Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (5-2) will play the Indiana Pacers (1-7) at Ball Arena on Saturday.

The Pacers faced off with the Nets and ended up losing by a score of 112-103 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 23 while the Nets racked up 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. Brooklyn walked away from this one shooting 74.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 26 of their 35 tries. On top of that, Brooklyn totaled 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Brooklyn distributed 26 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Concerning defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 41.9% from the field on 36 of 86 shooting. They also distributed 29 dimes for this contest as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 56 with 16 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Pacers buried 8 of 13 shots for a rate of 61.5%. Indiana walked away from the contest with a 41.4% FG percentage (41 of 99) and made 13 out of their 36 shots from distance.

Pascal Siakam is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He racked up 23 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and also totaled 6 rebounds. Siakam finished the game at 47.6% from the field and also distributed 10 assists.

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Indiana steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 1-7 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 24.5 fouls every game. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 49.6 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 190 assists this year, which is 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are shooting 30.9% on three-point attempts (98 of 317) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.6 pts per contest (28th in the league) while hitting 40.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are able to force 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 24.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.9% on three-point shots and they are 23rd in the NBA in opponents points per game (119.5). The Pacers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (330 of 713) and they relinquish 48.9 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 193 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Nuggets went home victorious with a score of 122-112 when they faced the Heat. The Nuggets were able to pull down 40 defensive boards and 21 offensive boards for a total of 61 in this contest. They turned it over 17 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. The Heat committed 20 personal fouls for this contest which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 89.3%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Denver buried 11 out of their 40 tries (27.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets went 43 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6%. The Nuggets permitted the Heat to bury 38 of 86 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2% for this contest. They went 34.1% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 14 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 25 from the free throw line (88.0%). When talking about rebounds, Denver allowed Miami to pull down 38 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for the matchup. He converted 12 out of 18 for the contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 15 rebounds. Jokic earned 33 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and tallied 16 dimes in this matchup.

Denver has a record of 5-2 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Nuggets are hitting on 50.3% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in the league. Denver has totaled 872 pts for the year (124.6 per contest) and they average 47.9 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 30.3 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest. The Nuggets are committing 21.0 fouls per game and they connect on 86.0% from the charity stripe.

The Denver defense surrenders 31.9% from downtown (86 of 270) and their opponents are making 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 24.6 assists and 39.7 rebounds every game, which is 7th and 4th in the league. The Nuggets defensively are ranked 6th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.6. They have forced 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the floor (7th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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