It figures to be a shootout when the Indiana Pacers (9-6, 5-3 Home) host the Orlando Magic (5-12, 1-7 Away) on Monday. The teams face off in their second successive game against each other. Indiana edged past Orlando 114-113 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, their fourth straight win.
Franz Wagner topped all players in scoring with 29 points in defeat. Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points, 14 assists, and three blocks for the Pacers. The Magic are the 13th seed in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers are fifth in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers’ victory on Saturday was the teams’ only previous meeting this season.
Wagner and Wendell Carter Jr., averaging 19.3 and 16.6 points per game, respectively, have led the Magic in scoring this season. Both are among the NBA’s top scorers, as Wagner is No. 1 and Carter Jr. is first. Carter Jr. also has grabbed 9.1 rebounds per game, most in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Jalen Suggs is dishing 5.7 assists per game. Haliburton (20.6 ppg), Bennedict Mathurin (19.1), and Buddy Hield (18.0) have been the primary providers for the Pacers on offense. Haliburton leads the NBA. Haliburton also has distributed 10.5 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Jalen Smith has posted 8.1 rebounds per game.
The Pacers and the Magic are two of the highest-scoring teams in the NBA, ranking first and fifth in points per game, respectively. Indiana is scoring 116.4 per game, while Orlando is averaging 109.9. The Magic have come up short in recent trips to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, losing seven of the last 10.
In the last 10 games, Orlando is 4-6 with an average margin of -1.8 (113.0-114.8). Indiana has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 116.6 points per game on average while allowing 111.3 (+5.3 margin).
MAGIC HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Bol Bol: 30.2 | 22.1 | +8.1
Points per game:
Bol Bol: 18.0 | 13.3 | +4.7
Rebounds per game:
Bol Bol: 11.4 | 8.2 | +3.2
PACERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
Buddy Hield: 3.4 | 4.9 | -1.5
Assists per game:
T.J. McConnell: 5.0 | 3.6 | +1.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Under 226.5 (-110)
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