Phoenix Suns vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 1/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the location where the Indiana Pacers (17-18) will attempt to beat the Phoenix Suns (15-17) on Saturday.

The Suns faced off with the Grizzlies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-112 in their last game. Phoenix wrapped up the contest with a 45.7% FG percentage (42 out of 92) and converted 9 of their 30 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Suns made 19 of 25 tries for a rate of 76.0%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 58 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 25 dimes for this contest while creating 24 turnovers and getting 16 steals. In relation to defending, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the field on 40 of 94 shooting. Memphis totaled 21 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Memphis pulled down 41 boards (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Memphis shot 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 22 of their 33 tries. They buried 15 of their 44 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 13 while the Grizzlies recorded 18 fouls.

Kevin Durant is a player who was a factor for the contest. Durant ended up shooting 57.9% from the floor and dished out 6 dimes. He played 39 mins and also totaled 10 rebounds. He had 29 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Phoenix enters this contest with a record of 15-17 on the campaign. They are averaging 112.2 pts per contest (15th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.7% from the floor. The Suns are hitting 37.6% on three-point attempts (458 of 1,219) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is collecting 42.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 860 dimes for the year, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Suns are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.6% on 3-pointers and they are 18th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (114.0). The Suns defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.8% (1,332 of 2,844) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 13th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 856 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 128-115 when they played the Heat. In reference to rebounding, Indiana allowed Miami to snag 51 overall (14 offensive). They wrapped up this game 42.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 of 26 and ended up going 18 of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Pacers allowed the Heat to bury 43 out of 75 attempts from the field which had them shooting 57.3% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Pacers shot 51 out of 96 from the field which had them at 53.1%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 17 out of their 40 attempts (42.5%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 56.3%. The Heat had 15 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Pacers were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for this contest.

Tyrese Haliburton was important for the Pacers in this matchup. He converted 13 out of 21 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.9%, and had 5 rebounds. Haliburton had 33 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accumulated 15 dimes for the contest.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 17-18 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Pacers are hitting on 48.8% from the field, which is 4th in basketball. Indiana has tallied 4,025 points for the campaign (115.0 per game) and they average 41.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 28.0 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. The Pacers commit 19.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana defense surrenders 36.3% on 3-pointers (470 of 1,296) and their opposition knocks down 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 26.1 dimes and 44.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 15th and 17th in basketball. The Pacers are ranked 22nd in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 116.8. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the field (24th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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