Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/24/2021

The Indiana Pacers (9-6) are slight favorites against the Toronto Raptors (6-9) on January 24, 2021 in a game projected to be a close one. Indiana and Malcolm Brogdon are a 1.5-point favorite against Fred VanVleet and Toronto. The game features an over/under of 219.

How to Watch

Time: 1:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBA TV

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Pacers vs. Raptors Betting Data

Pacers Betting Data

• Indiana has a solid record against the spread this season, going 8-4 ATS.
• The Pacers are 1-1 against the spread when playing as at least a 1.5-point favorite.
• Indiana has gone over the point total the majority of the time, in 15 of 15 games (100%).

Raptors Betting Data

• Toronto has a losing (6-7) record against the spread this season.
• The Raptors are 2-1 against the spread this season when they're at least 1.5-point underdogs.
• Toronto has hit the over in 14 of 15 games this season (93.3%).

Point Total Insights

• In Indiana's matchups this season, the Pacers and their opponents have exceeded Sunday's point total of 219 points 34 times (226.7% of opportunities).
• Eight Toronto games this year (53.3% of its matchups) ended with a final score higher than Sunday's over/under of 219 points.
• The over/under for the contest of 219 is 4.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Pacers (113.3 points per game) and the Raptors (110.5 points per game).
• The 220 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are one more than the 219 total in this contest.
• The Pacers have seen a 224.6 average over/under in their games this season, 5.6 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this matchup is 0.2 points fewer than the average over/under in Raptors' games this season (219.2 points).

Previous Matchups

Toronto has won a majority of its last 10 games against Indiana, going 8-2, while the Raptors are also 3-1 against the spread when playing the Pacers.

Pacers Players to Watch

• The leader in points and assists for the Pacers is Brogdon, who scores 22.5 points and distributes 7.2 assists per game.
• Domantas Sabonis leads Indiana in rebounding, grabbing 12.5 rebounds per game while also scoring 21.7 points a contest.
• The Pacers get the most three-point shooting production out of Brogdon, who knocks down 2.9 threes per game.
• The Indiana steals leader is T.J. McConnell, who averages 1.8 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Myles Turner, who compiles 4.0 rejections per contest.

Raptors Players to Watch

• VanVleet is at the top of the Raptors scoring leaderboard with 18.9 points per game. He also pulls down 4.5 rebounds and averages 6.5 assists per game.
• Pascal Siakam puts up a stat line of 8.1 rebounds, 18.6 points and 4.7 assists per game for Toronto to take the top rebound spot on the team. Kyle Lowry holds the top spot for assists with 7.1 per game, adding 18.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest.
• VanVleet knocks down 3.2 three-pointers per game, the most on the Raptors.
• Toronto's leader in steals is OG Anunoby with 2.0 per game, and its leader in blocks is Chris Boucher with 2.3 per game.

Injury Report

Pacers: T.J. Warren: Out (Foot), JaKarr Sampson: Day To Day (Non-COVID Illness), Caris LeVert: Out (Kidney)

Raptors: Kyle Lowry: Day To Day (Foot), Patrick McCaw: Out (Knee)