LiontipsIndiana vs Denver. Prediction and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Indiana earned victories in two latest matches. The Pacers managed to beat the bottom team of the Western Conference, Miami Heat, by just two points (101:99) and the Orlando Magic by seven points (129:122). Before that, Pacers suffered an away defeat to Brooklyn (109:116). Indianapolis team is currently at the 8th spot of the Eastern Conference standings.
Chris Duarte won't play in the upcoming match. Shooting guard is out for six weeks with an ankle injury. Forward Aaron Nesmith also might miss the upcoming game.
Denver earned seven victories in the current regular season. In three latest matches team recorded victories over Oklahoma City Thunder (122:110) and San Antonio Spurs, at home and on away (126:101 and 115:109 respectively). Denver team is currently at the 4th spot in the West.
Power forward Zeke Nnaji and point guard Ish Smith are on team's injuried list. Their absence won't affect team's performance though, because they play roughly 10 minutes per game. Nuggets have their best starting five for the game against Indiana.
Trends
СтавкаNikola Jokic to score 24 or more points
Jokic averages 21 points per game in the current season
СтавкаFirst quarter: total over 60 points
This bet played in two of three latest matches
Tip and bets
Denver and Indiana are evenly-matched teams. But Pacers don't have such an imposing player as Nikola Jokic. We think that the Nuggets will win this game, but home advantage will help Rick Carlisle's team to put up a fight.
Our prediction - Handicap (-3.5) points on Denver Nuggets
Teams average 117 points per game in the current season, but we don't think that Indiana will score many points in this game. We are expecting a low-scoring game.
Our second bet is on total under 237,5 points (Including OT)
