Todays Friday, December 5th Matchup Details
Friday Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls
NBA Game is on Friday, December 5th 2025
05/12/25 20:00:00 PM EST Tipoff
Positive Player Stats should contribute to these Odds, Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls Predictions & Best Bets
This year, opposing starting SGs have put up 19.0 points per game (highest in the NBA) vs. the Pacers, designating this as a strong matchup for offensive performance.
,The Bulls have played at the quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 10 games.
,The Chicago Bulls are expected to get a boost in possessions in this game from competing against the 6th-speediest tempo visiting offense in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Indiana Pacers).
,The Chicago Bulls rank as the 10th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 5 games as the home team (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore lead to new opportunities for scoring and assists).
,The matchup vs. Indiana may be a favorable one for getting to the foul line; the other team’s starting SGs have attempted a massive 4.0 free throws per game over the last 20 games when the Indiana Pacers are the visiting squad (3rd-most in the league).
,The matchup vs. the Pacers is a positive one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a colossal 5.8 foul shots per game this year (most in the NBA).
,This year, the other team’s starting SFs have attempted 3.7 foul shots per game (5th-most in the league) against the Pacers, finding it easy to get to the charity stripe.
,This year, the opposition’s starting SGs have totaled 2.7 threes per game (highest in the NBA) against the Chicago Bulls, branding this as a positive matchup.
,The 6th-speediest pace-of-play away offense in the league over the last 10 games has been the Pacers.
,The Indiana Pacers are expected to see a rise in opportunities in this game from facing the fastest pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Chicago Bulls).
,Offensive rebounds continue possession and create extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Pacers rank 3rd-best in the league as the visting team with 13.9 offensive rebounds per game this year.
,This year when they are the visiting team, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 5.1 free throws per game (most in the NBA) vs. the Bulls, easily managing to get to the charity stripe.
,The matchup against Indiana is a positive one for threes; when the Pacers are on the road, opposing starting SGs have posted the highest 3-point percentage in the league this year (52.4%).
,Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted 5.9 free throws per game (4th-highest in the NBA) against the Chicago Bulls, finding it easy to get to the charity stripe.
Prediction Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls Odds, Best Bets & Team Prop from Negative Player Stats
As a team, the Bulls have been poor at getting to the free-throw line: 10th-worst in the league this year, averaging a mere 24.1 free throw attempts per game.
,The matchup against the Pacers is a hard one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; the opposing team’s starting PFs have averaged the least three attempts per game in the NBA this year (2.5).
,This year, the other team’s starting SFs have totaled 2.9 3-point attempts per game (lowest in the league) against the Indiana Pacers, resulting in a tough matchup.
,The Pacers rank as the least efficient 3-point shooting team in the NBA this year.
,With respect to scoring, the Pacers’s lackluster 104.3 points per game while on the road places weakest in the NBA this year.
,This year, the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged 23.9% on three-pointers (weakest in the league) vs. the Chicago Bulls, identifying this as a tough matchup.
,This year, the other team’s starting PGs have registered 13.7 points per game (lowest in the league) vs. the Bulls, designating this as a tough matchup for offensive efficiency.
,The matchup vs. Chicago is a difficult one for getting to the foul line; opposing starting PGs have attempted a lowly 1.8 free throws per game this year when the Bulls have the home court advantage (least in the NBA).
,This year, the opposition’s starting PGs have averaged 1.6 3-pointers per game (fewest in the league) against the Bulls, identifying this as a hard matchup.
,The matchup against the Indiana Pacers is a tough one for shots from behind the three-point arc; the opposition’s starting PGs have averaged the least 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (4.6).
,Over the last 20 games, opposing starting PGs have attempted 3.5 foul shots per game (5th-fewest in the league) vs. the Indiana Pacers, making it tough to get to the foul line.
,The matchup vs. the Chicago Bulls is a challenging one for shot attempts from the field; the opposition’s starting SGs have tallied the least FG attempts per game in the league this year (10.6).
,This year, the opposition’s starting SGs have attempted 1.7 foul shots per game (fewest in the NBA) vs. the Chicago Bulls, struggling to get to the charity stripe.
,This year when they are away from home, the other team’s starting PFs have averaged 3.6 3-point attempts per game (7th-fewest in the NBA) against the Chicago Bulls, marking this as a difficult matchup.
,The matchup against the Bulls is a tough one for field goal attempts; the other team’s starting PFs have averaged the 3rd-least field goal attempts per game in the league this year (11.5).
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