The Indiana Pacers (7-6) face the Houston Rockets (3-12) at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, November 18, 2022. The matchup airs on SportsNet SW and BSIN.
The Pacers enter their matchup against the Rockets as a 5.5-point favorite. The matchup’s over/under is set at 236.5.
Pacers vs. Rockets Betting Odds
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- Spread: Indiana -5.5
- Total: 236.5
- Moneyline: Indiana -213, Houston +177
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Pacers at Rockets odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 5.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (236.5)
- Prediction:
Pacers 117 – Rockets 114
Moneyline
- Indiana has split the two contests it has played as odds-on favorites this season.
- Indiana has yet to enter a game this year with shorter moneyline odds than -213.
- Indiana has an implied victory probability of 68.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Houston is 3-12 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 20% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +177 or longer, Houston has a record of 1-10 (9.1%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, Houston’s implied win probability is 36.1%.
Against the spread
- The 117.9 points per game the Pacers record are just 1.5 more points than the Rockets give up (116.4).
- Indiana is 7-1 against the spread and 6-2 overall when scoring more than 116.4 points.
- When Indiana totals more than 116.4 points, it is 6-2.
- Houston has a 5-1-1 record against the spread and a 2-5 record overall when allowing fewer than 117.9 points.
- When Houston gives up fewer than 117.9 points, it is 2-5.
- The Rockets score an average of 109.1 points per game, 7.7 fewer points than the 116.8 the Pacers give up to opponents.
- When it scores more than 116.8 points, Houston is 1-1-1 against the spread and 1-2 overall.
- When it scores more than 116.8 points, Houston is 1-2.
- Indiana’s record is 2-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall when it gives up fewer than 109.1 points.
- Indiana’s record is 2-0 when it allows fewer than 109.1 points.
- The Pacers are the league’s third-ranked scoring team (117.9 PPG), while the Rockets allow the rank 24th in points per game (116.4) in NBA play.
- The 24th-ranked scoring NBA team (109.1 PPG) is Houston, while the Indiana squad ranks 27th in the league defensively (116.8 PPG).
- The Pacers have out-scored their opponents by only 14 points this season (1.1 points per game on average), and opponents of the Rockets have out-scored them by 110 more points on the year (7.3 per game).
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Over/Under
- Indiana’s average implied point total this year is 2.3 fewer points than its implied total in Friday’s game (118.7 implied points on average compared to 121 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Indiana has scored more than 121 points in a game six times.
- Houston’s average implied point total on the season (117.7 points) is 1.7 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (116 points).
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How to watch Pacers vs. Rockets
- Game Day: Friday, November 18, 2022
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: SportsNet SW and BSIN
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Arena: Toyota Center
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