Indiana Pacers (28-36) vs. Chicago Bulls (29-35)
March 5, 2023 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Bulls -6; Over/Under: +227.5
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The Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls meet Sunday in NBA action at the Untied Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Indiana Pacers are averaging 115.1 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 117.5 points on 47.6 percent shooting. Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 20.1 points and 3.7 rebounds, while Myles Turner is averaging 18.2 points and 8 rebounds. Buddy Hield is the third double-digit scorer and Bennedict Mathurin is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 79.5 percent from the free throw line. The Indiana Pacers are allowing 37.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.6 rebounds per game.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 113.2 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 112.4 points on 46.7 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 25.3 points and 5.1 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 24.2 points and 4.8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Patrick Williams is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 80.9 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43 rebounds per game.
The Pacers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bulls are 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 home games and 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The under is 6-0 in Pacers last 6 Sunday games. The under is 15-5 in Bulls last 20 overall. The under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
The Chicago Bulls are playing their best ball of the season right now, and they’ve had covering success at home as well. The Indiana Pacers have been underwhelming for the most part, and they have issues on the road where they lose by an average of 6.1 points. I’ll lay the chalk with the Bulls at home.
