Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/4/21
2021-03-04 20:00:00 EDT
The Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers meet Thursday in NBA action at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The Denver Nuggets look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Denver Nuggets are averaging 115.9 points on 48.6 percent shooting and allowing 110.8 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Nikola Jokic is averaging 27.3 points and 11 rebounds while Jamal Murray is averaging 21.7 points and 4.6 assists. Michael Porter Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Will Barton is grabbing four rebounds. The Denver Nuggets are shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc and 78.8 percent from the free throw line. The Denver Nuggets are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game.
The Indiana Pacers need a win after losing 11 of their last 16 games. The Indiana Pacers are averaging 113 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 112.6 points on 46.5 percent shooting. Malcolm Brogdon is averaging 21.3 points and 4.8 rebounds while Domantas Sabonis is averaging 21.2 points and 5.9 assists. TJ Warren is the third double-digit scorer and Myles Turner is grabbing 6.5 rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Indiana Pacers are allowing 37.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.2 rebounds per game.
The Nuggets are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 Thursday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Pacers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 26-12 in Nuggets last 38 overall. The over is 6-1 in Pacers last 7 overall. The Nuggets are 11-5 ATS in the last 16 meetings in Indiana and 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Denver Nuggets have the rest advantage and are playing some of their best ball of the season, which includes winning their last five games by an average of 14 points while shooting 50 percent from the field. The Indiana Pacers are on a end of a back to back and simply have been all that impressive this season. You can argue this line should be a lot steeper than it is. I’ll gladly lay the bucket with the Nuggets on the road.
