Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 10/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: DAZN

The Philadelphia 76ers (3-1) are en route to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday where they will take on the Indiana Pacers (2-2).

The 76ers took the court against the Pistons and took a loss by a score of 106-93 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the 76ers finished with 23 and the Pistons accounted for 19 fouls. They also made 14 of 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Detroit shot 64.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 25 attempts. Furthermore, Detroit collected 54 rebounds (15 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Detroit earned 25 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. In the matter of the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 43.7% from the floor on 38 out of 87 shooting. They also dished out 22 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the 76ers knocked down 14 of 23 shots for a rate of 60.9%. Philadelphia wrapped up the game with a 40.0% field goal percentage (36 out of 90) and converted 7 of their 27 three-point shots.

Tyrese Maxey is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He scored 29 points on 11 of 24 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. Maxey walked away from this one shooting 45.8% from the field and also totaled 4 assists.

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Philadelphia will take the court with a record of 3-1 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 23.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling down 41.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 100 assists on the year, which ranks 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The 76ers are shooting 31.7% on 3-pointers (44 of 139) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 110.0 pts per game (24th in the league) while going 42.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the 76ers are able to force 18.8 turnovers every game and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They give up 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 7th in the league in PPG allowed (107.0). The 76ers are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.0% (154 of 358) and they concede 53.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 12th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 84 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Pacers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-102 when they faced the Bucks. The Pacers snagged 34 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 48 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Bucks were called for 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 61.1%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Indiana converted 13 out of 48 attempts (27.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pacers walked away from this one shooting 39 for 96 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.6%. The Pacers permitted the Bucks to make 41 of 95 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.2% for this contest. They shot 29.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 out of 44 and finished the game at 15 of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Indiana permitted Milwaukee to grab 61 in all (16 offensive).

Tyrese Haliburton ended up having an impact for the Pacers in this game. He buried 8 of 17 in the game for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and had 6 rebounds. Haliburton racked up 22 points in his 35 mins on the court and totaled 9 assists for the contest.

Indiana has a record of 2-2 for the year. The Pacers are responsible for committing 22.3 fouls per game and they hit 70.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 29.3 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest. Indiana has 466 points for the campaign (116.5 per game) and they pull down 43.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pacers are connecting on 48.5% from the field, which is ranked 5th in basketball.

The Indiana defense gives up 34.0% on 3-point attempts (50 of 147) and their opponents are converting on 79.7% of their foul shots. They give up 25.8 assists and 49.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 15th and 24th in the league. The Pacers defensively are ranked 17th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 115.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (12th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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