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Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 01 Nov 2008
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 95-79
27-17 21-24 21-17 26-21
Position#18
Record0-1
FormL
Points / game94.0
Allowed / game100.0
vs
Position#3
Record2-0
FormWW
Points / game93.0
Allowed / game82.5
USANBA
NBA2008-09
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Indiana PacersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Detroit Pistons
#17
L
94-100
94
100
-6
A30/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
17-23
23-27
24-25
30-25
194.0Avg total
94.0Scored
100.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (1)94.0100.0194.0-6.00%
Season at homeno games
Season away (1)94.0100.0194.0-6.00%
Last 10 (1)94.0100.0194.0-6.00%
Last 5 (1)94.0100.0194.0-6.00%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀no games
vs Similar (1)94.0100.0194.0-6.00%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
90-85
90
85
+5
H29/10
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#15
W
96-80
96
80
+16
H01/11
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
22-28
21-22
24-13
23-22
24-13
25-18
21-23
26-26
175.5Avg total
93.0Scored
82.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (2)93.082.5175.5+10.5100%
Season at home (2)93.082.5175.5+10.5100%
Season awayno games
Last 10 (2)93.082.5175.5+10.5100%
Last 5 (2)93.082.5175.5+10.5100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)90.085.0175.0+5.0100%
vs Weaker ◀ (1)96.080.0176.0+16.0100%
This opponent (Indiana Pacers) is Weaker. 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

-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: -6.0-6.0Q1: +2.5+2.5Q2Q2: -4.0-4.0Q2: +3.0+3.0Q3Q3: -1.0-1.0Q3: +4.5+4.5Q4Q4: +5.0+5.0Q4: +0.5+0.5
-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: -6.0-6.0Q1: +2.5+2.5Q2Q2: -4.0-4.0Q2: +3.0+3.0Q3Q3: -1.0-1.0Q3: +4.5+4.5Q4Q4: +5.0+5.0Q4: +0.5+0.5
Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
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
Indiana PacersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Detroit Pistons
#17
L
40-50
40
50
-10
A30/10
NBA
90.0Avg total
40.0Scored
50.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (1)40.050.090.0-10.00%-
Last 30 at homeno games
Last 30 away (1)40.050.090.0-10.00%-
Last 10 (1)40.050.090.0-10.00%-
Last 5 (1)40.050.090.0-10.00%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀no games
vs Similar (1)40.050.090.0-10.00%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
L
43-50
43
50
-7
H29/10
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#15
W
49-31
49
31
+18
H01/11
NBA
86.5Avg total
46.0Scored
40.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (2)46.040.586.5+5.550%-
Last 30 at home (2)46.040.586.5+5.550%-
Last 30 awayno games
Last 10 (2)46.040.586.5+5.550%-
Last 5 (2)46.040.586.5+5.550%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)43.050.093.0-7.00%-
vs Weaker ◀ (1)49.031.080.0+18.0100%-
This opponent (Indiana Pacers) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
1st half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Indiana Pacers wins
0
Boston Celtics wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
30/10/08ADetroit Pistons94-100
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/11/08HChicago Bulls96-80
29/10/08HCleveland Cavaliers90-85

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Indiana Pacers
NBA 2008-09
Recent: 0 Wins / 1 Losses (last 1)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallL0%
Home--
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1-1
Win %0%-0%
Points / game94.0-94.0
Allowed / game100.0-100.0
Point differential-6.0--6.0
Avg total194.0-194.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%-0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%-0%
Boston Celtics
NBA 2008-09
Recent: 2 Wins / 0 Losses (last 2)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWW100%
HomeWW100%
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games22-
Win %100%100%-
Points / game93.093.0-
Allowed / game82.582.5-
Point differential+10.5+10.5-
Avg total175.5175.5-
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%50%-
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%-
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

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Los Angeles Lakers220100%106.577.5+29.0
2 Atlanta Hawks110100%99.085.0+14.0
3 Boston Celtics220100%93.082.5+10.5
4 Houston Rockets220100%97.086.5+10.5
5 Brooklyn Nets110100%95.085.0+10.0
6 New Orleans Pelicans220100%108.099.0+9.0
7 Toronto Raptors220100%103.596.0+7.5
8 Detroit Pistons110100%100.094.0+6.0
9 Utah Jazz110100%98.094.0+4.0
10 Minnesota Timberwolves110100%98.096.0+2.0
11 Miami Heat21150%109.098.5+10.5
12 Philadelphia 76ers21150%100.091.0+9.0
13 Cleveland Cavaliers21150%90.584.5+6.0
14 Denver Nuggets21150%103.5100.5+3.0
15 Milwaukee Bucks21150%96.597.5-1.0
16 Chicago Bulls21150%94.095.5-1.5
17 Phoenix Suns21150%99.0103.0-4.0
18 Memphis Grizzlies21150%78.583.0-4.5
19 Portland Trail Blazers21150%88.097.5-9.5
20 New York Knicks21150%103.5115.5-12.0
21 San Antonio Spurs2020%98.5101.5-3.0
22 Golden State Warriors2020%105.5110.0-4.5
23 Indiana Pacers1010%94.0100.0-6.0
24 Orlando Magic2020%84.592.5-8.0
25 Dallas Mavericks1010%102.0112.0-10.0
26 Washington Wizards1010%85.095.0-10.0
27 Oklahoma City Thunder1010%87.098.0-11.0
28 Sacramento Kings2020%86.5100.5-14.0
29 Charlotte Hornets1010%79.096.0-17.0
30 Los Angeles Clippers2020%91.0115.0-24.0
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Indiana Pacers2721212695
Boston Celtics1724172179
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