In game three of their series the two seed (56-26) Toronto Raptors will be on the road to take on the seven seed (45-37) Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs.  The game will be played on Thursday, April, 21^st at 7:30 P.M. Eastern Time. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Pacers 101.1 – Raptors 98.1 with an over/under of 199.1.  The Pacers enter the game with a (26-15) home record while the Raptors are (24-17) on the road.

Point differential: Raptors +4.5 (5^th) Pacers +1.7 (11^th)

Points per game: Raptors 102.7 (tied for 13^th) Pacers 102.2 (17^th)

Points allowed per game: Raptors 98.2 (3^rd) Pacers 100.5 (8^th)

Field Goal Percentage Offense: Raptors 45.1% (15^th) Pacers 45% (17^th)

Three Point Percentage: Raptors 37% (tied for 4^th) Pacers 35.1% (14^th)

Free Throw Percentage: Raptors 77.7% (12^th) Pacers 76.4% (15^th)

Field Goal Percentage Defense: Pacers 44% (6^th) Raptors 44.4% (11^th)

Turnovers committed per game: Raptors 12.1 (2^nd) Pacers 14.3 (tied for 20^th)

Turnovers forced per game: Pacers 15.2 (7^th) Raptors 12.8 (tied for 24^th)

Rebounds per game: Pacers 44.2 (tied for 11^th) Raptors 43.4 (16^th)

Assists per game: Pacers 21.2 (22^nd) Raptors 18.7 (29^th)

These teams are very evenly matched in nearly every statistical category.  Before the playoffs the Raptors were cast as clear favorites but they haven’t had much success in the playoffs in recent memory.  The Pacers, on the other hand, have many players with playoff experience.  This series might even go to seven games but I expect the Pacers to win a closely contested Game 3 in their home arena.

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