Philadelphia is a 6.5-point favorite against Indiana when the Joel Embiid-led 76ers (47-22) and Buddy Hield’s Pacers (32-38) square off on March 18, 2023. A 232-point over/under has been set for the game.
When they have played as at least 6.5-point favorites this season, the 76ers are 11-8 against the spread.
The Pacers have a 10-6 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 6.5 points or more this year.
The two teams average a combined 0.9 fewer points per game (231.1) than this game’s total of 232 points.
Philadelphia and Indiana have seen its opponents average a combined 3.7 fewer points per game than the point total of 232 set in this game.
The 76ers’ average point total in matchups this year is 225.5, 6.5 points fewer than the total in this game.
The average total for Indiana’s games this season is 1.9 more points than the point total of 232 in this outing.
So far this season, Philadelphia has compiled a 41-28-0 record against the spread.
So far this year, the Pacers have compiled a 38-31-1 record against the spread.
The 76ers are outscoring opponents by 4.9 points per game with a +336 scoring differential overall. They put up 115.2 points per game (13th in the NBA) and give up 110.3 per outing (third in the league).
The 41 rebounds per game the 76ers average rank 27th in the league. Their opponents collect 41.1 per outing.
Philadelphia makes 12.7 three-pointers per game (10th in the league) while shooting 38.9% from beyond the arc (first in the NBA). It is making 1.2 more threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 11.5 per game while shooting 34.7%.
The 76ers rank third in the league by averaging 115.5 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are fifth in the NBA, allowing 109.6 points per 100 possessions.
The 76ers have scored at a lower clip at home than away from home in the 2022-23 season (115 at home versus 115.4 on the road), and have allowed fewer points in home games than away from home (109.3 opponent points per home game versus 111.4 on the road).
The Pacers put up 115.9 points per game (10th in league) while allowing 118 per contest (26th in NBA). They have a -148 scoring differential and have been outscored by 2.1 points per game.
Indiana is 24th in the league at 41.5 rebounds per game. That’s 4.2 fewer than the 45.7 its opponents average.
The Pacers make 13.9 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in the league) while shooting 36.5% from deep (12th in NBA). They are making 1.5 more threes than their opponents, who drain 12.4 per game at 37.2%.
The Pacers average 110.6 points per 100 possessions (24th in league), while conceding 114.3 points per 100 possessions (25th in NBA).
In 2022-23 Indiana is scoring 5.4 more points per game at home (118.6) than away (113.2).
Embiid averages 33.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
James Harden contributes with 6.3 boards and 10.8 assists per game in addition to his 21.7 PPG scoring average.
The 76ers get 2.9 three-pointers per game out of Harden.
De’Anthony Melton averages 1.6 steals per game, while Embiid has 1.7 blocks per contest.
Hield scores 17.2 points per game and also tacks on five rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest.
Myles Turner has per-game averages of 17.9 points, 1.4 assists and 7.6 rebounds this season.
Hield averages 3.7 made threes per game.
Hield’s 1.2 steals and Turner’s 2.4 blocks per game are vital to the Pacers’ defensive effort.
Under (232)
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