Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/4/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (29-31) will try to defeat the Indiana Pacers (15-46) at Intuit Dome on Wednesday.

The Pacers stepped onto the hardwood against the Grizzlies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 125-106 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Pacers finished with 13 and the Grizzlies totaled 16 personal fouls. They also converted 15 of their 35 tries from 3-point range. Memphis finished shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 14 shots. Moreover, Memphis grabbed 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 9 blocks. Memphis totaled 34 dimes and had 12 steals for the contest. In relation to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 51.1% from the floor on 48 out of 94 shooting. They also dished out 29 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 31 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Pacers buried 13 of 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. Indiana ended the contest with a 48.8% field goal percentage (39 of 80) and buried 15 of their 39 shots from distance.

Jarace Walker is one guy who came through in this game. Walker finished 80.0% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 25 minutes and also collected 3 boards. He finished with 21 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

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Indiana heads into this contest with a mark of 15-46 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 21.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 42.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,608 assists for the year, which is 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pacers are shooting 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (792 of 2,270) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.4 points per outing (27th in the NBA) while going 45.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 fouls. They are giving up 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 25th in the league in opponents PPG (119.6). The Pacers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.8% (2,668 of 5,462) and they surrender 46.8 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 12th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,603 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Clippers got the win with a final of 114-101 when they faced the Warriors. When it comes to rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Golden State to collect 40 in total (15 offensive). They finished 35.4% from three-point range by shooting 17 out of 48 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). The Clippers permitted the Warriors to convert 36 of their 93 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.7% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Clippers finished the game shooting 42 for 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles knocked down 9 of 31 tries (29.0%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 91.3%. The Warriors had 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Clippers collected 37 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 52 for this contest.

Kawhi Leonard ended up being a factor for the Clippers in this contest. He converted 9 out of 14 in this game for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Leonard totaled 23 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Los Angeles has a mark of 29-31 for the year. As an offense, the Clippers are connecting on 47.9% from the field, which is 5th in the league. Los Angeles has accounted for 6,728 pts for the campaign (112.1 per contest) and they collect 40.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 23.5 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.0 times per contest. The Clippers have committed 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 83.3% from the free throw line.

The Clippers are ranked 9th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.1. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (11th in the league). The Los Angeles defense allows 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (805 of 2,191) and their opponents are making 79.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.9 dimes and 41.9 boards per contest, which is 10th and 7th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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