Pacers.

Nets Players to Watch

• The leader in rebounds and assists for the Nets is James Harden, who pulls down 8.0 boards and administers 10.9 assists per game to go with a 25.2 PPG scoring average.
• Durant leads Brooklyn in scoring, averaging 27.1 per game to go with 6.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists.
• Joe Harris leads the Nets in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.1 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Kyrie Irving and Durant lead Brooklyn on the defensive end, with Irving leading the team in steals averaging 1.3 per game and Durant in blocks averaging 1.3 per contest.

Pacers Players to Watch

• Brogdon is the top scorer for the Pacers with 21.5 points per game. He also adds 5.3 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game to his statistics.
• Indiana's leader in rebounds is Domantas Sabonis with 11.6 per game, and its leader in assists is T.J. McConnell with 6.6 per game.
• Brogdon is the most prolific from distance for the Pacers, hitting 2.6 threes per game.
• Indiana's leader in steals is McConnell with 1.7 per game, and its leader in blocks is Myles Turner with 3.4 per game.

Injury Report

Nets:

Chris Chiozza: Out (Hand),

James Harden: Out (Hamstring),

Bruce Brown: Out (Knee),

Nicolas Claxton: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),

Spencer Dinwiddie: Out For Season (ACL),

Kyrie Irving: Out (Groin)

Pacers:

Domantas Sabonis: Out (Back),

Myles Turner: Out (Toe),

Goga Bitadze: Day To Day (Ankle),

T.J. Warren: Out For Season (Foot),

Jeremy Lamb: Day To Day (Knee)