Indiana Pacers vs Houston Rockets: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/14/2021

The Indiana Pacers (25-28) are a 4.5-point favorite against the Houston Rockets (14-40) on April 14, 2021. The matchup's over/under is 234.

How to Watch

Time: 9:00 PM EST
TV Channel: BSIN

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Pacers vs. Rockets Betting Data

Pacers Betting Data

• Indiana has a losing 21-32 record against the spread this season.
• The Pacers' record against the spread as at least a 4.5-point favorite is below .500 at 5-9.
• Indiana has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in 32 of 53 games (60.4%).

Rockets Betting Data

• Houston has a losing (18-36) record against the spread this season.
• The Rockets are 2-4 against the spread when at least 4.5-point underdogs.
• Houston hit the over in just 42.6% of their games (23 of 54 games).

Point Total Insights

• Indiana's games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Wednesday's matchup over/under (234 points) in 19 out of 53 opportunities (35.8% of matchups).
• In 16 out of Houston's 54 games this season (29.6%), the competing teams scored more points than the over/under in Wednesday's matchup.
• The point total for the contest of 234 is 12.5 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Pacers (113.5 points per game) and the Rockets (108 points per game).
• The 228.4 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 5.6 fewer than the 234 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average total for Pacers games is 227.5 points, 6.5 fewer than the over/under of 234 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 11.6 points more than the average over/under in Rockets' games this season (222.4 points).

Previous Matchups

Houston has won a majority of its last 10 games against Indiana, going 7-3, while the Pacers have covered the spread in two of three games against the Rockets.

Pacers Players to Watch

• The scoring leader for the Pacers this season is Malcolm Brogdon, who averages 21.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game.
• Domantas Sabonis leads Indiana in rebounding, averaging 11.5 per game, while T.J. McConnell leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 6.5 in each contest.
• Brogdon makes more threes per game than any other member of the Pacers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.7 per contest.
• McConnell and Myles Turner lead Indiana on the defensive end, with McConnell leading the team in steals averaging 1.7 per game and Turner in blocks averaging 3.5 per contest.

Rockets Players to Watch

• Christian Wood records 21.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game for the Rockets, making him the leading scorer and rebounder on the team.
• Houston's assist leader is John Wall with 6.8 per game. He also scores 20.6 points per game and grabs 3.3 rebounds per game.
• Eric Gordon makes 2.6 three-pointers per game, the most on the Rockets.
• Houston's leader in steals is Jae'Sean Tate (1.2 per game), and its leader in blocks is Wood (1.2 per game).

Injury Report

Pacers:

Myles Turner: Day To Day (Ankle),

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

Doug McDermott: Day To Day (Ankle)

Rockets:

David Nwaba: Out (Wrist),

D.J. Augustin: Out (Ankle),

Dante Exum: Out (Calf),

Eric Gordon: Out (Groin),

Sterling Brown: Out (Knee),

Danuel House Jr.: Out (Ankle)