Houston Rockets (37-24, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (34-25, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -3.5; over/under is 229.5
BOTTOM LINE: Houston hits the road against Indiana looking to break its seven-game road losing streak.
The Pacers are 18-10 in home games. Indiana scores 116.6 points and has outscored opponents by 1.3 points per game.
The Rockets are 17-14 in road games. Houston leads the Western Conference with 14.6 offensive rebounds per game led by N'Faly Dante averaging 4.0.
The Pacers' 13.0 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.9 more made shots on average than the 12.1 per game the Rockets give up. The Rockets' 44.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.9 percentage points lower than the Pacers have given up to their opponents (47.6%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Myles Turner is scoring 15.5 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for the Pacers. Pascal Siakam is averaging 21.3 points and 7.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Alperen Sengun is averaging 19.1 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Rockets. Jalen Green is averaging 3.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 6-4, averaging 121.5 points, 39.3 rebounds, 31.4 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.1 points per game.
Rockets: 5-5, averaging 110.1 points, 49.9 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 6.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.1 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), Bennedict Mathurin: day to day (wrist).
Rockets: Dillon Brooks: day to day (knee), Tari Eason: day to day (rest), Amen Thompson: day to day (shoulder), Alperen Sengun: day to day (back), Fred VanVleet: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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