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Indiana Pacers at San Antonio Spurs

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
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Spurs
San Antonio
134
vs
Pacers logo
Pacers
Indiana
119
SAS 90%10% IND
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

San Antonio Spurs 90% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Spurs:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Spurs defense (111.6 Opp PPG) better than Pacers (120.2 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency. Spurs offense (119.0 PPG) outpaces Pacers (111.3 PPG)
  • Recent Form. Spurs (52-18) in better form than Pacers (15-55)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: SAS 79% (−11)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: SAS 79% (−11)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: SAS 84% (−6)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: SAS 88% (−2)

Win probability movement

SAS home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement95%90%85%Mar 8Mar 21

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueFrost Bank Center
San Antonio, TX

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Pacers (away)
Spurs (home)
10%
Win probability
90%
0
High-impact factors
3
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Spurs defeated the Pacers 134-119.

Our model predicted the Spurs would win with 90% confidence -- and they delivered. This was a high-confidence call that played out as expected.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Spurs and was a major factor: Spurs defense (111.6 Opp PPG) better than Pacers (120.2 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Spurs and was a major factor: Spurs offense (119.0 PPG) outpaces Pacers (111.3 PPG)
  • Recent Form favored the Spurs and was a major factor: Spurs (52-18) in better form than Pacers (15-55)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Spurs won 134-119

Spurs won convincingly

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Spurs at 90%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors San Antonio Spurs
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors San Antonio Spurs
  • Recent FormFavors San Antonio Spurs
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors San Antonio Spurs
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

IND
SAS
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Home Field Advantage
Favours IND|Favours SAS

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Spurs defense (111.6 Opp PPG) better than Pacers (120.2 Opp PPG)

Spurs

Offensive Efficiency

Spurs offense (119.0 PPG) outpaces Pacers (111.3 PPG)

Spurs

Recent Form

Spurs (52-18) in better form than Pacers (15-55)

Spurs

Turnover Differential

Spurs turnover differential (+0) vs Pacers (+0)

Neutral

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/21/2026, 8:30:03 AM

Key Players

Pacers

Johnny FurphyG
Aaron NesmithG
Braden SmithG
Ethan ThompsonG
Kelly Oubre Jr.G

Spurs

Jordan McLaughlinG
Devin VassellG
Jon ElmoreG
Ja'Kobi GillespieG
Taelon PeterG

Frequently Asked Questions

Spurs has a 90% win probability, while Pacers has a 10% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX.

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