The Atlanta Hawks (37-30) travel to meet the Indiana Pacers (30-35) Thursday at Bankers Life Field House. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Hawks vs. Pacers odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
The Hawks are coming off a 135-103 win against Phoenix Suns, using a 38-15 fourth quarter to pull away as the Over connected. Atlanta has won and covered three in a row while averaging 129.0 PPG across the past two.
The Pacers are also playing the second end of a back-to-back, but they didn’t have to travel. Indiana fell 104-93 at home against the Sacramento Kings in a low-scoring game which saw a total of just 94 points in the second half as the Under easily hit.
Hawks at Pacers: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Hawks -225 (bet $225 to win $100) | Pacers +180 (bet $100 to win $180)
- Against the spread/ATS: Hawks -5.5 (-110) | Pacers +5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 240.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Hawks at Pacers: Key injuries
Hawks
- PF De’Andre Hunter (knee) out
- SF Cam Reddish (Achilles) out
Pacers
- SG Malcolm Brogdon (hamstring) questionable
- SG Jeremy Lamb (knee) out
- PF JaKarr Sampson (head) questionable
- PG Edmond Sumner (knee) questionable
- C Myles Turner (toe) out
- SF T.J. Warren (foot) out
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Hawks at Pacers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Hawks 124, Pacers 109
Money line (ML)
The Hawks (-225) are a little more expensive than my personal money line limit, which is generally -180. You can’t risk more than two times your potential return on a regular basis and expect to have a strong return on investment over the long term.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The HAWKS -5.5 (-110) are the play on the road, as the Pacers +5.5 (-110) are really sliding. Indiana is 1-4 SU/ATS across the past five, and they have allowed 130 or more points in three of those games while losing by 11 or more in each of the losses.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 240.5 (-110) is rather high considering each of these clubs just played Wednesday night, and the legs might be a tad tired on both sides. The Under is 6-1 in the past seven meetings in Indianapolis, too.
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