A game after he put up 32 points in a 121-107 win over the Knicks, Domantas Sabonis leads the Indiana Pacers (1-0) on the road against the Chicago Bulls (0-1) on Saturday, December 26, 2020. The Pacers are favored by 4.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 8:00 PM ET on NBCS-CHI. The matchup’s over/under is set at 223.5.
The betting insights in this article reflect odds data from DraftKings Sportsbook as of December 26, 2020, 12:40 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds.
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Injury Report as of December 26
Pacers: Jeremy Lamb: Out (Knee), Goga Bitadze: Out (Right ankle), Brian Bowen II: Out (Groin)
Bulls: Thaddeus Young: Out (Leg)
Pacers and Bulls Records ATS
- Indiana compiled a 38-36-3 record against the spread last season.
- The Pacers had a losing record against the spread when favored by at least 4.5 points, going 10-15-2 last season.
- 39 of 77 Indiana games last season (50.6%) resulted in a total greater than the contest’s over/under.
- Chicago generally came up short ATS last season, with a 30-33-2 record.
- As at least a 4.5-point underdog last season, the Bulls often covered the spread with a 5-4 record against the spread.
- 47.7% of Chicago’s 65 games last season missed the over/under.
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Head to Head
In the last matchup between the teams on Friday, the Pacers knocked off the Bulls 108-102. Sabonis led the Pacers with 24 points, and Coby White paced the Bulls with 26. The Pacers covered the spread as 2.5-point favorites, and the teams scored 210 total points to finish over on the 208-point over/under.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/6/2020 | Pacers | Bulls | -2.5 | 208 | -139 | 117 | Regular Season | 108-102 IND* |
| 1/29/2020 | Pacers | Pacers | -9 | 214.5 | -467 | 358 | Regular Season | 115-106 IND* |
| 1/10/2020 | Pacers | Bulls | -1 | 213.5 | -112 | -108 | Regular Season | 116-105 IND* |
| 11/3/2019 | Pacers | Pacers | -2 | 217.5 | -129 | 109 | Regular Season | 108-95 IND* |
| 3/5/2019 | – | Pacers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 105-96 IND |
| 1/4/2019 | – | Bulls | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 119-116 IND |
| 12/4/2018 | – | Pacers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 96-90 IND |
| 11/2/2018 | – | Bulls | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 107-105 IND |
| 1/6/2018 | – | Pacers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 125-86 IND |
| 12/29/2017 | – | Bulls | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 119-107 CHI |
- 3/6/2020 DNP – Pacers: TJ Warren, Malcolm Brogdon, Jeremy Lamb; Bulls: Zach LaVine
- 1/29/2020 DNP – Bulls: Lauri Markkanen, Otto Porter Jr., Wendell Carter Jr.
- 1/10/2020 DNP – Pacers: Domantas Sabonis, Malcolm Brogdon, Victor Oladipo; Bulls: Otto Porter Jr., Wendell Carter Jr.
- 11/3/2019 DNP – Pacers: Domantas Sabonis, Victor Oladipo
Scoring Trends
- Indiana’s games last year resulted in a higher total score than Saturday’s matchup total (223.5 points) in 25 out of 77 opportunities (32.5% of matchups).
- In Chicago’s games last season, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Saturday’s matchup over/under in 23 out of 65 matchups (35.4%).
- On average, the over/under in Pacers games last season was 6.8 points fewer than the over/under of 223.5 points in this contest.
- Bulls’ games have an over/under of 216.8 points last season, 6.7 points fewer than the total points bet for this game.
- The average implied total for the Pacers last season was 110.5 points, 3.5 fewer points than their implied total of 114 points in Saturday’s game.
- Indiana scored more than its implied point total for this matchup (114) 29 times last season.
- The Bulls’ average implied point total last season (111.8 points) is 1.8 points higher than their implied total in this matchup (110 points).
- Chicago scored more than 110 points in 28 games last season.
- Last season, the Pacers were the NBA’s 23rd-highest scoring team (109 PPG), while the Bulls allowed their opponents the 14th-fewest points per game (109.9) in the league.
- The Pacers put up a total of 101 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 1.3 per game), while the Bulls were out-scored by opponents on average last year (by 200 total points, -3.1 per game).
Pacers Leaders
- TJ Warren contributed 19.8 points per game last season.
- Sabonis notched 12.4 rebounds per game and Malcolm Brogdon averaged 7.1 assists per game .
- Justin Holiday averaged 1.2 steals per game. Myles Turner collected 2.1 blocks a contest.
Bulls Leaders
- Zach LaVine contributed 25.5 points per game last season.
- Wendell Carter Jr. collected 9.4 rebounds a game and Tomas Satoransky dished out 5.4 assists per outing.
- LaVine grabbed 1.5 per game. Daniel Gafford averaged 1.3 blocks an outing.
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