<p>The Indiana Pacers have been far from their best this season, and the season-long injury to<strong> Tyrese Haliburton</strong> has really cost <strong>Rick Carlisle</strong> and his team. Last season’s NBA Finalists have found it hard to be competitive.</p> <p>This proved true the last time they played against the Denver Nuggets last month. Will the same outcome occur again when they host them at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, December 4, at 11:00 AEDT.&nbsp;Our experts feel that might just be on the cards.</p> <p>Continue to read on for our best Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets betting predictions and why our experts have the thoughts that they are heading into this one…</p> <h2>Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets: Betting Preview</h2> <p>In the most recent meeting, the Pacers barely put up a fight at the Ball Arena. The game ended 117-100 in favour of the Nuggets, with<strong> Nikola Jokic</strong> producing one of his all-time performances for the hosts. He finished the game with a triple-double, scoring 32 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists. The Pacers simply couldn’t handle or contain him. <strong>Tim Hardaway Jr.</strong> scored 17 from the bench.</p> <p>For the Pacers, <strong>Aaron Nesmith</strong> had 25 points, while<strong> Andrew Nembhard </strong>had 22. They had just one rebound and six assists between them. <strong>Pascal Siakam</strong> had 14 points in that game, with six assists and five rebounds.</p> <p>In truth, it wasn’t a surprise to see the Pacers struggle in that game. Even when they’ve had Haliburton available, they’ve struggled against the Nuggets. In the last 10 meetings, they’ve won just once. That did come in the game in April last season as they made their charge toward the postseason. However, the Nuggets aren’t a team they enjoy:</p> <ul> <li>Nov 2025: Nuggets 117-100 Pacers</li> <li>Apr 2025: Nuggets 120-125 Pacers</li> <li>Feb 2025: Pacers 116-125 Nuggets</li> <li>Jan 2024: Pacers 109-114 Nuggets</li> <li>Jan 2024: Nuggets 117-109 Pacers</li> </ul> <h2>Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets: Betting Predictions</h2> <p>With what has been witnessed already this season, the contrasting forms between the two teams, and how the head-to-head looks, our top Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets betting prediction is that<strong> Denver will win</strong>.</p> <p>We also expect the game to go comfortably in favour of <strong>David Adelman’s</strong> team, with the Nuggets having been solid on the road this season. They are 8-2 on the road from Ball Arena. Each of the Pacers’ victories so far have been at home, but they’ve been very up and down.</p> <p>Our experts believe this game will end with a <strong>points total that sits above 222</strong>, as this number has been surpassed four times in the last five games. Even without Haliburton, the Pacers typically score around 100 points in most games.</p> <p>Still, our pick is to keep an eye on <strong>Jokic</strong>. We think he could have <strong>another triple-double in this game</strong>, as he continues to put up solid numbers this season.</p>