Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/8/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Indiana Pacers (15-47) are hitting the road to Moda Center on Sunday where they will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (30-33).

The Pacers stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and took a loss by a final of 130-107 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 21 and the Clippers recorded 23 personal fouls. They also buried 12 out of their 32 attempts from distance. Los Angeles finished 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 20 of their 25 attempts. Furthermore, Los Angeles collected 47 rebounds (6 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Los Angeles recorded 28 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, Indiana allowed the other team to go 55.1% from the floor on 49 out of 89 shooting. They also distributed 26 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected 38 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 25 of their 31 tries for a rate of 80.6%. Indiana wrapped up the game having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (36 out of 84) and buried 10 of their 36 three-point attempts.

Pascal Siakam is a guy who was a major factor in the game. Siakam went 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and also snagged 5 boards. He left the arena with 29 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Indiana comes into this game with a record of 15-47 for the campaign. They are averaging 111.3 pts per game (28th in basketball) while going 45.0% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 34.8% on three-point attempts (802 of 2,306) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 42.3 rebounds per game and has 1,634 dimes this year, which has them ranked 14th in basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.6 times per game and as a group are committing 21.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers every game and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They rank 12th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,631 relinquished so far this year. The Pacers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.9% (2,717 of 5,551) and they surrender 46.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 25th in the league in PPG allowed (119.7).

In their last game, the Trail Blazers got the victory with a final of 122-114 when they played the Grizzlies. The Trail Blazers snagged 33 defensive boards and 20 offensive rebounds totaling 53 for this game. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Grizzlies had 23 personal fouls in this game which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 61.1%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Portland knocked down 15 of their 43 tries (34.9%). Overall, the Trail Blazers finished the game shooting 48 out of 95 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.5%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Grizzlies to bury 39 of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.8% in the game. They shot 43.8% from downtown by shooting 14 out of 32 and ended up shooting 22 of 33 at the free throw line (66.7%). When talking about how they rebounded, Portland allowed Memphis to collect 38 overall (13 offensive).

Jrue Holiday ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers in this contest. Holiday accumulated 35 points in his 32 mins on the court and accumulated 11 assists in this game. He made 13 of 19 for this game for a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 30-33 so far this year. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks 28th in basketball. Portland has totaled 7,267 pts for the season (115.3 per contest) and they collect 45.7 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 24.7 times per game (26th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 17.3 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 20.1 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Portland defense surrenders 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (830 of 2,279) and their opposition makes 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 27.0 dimes and 43.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 19th and 13th in basketball. The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 24th in the league in PPG surrendered with 118.3. They are able to force 15.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (22nd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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