Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the location where the Indiana Pacers (32-24) will try to beat the Toronto Raptors (18-39) on Wednesday.

The Raptors took the court against the Suns and notched a win by a score of 127-109 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Raptors ended up with 23 and the Suns had 19 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 28 attempts from 3-point land. Phoenix finished the contest at 72.7% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 22 shots. On top of that, Phoenix snagged 37 boards (4 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 1 block. Phoenix earned 22 assists and had 9 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Toronto let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the field on 43 of 85 shooting. They also distributed 30 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 49 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Raptors knocked down 21 of 30 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. Toronto finished the game with a 48.9% field goal percentage (43 of 88) and converted 20 out of their 35 shots from downtown.

RJ Barrett is someone who was a major factor in the game. Barrett ended up going 40.0% from the floor and dished out 7 dimes. He saw the court for 32 mins played and also totaled 6 boards. He ended up scoring 23 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Toronto enters this matchup with a mark of 18-39 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 15.5 times per game and as a group are committing 21.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Toronto is pulling in 43.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,633 assists for the campaign, which is 7th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Raptors are hitting 35.4% on three-point attempts (665 of 1,880) and 74.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 110.9 pts per game (21st in the league) while going 46.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Raptors are forcing 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They give up 35.6% on 3-pointers while they are 25th in basketball in points per game allowed (116.4). The Raptors are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,365 of 5,028) and they relinquish 44.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 11th in the league in giving up assists with 1,485 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Pacers took a defeat with a final score of 125-116 against the Nuggets. The Pacers snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 32 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 11 steals in this matchup. The Nuggets committed 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They were able to make 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.5%. Concerning shooting from distance, Indiana knocked down 14 of their 43 tries (32.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Pacers finished the game shooting 40 for 85 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.1%. The Pacers permitted the Nuggets to make 53 of their 94 attempts from the field which had them shooting 56.4% in this matchup. They finished 38.1% from downtown by connecting on 8 of 21 and finished the game at 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). When talking about team rebounding, Indiana allowed Denver to collect 46 in total (14 offensive).

Myles Turner ended up being a factor for the Pacers in this game. He knocked down 7 out of 18 for this game for a rate of 38.9%, and had 2 rebounds. Turner tallied 23 points in his 39 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists in this game.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 32-24 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Pacers are shooting 48.9% from the field, which ranks 4th in the league. Indiana has scored 6,521 points for the campaign (116.4 per game) and they pull down 41.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 28.9 times per game (5th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The Pacers commit 19.1 fouls per contest while shooting 78.8% from the free throw line.

The Indiana defense gives up 35.8% on 3-point shots (732 of 2,045) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.7 assists and 44.7 boards per game, which is 19th and 19th in the NBA. The Pacers on defense are ranked 21st in the league in PPG allowed with 115.6. They are forcing 14.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (23rd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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