Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/19/21
2021-03-19 20:00:00 EDT
The Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat meet Friday in NBA action at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
The Indiana Pacers need a win after losing eight of their last 10 games. The Indiana Pacers are averaging 112.6 points on 47.3 percent shooting and allowing 112.8 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Malcolm Brogdon is averaging 21.7 points and 4.7 rebounds while Domantas Sabonis is averaging 20.4 points and 6.4 assists. Caris LeVert is the third double-digit scorer and Myles Turner is grabbing 6.5 rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Indiana Pacers are allowing 38.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.5 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat look for a win after winning 11 of their last 13 games. The Miami Heat are averaging 106.3 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 106.8 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.8 points and 7.6 assists while Bam Adebayo is averaging 18.9 points and 9.5 rebounds. Tyler Herro is the third double-digit scorer and Goran Dragic is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 79.2 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 35.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.8 rebounds per game.
The Pacers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 7-20 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The Heat are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Friday games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The over is 7-2 in Pacers last 9 overall. The under is 6-2 in Heat last 8 overall. The Pacers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings. The under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
The Indiana Pacers aren’t winning, aren’t covering numbers and they’re losing their last five games by an average of 5.6 points. The Miami Heat are playing their best ball of the season right now with the best defense in the month of March, and in their last five games they’re winning by an average of seven points while allowing 40.3 percent shooting from the field. The Pacers are a disappointing bunch that’s hard to back with confidence. I’ll lay the reasonable number with the Heat at home.
