Hawks vs. Pacers Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Saturday, March 25, 2023

The Atlanta Hawks (36-37) are 9-point favorites as they ready to take on the Indiana Pacers (33-41) on March 25, 2023. The game’s point total is 242.

Hawks vs. Pacers Odds

• Hawks odds to win: -399
• Pacers odds to win: +312
• Spread: Hawks (-9)
• Total: 242

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Game Time and Information

• When: Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 5:00 PM ET
• Where: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
• TV: BSSE and BSIN

Who Will Win Hawks vs. Pacers?

Hawks and Pacers Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games this season they were favored by 9 points or more, the Hawks have a 4-2-1 record against the spread.

The Pacers have a 5-3 record against the spread this year when an underdog by 9 points or more.

The Hawks and the Pacers combine to average 8.8 fewer points per game than the over/under of 242 set for this game.

Opponents of the two teams average a combined 6.2 fewer points per game (235.8) than this game’s over/under of 242 points.

The Hawks’ average point total in outings this season is 235.2, 6.8 points less than the total in this game.

The average total in Indiana’s games this season is 8.2 fewer points than the point total of 242 for this outing.

Atlanta is 32-39-2 against the spread this season.

The Pacers have a 39-34-1 record against the spread this year.

Hawks Stats & Insights

The Hawks have a +3 scoring differential, putting up 117.6 points per game (fourth in the league) and giving up 117.6 (23rd in the NBA).

The Hawks rank 10th in the NBA at 44 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 44.5 their opponents average.

Atlanta knocks down 10.7 three-pointers per game (25th in the league) at a 35.4% rate (20th in the NBA), compared to the 11.9 per contest its opponents make while shooting 35.5% from deep.

The Hawks’ 114.8 points per 100 possessions on offense rank fifth in the NBA, and the 116.4 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 28th in the league.

The Hawks have been slightly better offensively at home, where they score 117.9 points per game, compared to road games, where they score 117.4 per game. Defensively, they are better when playing at home, where they give up 116 points per game, versus playing on the road, where they allow their opponents to score 119.1 per game.

Pacers Stats & Insights

The Pacers put up 115.6 points per game (12th in league) while giving up 118.2 per outing (26th in NBA). They have a -195 scoring differential and have been outscored by 2.6 points per game.

Indiana loses the rebound battle by 3.7 boards on average. It collects 41.6 rebounds per game, 23rd in the league, while its opponents grab 45.3.

The Pacers knock down 13.6 three-pointers per game (seventh-most in the league), 1.2 more than their opponents.

The Pacers’ 110.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 24th in the NBA, and the 114.5 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 23rd in the league.

Indiana is scoring more points at home (118.6 per game) than on the road (112.7).

Hawks Key Players to Watch

The active leader in points and assists for the Hawks this season is Trae Young, who scores 26.8 points and dishes out 10 assists per game.

Clint Capela contributes with 11.1 boards and 0.9 assists per game in addition to his 11.9 PPG scoring average.

Young makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Hawks, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.2 per contest.

Dejounte Murray averages 1.5 steals per game, while Onyeka Okongwu has 1.3 blocks per contest.

Pacers Key Players to Watch

Buddy Hield tallies 17 points per game. He also adds 5.1 rebounds per outing and 2.7 assists per contest.

This season, Myles Turner has a statline of 18 points, 1.4 assists and 7.5 rebounds per game.

Hield hits 3.6 treys per game.

The Pacers’ defensive effort gets a lift from Tyrese Haliburton’s 1.6 steals and Turner’s 2.3 blocks per game.

Hawks vs. Pacers Prediction

• Pick ATS: Pacers (+ 9)
• Pick OU:

  Under (242)
  

• Prediction:
  Hawks 120 – Pacers 114

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