The Indiana Pacers (25-32) take on the Washington Wizards (25-29) Saturday at Capital One Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Pacers vs. Heat odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Washington beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-104 on Wednesday despite losing the turnover battle 17-7. Now the Wizards have a winning record at home (13-12).
Indiana lost to the Phoenix Suns 117-104 on Friday despite the Suns not yet playing newly-acquired F Kevin Durant. The Pacers have dropped 14 of their last 16 games. With the all-star break approaching the Pacers will need the reset.
The Pacers lead the season series against the Wizards 2-1. They dropped their home opener 114-107 in Indiana (failing to cover as 2.5-point underdogs), but they won the next game 127-117 (covering as 4.5-point road underdogs) and most recently won 121-111 (covering as 3.5-point home favorites).
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Pacers at Wizards odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:01 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Pacers +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Wizards -210 (bet $210 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Pacers +5.5 (-115) | Wizards -5.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 234.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Pacers at Wizards key injuries
Pacers
- Not yet submitted
Wizards
- G Kyle Kuzma (ankle) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Pacers at Wizards picks and predictions
Prediction
Wizards 125, Pacers 110
Moneyline
The Pacers and Wizards have both been underwhelming this season. Washington has the 5th best defense against the 2-point shot while Indiana struggles inside the arc, ranking 24th in the NBA in 2-point percentage.
The Pacers are good from the 3-point range, making an average of 13.8 per game. Unfortunately for them, the Wizards have the 9th best 3-point defense, allowing 11.6 per game.
The current line is quite chalky so feel free to PASS, though you could consider a Wizards 1st quarter spread since Indiana is one of the worst teams in the opening quarter.
Against the spread
Trends point toward the Wizards. In their past 6 games against teams with a losing record they are 5-1 against the spread (ATS). Washington has also covered in 7 of its last 10 games.
The Pacers covered just once in their last 6 road games when facing a team with a winning home record. And Indiana is just 1-7 against the spread in its last 8 road games.
BET WIZARDS -5.5 (-105).
Over/Under
These teams usually hit the Over when playing against sub-.500 teams and both the Wizards and the Pacers have sub-.500 records. On top of that, the Over is 5-0 in the past 5 meetings between these teams in Washington.
LEAN OVER 234.5 (-108).
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