Indiana Pacers vs Houston Rockets Prediction: the Rockets will lose for the second day in a row

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on March 5. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Indiana

The Pacers played their previous game the day before yesterday. The team hosted Chicago on their home court and won convincingly, with a 15-point difference - 127:112. Tyrese Haliburton scored 17 points and made 12 assists, with only one loss. Aaron Naismith was Indiana's top scorer with 27 points.

The Pacers' win total is now 34-25. The team from Indianapolis continues to fight for the top-4 in the East and home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Indiana currently shares fourth place in the conference standings with Milwaukee. The gap from third place is already 5.5 wins, so the fourth position is probably the maximum the Pacers are capable of at the end of the regular season.

Houston

Not to say that the Rockets looked weak against Oklahoma yesterday, but they lost by almost a dozen - 128:137. As you can see from the final result, the team was excellent on offense, but the defense, which is still sixth this season, unexpectedly did not work. In particular, Houston missed 51 points from Shay Gilgeous-Alexander, who is clearly determined to win the MVP title after all.

In terms of standings, Houston has lost its place in the top-4 of the West and is currently in fifth place with a 37-24 balance. At the same time, the Rockets' handicap from the seventh place is 5.0 wins, so the Texans still have an excellent chance to make the playoffs directly.

H2H Meetings

The score in the season series is 1:0 in favor of Houston.

Indiana took both head-to-head games from the Rockets in the last championship.

Betting Stats

• 9 out of 12 previous face-to-face meetings of the rivals remained for Indiana.
• In 4 of the last 5 matches between the teams scored more than 230 points.
• Indiana has scored 115 points or more in 7 of the last 8 home games.
• Houston reached the mark of 114 points in 5 out of 7 previous away games.

Expert Betting Tips

Houston will hold the upcoming match the day after the previous one, and Indiana this season is very good on its court - 18 wins and 10 losses. Only New York, Cleveland and Milwaukee are better of the Eastern teams at home this season. We bet, respectively, in the upcoming match on the Pacers, as well as take the total over. The first meeting between the rivals in the current championship was very productive. The second game is likely to be the same.

Total Over 230.5 for 1.91

Total Over 230.5 for 2.00

Handicap 1 (-3.5) for 1.94