Denver Nuggets vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 12/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the location where the Indiana Pacers (4-16) will play the Denver Nuggets (14-5) on Wednesday.

The Nuggets took the court against the Suns and went home with a win by a final score of 130-112 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 20 and the Suns totaled 23 fouls. They converted 14 out of their 42 attempts from long range. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 76.9% at the free throw line by burying 20 of their 26 shots. Furthermore, Phoenix snagged 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Phoenix dished out 23 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 44.3% from the floor on 39 of 88 shooting. They also doled out 36 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 2 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nuggets buried 20 of 21 shots for a percentage of 95.2%. Denver wrapped up the contest having earned a 57.9% field goal percentage (44 out of 76) and made 22 of 38 3-point shots.

Nikola Jokic is someone who was a major contributor in this game. Jokic finished the game shooting 100.0% from the floor and also recorded 10 assists. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He left the arena with 26 points on 7 out of 7 shooting.

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Denver enters this game with a win-loss mark of 14-5 for the season. They have an average of 124.8 points per game (1st in the league) while connecting on 51.1% from the field. The Nuggets are shooting 39.2% on shots from distance (255 of 651) and 83.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver is pulling in 45.7 boards per contest and has earned 560 assists so far this year, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 22.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 497 relinquished for the season. The Nuggets defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.6% (788 of 1,728) and they surrender 40.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 32.5% on shots from downtown and they are 12th in basketball in PPG allowed (115.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers took home the win by a final score of 103-101 when they played the Bulls. When discussing cleaning the glass, Indiana allowed Chicago to grab 45 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 41.2% from distance by going 14 of 34 and finished the contest at 9 of 16 from the free throw line (56.3%). The Pacers permitted the Bulls to convert 39 out of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8% for this game. When all was said and done, the Pacers finished the game shooting 41 for 89 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.1%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Indiana made 13 of 41 tries (31.7%). They were able to make 8 of those for a rate of 72.7%. The Bulls committed 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Pacers to the free throw line for 11 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Pacers snagged 37 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 44 in this contest.

Pascal Siakam pitched in for the Pacers for the game. Siakam racked up 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 assists in this contest. He made 11 of 23 in this game giving him a rate of 47.8%, and added 9 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 4-16 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Pacers are shooting 42.4% from the floor, which ranks 30th in the league. Indiana has accounted for 2,195 points on the year (109.8 per game) and they pull in 45.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.6 times per game (29th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.6 times per game. The Pacers are committing 23.4 fouls per contest and they hit 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana defense allows 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (225 of 702) and their opponents are connecting on 76.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 25.1 dimes and 47.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 6th and 27th in basketball. The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 21st in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 118.6. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (19th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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