Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 12 (3/12): NBA
- Lm Tipster
- Mar 12, 2022, 5:13:50 PM
Credit: photo by Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Odds
Time | 8:30 p.m. EST |
Pacers money line | +185 |
Pacers spread | +5.5 |
Spurs money line | -225 |
Spurs spread | -5.5 |
Over / under | 237 |
2021-2022 season stats
Indiana Pacers | San Antonio Spurs | |
Record | 22-45 | 26-41 |
Road / home record | 7-26 | 13-20 |
Streak | L3 | W1 |
Points per game | 110.28 | 112.55 |
Points allowed per game | 112.79 | 112.85 |
Rebounds per game | 44.84 | 45.33 |
Rebounds allowed per game | 43.30 | 46.93 |
Over / under record | 38-29 | 32-31-4 |
Preview
The Indiana Pacers travel to San Antonio, TX to take on the Spurs on Saturday night. This is the second time these teams face off this season, the Pacers won the last game 131-118 at home.
INDIANA PACERS
The Pacers have lost their last 3 games and are only 7-26 on the road. They have a 22-45 overall record and rank 4th in the Central.
Chris Duarte averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Pacers, scoring 13.2 points while shooting 36.3% from beyond the arc. Buddy Hield is shooting 48.8% and averaging 19.8 points over the last 10 games for Indiana.
In their last 10 games the Pacers are 3-7, averaging 118.3 points, 46.3 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 6.6 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.5 points.
INJURIES: Brogdon, McConell, Turner, Warren and Stephenson are out.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
San Antonio has lost 5 of the last 7 games and is 26-41 overall ranking 12th in the Western Conference and they're 13-20 at home. They beat the Jazz last night 104-102. Murray, who has emerged as the team's newest star, had 27 points and nine rebounds.
Poeltl is averaging 13.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks for the Spurs. Dejounte Murray is averaging 24.6 points over the last 10 games for San Antonio.
In their last 10 games the Spurs are 4-6, averaging 116.8 points, 45.2 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.9 points per game.
BETTING TRENDS
Indiana are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
Utah are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games on the road.
San Antonio are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games against Indiana.
Prediction
It's hard to trust in any of these teams to take a win even with the Spurs coming from a win against Utah. The Pacers are 7-26 on the road this season and are 1-4 ATS last 5 games. With both teams allowing 120 points per game in their last 10 games this will definitely be a high scoring game. Take the Over.
PICK: Over 237 (-110)
Find more sports picks from the top sports bettors and NBA experts all in one place using our iOS and Google Play apps, as well as our other articles at Kingpin.pro. We are the home for NBA picks, sports picks and sports betting.