The Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 16.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 00:00 UK;
Venue – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17.274);
City – Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+5) for Bulls – 1.635.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 233 – 1.852.
The Chicago Bulls have a big problem with their lineup. Ball and DeRozan are too important players. Without them, a win in Indianapolis would be problematic. The Pacers are unlikely to be beaten. At least, we doubt it. However, we don’t expect an easy win for the home team.
The absence of key players will affect the performance of the teams. In this case, the encounter will probably not be productive. In their most recent head-to-head encounters, the opponents have not scored more than 233 points. It probably won’t happen now either.
Tyrese Haliburton was the best player on the Pacers’ roster against the Utah Jazz. Although his team lost (117-123), he recorded a double-double of 30 points, 1 assist and 12 assists.
Overall, the Pacers haven’t been doing so well in the regular season. The team can’t win their fifth game in a row. There were also bad meetings against the Washington Wizards (113:127), Phoenix Suns (104:117), Miami Heat (111:116) and Cleveland Cavaliers (103:122).
In the last 10 games, the team scored only one win. That was on February 4th against the Sacramento Kings (107-104).
The Indiana Pacers are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference. In 59 games, the team has won 25 games and suffered 34 losses.
The Pacers are averaging 114.5 points per game (116.7 at home). In both of their head-to-head meetings, they scored 116 or fewer points.
The Chicago Bulls are next to the Pacers on the table. The Illinois squad is 11th with 26 wins and 31 losses.
The team has lost its last four games. The Chicago Bulls failed to defeat Memphis Grizzlies (89-104), Brooklyn Nets (105-116) and Cleveland Cavs (89-97). On the final day of play, the Bulls lost at home to the Orlando Magic (91-100).
The team’s unsuccessful streak can be traced to a number of injured players.
The Bulls have conceded 116 or fewer points in their last ten away meetings.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Indiana Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton – Andrew Nembhard – Buddy Hield – Aaron Nesmith – Myles Turner.
Chicago Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu – Zach LaVine – DeMar DeRozan – Patrick Williams – Nikola Vucevic.
Daniel Theis (Day-to-day) and Myles Turner (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Indiana Pacers.
Javonte Green (Out), Lonzo Ball (Out), DeMar DeRozan (Day-to-day), Derrick Jones Jr. (Out), Alex Caruso (Day-to-day) and Goran Dragic (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Chicago Bulls.
The fixture will be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17.274) in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 16th of February, 2023, at 00:00 UK Time.
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