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Buddy Hield (illness) ruled out Monday for Pacers

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Buddy Hield (illness) has been ruled out for Monday against the Dallas Mavericks.

What It Means:

Hield is a late addition to the injury report and will miss his first game of the season. Tyrese Haliburton (ankle) is also questionable, so the Pacers could turn to Jordan Nwora after a 33-point performance on Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks. T.J. McConnell also stands to benefit from Hield's absence.

Nwora has a $5,500 salary on Monday’s eight-game slate and numberFire's models project him for 22.9 FanDuel points over 27.0 minutes if Hali is active. Per our NBA Heat Map, the Pacers’ implied total is 116.0 and the game total is 233.0.