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Houston Rockets vs Indiana Pacers Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 05 Oct 2018
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 100-110
25-27 23-27 34-29 18-27
Position#5
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FormLWWLL
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USANBA· Toyota Center
NBA2018-19
Meetings · Houston Rockets v Indiana Pacers
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston Rockets winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Indiana Pacers winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Houston RocketsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormRockets
Date
Competition
Utah Jazz
#9
W
113-92
113
92
+21
108avg 102
A05/05
NBA
Utah Jazz
#9
W
100-87
100
87
+13
88avg 102
A07/05
NBA
Utah Jazz
#9
W
112-102
112
102
+10
103avg 102
H09/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
106-119
106
119
-13
93avg 102
H15/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
127-105
127
105
+22
121avg 102
H17/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
85-126
85
126
-41
74avg 102
A21/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
95-92
95
92
+3
80avg 102
A23/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
98-94
98
94
+4
81avg 102
H25/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
86-115
86
115
-29
69avg 102
A27/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
92-101
92
101
-9
74avg 102
H29/05
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
39-22
31-18
23-25
20-27
30-23
28-25
21-17
21-22
21-16
33-30
21-32
37-24
30-29
26-27
24-31
26-32
26-21
38-29
31-29
32-26
22-31
21-23
24-34
18-38
19-28
34-18
17-34
25-12
23-17
22-28
26-27
27-22
39-22
22-29
16-33
9-31
24-19
30-24
15-33
23-25
204.7Avg total
101.4Scored
103.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Seasonno games
Season at homeno games
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)101.4103.3204.7-1.960%
Last 5 (5)91.2105.6196.8-14.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (12)102.7103.8206.4-1.158%
vs Weaker (18)107.7100.8208.6+6.978%
This opponent (Indiana Pacers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Indiana PacersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormPacers
Date
Competition
Toronto Raptors
#3
L
73-92
73
92
-19
53avg 96
A06/04
NBA
Charlotte Hornets
#20
W
123-117
123
117
+6
115avg 96
A08/04
NBA
Charlotte Hornets
#20
L
93-119
93
119
-26
80avg 96
H10/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
W
98-80
98
80
+18
88avg 96
A15/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
L
97-100
97
100
-3
91avg 96
A18/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
W
92-90
92
90
+2
83avg 96
H20/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
L
100-104
100
104
-4
90avg 96
H23/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
L
95-98
95
98
-3
90avg 96
A25/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
W
121-87
121
87
+34
119avg 96
H28/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
L
101-105
101
105
-4
86avg 96
A29/04
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
14-26
19-19
16-27
24-20
31-25
39-32
25-24
28-36
25-37
30-26
16-24
22-32
33-14
22-24
18-27
25-15
18-33
28-25
21-16
30-26
20-31
20-26
23-12
29-21
24-30
26-30
28-20
22-24
25-23
31-26
17-32
22-17
29-26
28-21
35-20
29-20
19-31
24-23
31-22
27-29
198.5Avg total
99.3Scored
99.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Seasonno games
Season at homeno games
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)99.399.2198.5+0.140%
Last 5 (5)101.896.8198.6+5.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)97.596.2193.8+1.250%
vs Similar ◀ (22)101.7100.3202.0+1.559%
vs Weaker (4)105.8101.5207.2+4.250%
This opponent (Houston Rockets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: +4.5+4.5Q1: -3.8-3.8Q2Q2: +3.4+3.4Q2: +1.5+1.5Q3Q3: -7.7-7.7Q3: +0.6+0.6Q4Q4: -2.1-2.1Q4: +1.8+1.8
-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: +4.5+4.5Q1: -3.8-3.8Q2Q2: +3.4+3.4Q2: +1.5+1.5Q3Q3: -7.7-7.7Q3: +0.6+0.6Q4Q4: -2.1-2.1Q4: +1.8+1.8
Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Houston RocketsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Utah Jazz
#9
W
70-40
70
40
+30
A05/05
NBA
Utah Jazz
#9
W
58-48
58
48
+10
A07/05
NBA
Utah Jazz
#9
W
54-46
54
46
+8
H09/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
D
56-56
56
56
+0
H15/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
64-50
64
50
+14
H17/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
43-54
43
54
-11
A21/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
53-46
53
46
+7
A23/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
D
45-45
45
45
+0
H25/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
61-51
61
51
+10
A27/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
54-43
54
43
+11
H29/05
NBA
103.7Avg total
55.8Scored
47.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)56.448.9105.3+7.563%-
Last 30 at home (18)57.648.4105.9+9.267%-
Last 30 away (12)54.749.8104.4+4.958%-
Last 10 (10)55.847.9103.7+7.970%-
Last 5 (5)51.247.899.0+3.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (12)56.448.5104.9+7.967%-
vs Weaker (18)56.449.2105.6+7.261%-
This opponent (Indiana Pacers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Indiana PacersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Toronto Raptors
#3
L
33-45
33
45
-12
A06/04
NBA
Charlotte Hornets
#20
W
70-57
70
57
+13
A08/04
NBA
Charlotte Hornets
#20
L
55-63
55
63
-8
H10/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
W
55-38
55
38
+17
A15/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
L
46-58
46
58
-12
A18/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
L
40-57
40
57
-17
H20/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
L
50-60
50
60
-10
H23/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
W
56-49
56
49
+7
A25/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
W
57-47
57
47
+10
H28/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#6
L
43-54
43
54
-11
A29/04
NBA
103.3Avg total
50.5Scored
52.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)50.451.3101.8-0.937%-
Last 30 at home (12)52.452.4104.8+0.042%-
Last 30 away (18)49.150.699.7-1.533%-
Last 10 (10)50.552.8103.3-2.340%-
Last 5 (5)49.253.4102.6-4.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)47.848.296.0-0.550%-
vs Similar ◀ (22)50.752.3103.0-1.632%-
vs Weaker (4)51.849.2101.0+2.550%-
This opponent (Houston Rockets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Houston Rocketstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Houston Rockets: 101.4 points a game scored
🏀🏀46%
🏀🏀🏀37%
🏀16%
🏀🏀 2-pointers47.0 pts a game · 46% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers37.8 pts a game · 37% of the points
🏀 Free throws16.6 pts a game · 16% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.7 points a game
53%
31%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers44.323.5
53.0%
51.7%47.0
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers39.012.6
32.3%
35.4%37.8
🏀 Free throws21.316.6
77.9%
76.6%16.6
They take 83.3 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 39.0 of them are 3-pointers, so 47% of their shots are threes (league average: 36%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Indiana Pacerstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Indiana Pacers: 99.3 points a game scored
🏀🏀59%
🏀🏀🏀28%
🏀13%
🏀🏀 2-pointers58.8 pts a game · 59% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers27.6 pts a game · 28% of the points
🏀 Free throws12.9 pts a game · 13% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.7 points a game
53%
31%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers57.329.4
51.3%
51.7%58.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers26.79.2
34.5%
35.4%27.6
🏀 Free throws18.112.9
71.3%
76.6%12.9
They take 84.0 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 26.7 of them are 3-pointers, so 32% of their shots are threes (league average: 36%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 05 Oct 2018 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Houston Rockets
LLWWLWLWWW
Indiana Pacers
LWLLWLWLWL
#5
League position
#13
-2.0
Net rating
+0.1
105.0
Offensive rating
104.7
106.9
Defensive rating
104.6
50.9%
Effective FG%
51.4%
52.8%
Opp. effective FG%
51.4%
13.2%
Turnover %
12.4%
20.0%
Off. rebound %
21.6%
0.26
Free-throw rate
0.22
32.3%
3-point %
34.5%
48.8%
Assist %
55.2%
60%
Form (last 10/10)
40%

Profile

Offence105.0 · 104.7Defence106.9 · 104.6Shooting50.9% · 51.4%3-point %32.3% · 34.5%Ball care13.2% · 12.4%Off. rebounds20.0% · 21.6%Free throws0.26 · 0.22Form (last 10/10)60% · 40%
■ Houston Rockets   ■ Indiana Pacers
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
6
Houston Rockets wins
4
Indiana Pacers wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/05/18HGolden State Warriors92-101
27/05/18AGolden State Warriors86-115
25/05/18HGolden State Warriors98-94
23/05/18AGolden State Warriors95-92
21/05/18AGolden State Warriors85-126
17/05/18HGolden State Warriors127-105
15/05/18HGolden State Warriors106-119
09/05/18HUtah Jazz112-102
07/05/18AUtah Jazz100-87
05/05/18AUtah Jazz113-92
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/04/18ACleveland Cavaliers101-105
28/04/18HCleveland Cavaliers121-87
25/04/18ACleveland Cavaliers95-98
23/04/18HCleveland Cavaliers100-104
20/04/18HCleveland Cavaliers92-90
18/04/18ACleveland Cavaliers97-100
15/04/18ACleveland Cavaliers98-80
10/04/18HCharlotte Hornets93-119
08/04/18ACharlotte Hornets123-117
06/04/18AToronto Raptors73-92

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston Rockets
NBA 2018-19
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
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Indiana Pacers
NBA 2018-19
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
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This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

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📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Houston Rockets25233418100
Indiana Pacers27272927110
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