Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 12 (3/12): NBA

Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 12 (3/12): NBA

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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)

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