A very interesting game is going to be played in Indiana where the local Pacers will host the Toronto Raptors. Although it was not expected for Indiana to compete for the playoffs, they have 5 wins and 6 losses so far, and currently, it gives them the 8th position in the standings. Toronto has played 2 more games and has 2 more wins, with 7 wins and 6 losses standing at the 5th position.

The Pacers started the season with only 1 win and 3 losses but recent results have been great. In the last 6 games, Indiana has 4 wins and 2 losses. At home, the Pacers have won 3 out of the last 4 games. It could also be a 5 game-winning streak because they lost to San Antonio with only 3 points and in the most recent game Indiana blew 18 point lead against the Nuggets. Toronto has won only 2 games out of the last 5. Their away record isn't good, as the Raptors have lost 3 straight games.

Toronto played on Friday night and lost to Thunder by 19 points. The Raptors are missing their leader Pascal Siakam for a few games and Precious Achiuwa won't be able for a few weeks. One of the most important players on offense Fred VanVleet didn't finish last night's game because of illness and he's now questionable. I wouldn't be shocked if he misses tonight's game and that would be a huge advantage for Indiana.

To better understand what both teams are capable of, let's look at advanced stats for the last 5 games. Indiana is the 6th best team on offense in the league (113.2) while Toronto has been only 13th best (110.9). During this stretch, the Pacers have demonstrated the 13th-best defense (111.9) and the Raptors are 11 spots below (114.1). Indiana's net rating is way better than Toronto's (1.3 and -3.2), and 4 games the Raptors have played without Siakam.

I like the Pacers' chances tonight. They are on a roll and have played very well in front of their fans. There's a chance that Fred VanVleet won't play tonight so Indiana should win easily because Toronto's depth isn't so big and they can't replace the most important players of the team.

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一场非常有趣的比赛将在印第安纳州举行，当地的步行者队将主场迎战多伦多猛龙队。虽然步行者队没有进入季后赛的希望，但他们迄今为止取得了5胜6负的战绩，目前排名第八。猛龙多打了2场比赛，多赢了2场，7胜6负排名第5。

步行者队本赛季开局只有1胜3负，但最近的成绩非常好。在过去的6场比赛中，步行者队4胜2负。在主场，步行者队在过去的4场比赛中赢了3场。这也可能是5连胜，因为他们以3分的成绩输给了马刺，而在最近的一场比赛中，步行者在对阵掘金的比赛中失去了18分的领先优势。猛龙在过去的5场比赛中只赢了2场。他们的客场战绩并不好，猛龙已经连输了3场比赛。

猛龙周五晚上打了一场比赛，输给雷霆19分。猛龙的领袖帕斯卡尔·西亚卡姆将缺席几场比赛，而阿丘瓦将在几周内缺阵。进攻端最重要的球员之一弗雷德·范弗利特因为生病没有打完昨晚的比赛，他现在也有问题。如果他错过今晚的比赛，我不会感到震惊，这对步行者来说将是一个巨大的优势。

为了更好地理解这两支球队的能力，让我们看看最近5场比赛的高级数据。步行者在进攻端排名联盟第6(113.2分)，而猛龙的进攻端排名仅为第13(110.9分)。在这段时间里，步行者的防守排在第13位(111.9)，猛龙的防守排在第11位(114.1)。步行者的净收视率比猛龙好得多(1.3和-3.2)，猛龙有4场比赛没有西亚卡姆。

我喜欢步行者今晚的机会。他们正顺风顺水，在球迷面前踢得很好。弗雷德·范弗利特今晚有可能不会上场，所以步行者应该会轻松取胜，因为猛龙的阵容深度不是那么大，他们无法替换球队中最重要的球员。