Indiana Pacers vs Houston Rockets: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/6/2021

Oddsmakers expect James Harden and the Houston Rockets (2-3) to matchup up well with Malcolm Brogdon and the Indiana Pacers (5-2). Indiana is a slight 2-point favorite for the clash on January 6, 2021. A 224.5-point over/under has been set for the matchup.

How to Watch

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

Betting Suggestions:

Pacers vs. Rockets Betting Data

Pacers Betting Data

• Indiana has a 4-1 record against the spread this year.
• The Pacers have fared well as a 2-point favorite, going 1-0 against the spread when favored by at least 2 points.
• Indiana has hit the over the majority of the time, in seven of seven games (100%).

Rockets Betting Data

• Houston has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 2-3.
• Houston has hit the over in 5 of 5 games this season (100%).

Point Total Insights

• In Indiana's matchups this season, the Pacers and their opponents have exceeded Wednesday's total of 224.5 points 24 times (342.9% of opportunities).
• In three out of Houston's five games this year (60%), the competing teams combined for more points than the point total in Wednesday's matchup.
• Together, the two teams combine for 227.1 points per game, 2.6 points more than the over/under of 224.5 for this contest.
• The 223.7 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 0.8 fewer than the 224.5 total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Pacers games is 1.5 points fewer than the over/under of 224.5 points in this matchup.
• Rockets' games have a total points bet of 227.8 points this season, 3.3 points more than the over/under for this matchup.

Previous Matchups

Houston has won a majority of its last 10 games against Indiana, going 6-4,

Pacers Players to Watch

• Brogdon leads the Pacers in points and assists per game, scoring 22.0 points and distributing 7.0 assists.
• Domantas Sabonis leads Indiana in rebounding, grabbing 11.3 rebounds per game while also scoring 20.6 points a contest.
• Victor Oladipo makes more threes per game than any other member of the Pacers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.3 per contest.
• The Indiana steals leader is Brogdon, who averages 1.9 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Myles Turner, who compiles 3.6 rejections per contest.

Rockets Players to Watch

• Christian Wood paces the Rockets scoring, rebounding and assists leaderboards, hitting 23.6 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
• Sterling Brown is the top scorer from deep for the Rockets, hitting 2.0 threes per game.
• PJ Tucker (1.2 steals per game) is the steal leader for Houston while Wood (2.0 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Pacers:

Jalen Lecque: Out (Left Ankle),

Jeremy Lamb: Out (Knee),

T.J. Warren: Out (Foot),

Goga Bitadze: Out (Right ankle),

Brian Bowen II: Out (Groin)

Rockets:

Kenyon Martin Jr.: Out (Illness),

Chris Clemons: Out For Season (Achilles),

Ben McLemore: Out (Illness),

Christian Wood: Day To Day (Knee),

Danuel House Jr.: Out (Back),

Mason Jones: Out (Right Ankle)