Philadelphia 76ers vs. Indiana Pacers Prediction on December 13, 2024

Match info

In Week 8 of the Regular Season of the North American men’s basketball 2024–25 NBA (National Basketball Association), the Philadelphia 76ers (7-15) will host the Indiana Pacers (10-15) at 7 p.m. local time on Friday, December 13. The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, is the venue for the game between the two teams currently ranked in the bottom third of the Eastern Conference standings. However, one has to be the favorite; if you ask us, it’s Philly. We’ll have to wait and see if basketball betting websites agree on that, given that there are absolutely no odds released for this match whatsoever at this point.

Meeting statistics

The current form of the Philadelphia 76ers

The 76ers are eighth in the NBA with 110.1 points conceded per game, while being in the bottom five in both overall (win-loss ratio and PCT) and in terms of points per game they score (105.2, second-worst). Philadelphia is allowing 44.0 rebounds per game (ranked 14th) while grabbing four rebounds per game fewer than they allow (third-worst in the NBA). The 76ers are fourth-worst in the NBA in three-pointers made per game (11.5) and third-worst in three-point percentage (32.1%), indicating that they’ve been struggling to score from behind the arc this season.

Though it doesn’t last long, Philadelphia is currently enjoying a two-game run. With a final score of 108-100, they won their most recent game to date in Chicago on Sunday. Tyrese Maxey earned the first triple-double of his career, while he and Joel Embiid scored 56 points combined. With 24.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game, the 24-year-old point guard is the key player of the team. On defense, Maxey averages 0.3 blocks and 2.0 steals (the latter stat ranks him fourth in the NBA). Kelly Oubre Jr. leads the team in blocks with 0.5, while Andre Drummond leads the team in rebounds with an average of 8.3.

The current form of the Indiana Pacers

The Pacers are fifth in the league in terms of points allowed (118.2) and 12th for points scored (114.0 per game). They are 11th in the NBA in terms of rebounds given up (43.4) and second-worst for rebounds earned per game (39.7). Indiana ranks 11th in the league in three-point percentage (37.3%) and 19th in three-point shooting (12.4 made shots for three per game) in 2024–25.

After taking down the Bulls in Chicago on Friday, by which they interrupted a four-game losing streak, the Pacers were unable to generate a surge of enthusiasm in the next game. In Sunday’s Eastern Conference duel, the “Blue and Gold” welcomed the Charlotte Hornets. And they lost 109-113 despite their rivals having a “thin” bench because eight of their players were listed on a lengthy injury report.

Pascal Siakam leads the Pacers in points per game (19.7). In addition, he has the highest average of his teammates in steals, with 0.9. Myles Turner gives Indiana 7.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots (fifth in the league). Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 8.4 assists per contest.

Just after the loss to Charlotte, Indiana waived center Moses Brown.

Head-to-head

The Pacers and the 76ers have played 197 games in the regular season with 86 victories for the former and 111 for the latter. These two have played 16 games in the playoffs, with seven victories for the 76ers and nine for the Pacers. This makes a record of 118 head-to-head wins for Philadelphia and 95 for Indiana.

Match analytics

Even though they are ranked just one spot below the Pacers in the EC standings and have three wins less than them thus far in the season, we lean on the side of the 76ers for the moneyline win. Perhaps even with the handicap, not large though (between -2.5 and -5.5, which will depend on the chosen bookie). There are no odds for the match yet, as we said, but if there’s an online sportsbook that will make them live faster than the others when it comes to the NBA, it’s Caesars, so make sure to check them in the coming hours.

Tip: Handicap (between -2.5 and -5.5) on the 76ers.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Philadelphia 76ers vs. Indiana Pacers 107:121