Indiana Pacers (13-18) vs. Miami Heat (18-13)
December 21, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Heat PK; Over/Under: 208.5
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The Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat meet Tuesday in NBA action at the FTX Arena. The Indiana Pacers look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Miami Heat look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Indiana Pacers are averaging 108 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 106.5 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Malcolm Brogdon is averaging 19.7 points and 6.2 assists, while Domantas Sabonis is averaging 18.3 points and 11.8 rebounds. Caris LeVert is the third double-digit scorer and Myles Turner is grabbing 7.4 rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 32.3 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Indiana Pacers are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.2 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat are averaging 106.6 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 103.7 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 22.8 points and 5.2 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20.3 points and 5.2 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 36.5 percent from beyond the arc and 78.8 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44 rebounds per game.
The Pacers are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as an underdog and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a road underdog. The Heat are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite. The under is 10-1 in Pacers last 11 road games. The under is 5-2 in Heat last 7 overall. The Pacers are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Miami.
The Indiana Pacers probably should be favored given the Heat’s injury report, which now includes PJ Tucker, but there’s a chance Herro plays and that would be a major boost. Bottom line is, I still give the Heat the edge because they’re at home, where they win by an average of 6.3 points. The Indiana Pacers are inconsistent as all hell, and they lose on the road by an average of 1.8 points. Toss up game, give me the Heat because of home court.
