The Charlotte Hornets (6-17) are heavy underdogs (+11.5) as they look to break an eight-game road slide when they take on the Indiana Pacers (10-14) on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The contest airs at 5:00 PM ET on FDSIN and FDSSE.

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Pacers vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
• Time: 5:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: FDSIN and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
• Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

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Pacers vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pacers 115 – Hornets 111

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pacers vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 11.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pacers (-3.9)
• Pick OU:

  Over (220.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.1

• The Hornets (12-11-0 ATS) have covered the spread 33.3% of the time, 18.9% more often than the Pacers (8-16-0) this season.
• Indiana hasn’t covered the spread as an 11.5-point favorite or more this season, while Charlotte covers as an underdog of 11.5 or more 33.3% of the time.
• Indiana and its opponents have exceeded the point total 66.7% of the time this season (16 out of 24). That’s more often than Charlotte and its opponents have (nine out of 23).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pacers are 7-8, while the Hornets are 5-17 as moneyline underdogs.

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Pacers Performance Insights

• The Pacers’ offense, which ranks 11th in the league with 114.2 points per game, has performed better than their fourth-worst defense (118.4 points allowed per game).
• While Indiana ranks in the bottom five in the NBA in boards per game with 40.2 (third-worst), it ranks 11th in the league with 43.3 rebounds allowed per game.
• The Pacers are dishing out 27.3 assists per game, which ranks them 10th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Indiana is committing 14.2 turnovers per game (16th-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest (16th-ranked).
• The Pacers rank 20th in the NBA with 12.4 threes per game this year. Meanwhile, they rank eighth with a 37.5% shooting percentage from downtown.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• On offense, the Hornets are the fourth-worst squad in the league (106.8 points per game). Defensively, they are 14th (112.7 points conceded per game).
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is eighth in the NBA in rebounds (45.2 per game) and ninth in rebounds allowed (43.0).
• At 23.0 assists per game, the Hornets are fourth-worst in the league.
• Charlotte commits 14.7 turnovers per game and force 13.5 per game, ranking 20th and 20th, respectively, in the NBA.
• The Hornets are the third-best team in the league in 3-pointers made (15.8 per game) and 16th in 3-point percentage (36.1%).

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