The Philadelphia 76ers (25-15) visit the Indiana Pacers (24-15) Monday night for a 7 p.m. ET tip-off at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. We analyze 76ers-Pacers odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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76ers at Pacers: Key injuries
76ERS
- C Joel Embiid (finger) out
PACERS
- SG Malcolm Brogdon (throat) questionable
- PF Domantas Sabonis (knee) questionable
- SG Victor Oladipo (ankle) out
76ers at Pacers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Pacers 110, Sixers 106
Moneyline (ML)
The 76ers and Pacers have split each of their previous two meetings; the 76ers won the first game but had Embiid, who had 32 points and 11 rebounds. They then took a 115-97 waxing in the second game without Embiid. Well, Embiid will be out for at least another couple of weeks after undergoing surgery on a torn ligament on his hand, and that doesn’t bode well for a 76ers team that struggles on the road as is—Philadelphia has lost five road games in a row and is just 7-13 straight up on the road this season.
The betting circumstances are interesting here because we are going to PASS Pacers -134 on the moneyline even though we like them to win. Reason being that the juice is a little too expensive here with the Pacers -1.5 (-115) available.
New to sports betting? A $100 wager on the Pacers to win would return a profit of $74.63.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
Everyone knows the 76ers have been terrible on the road this season, but just how terrible? Philadelphia is 6-12-2 ATS as a road team this season, 1-4 ATS in their last five road games and 3-6-1 ATS away from home against above-.500 teams. Also, the 76ers are 0-5-1 ATS in their last six road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
And the Pacers are an elite team against the spread so far this season; they are 21-17-1 ATS overall and 10-6-1 as a home favorite.
BET PACERS -1.5 (-115) tonight. New to sports betting? Bet $115 on the Pacers -1.5 to earn a profit of $100 if the Pacers win by two or more points.
Over/under (O/U)
PASS the total in the 76ers-Pacers game. As per usual, monitor the injury report but with Embiid’s absence confirmed, and if Brogdon and Sabonis cannot go for the Pacers, both sides’ defenses will be compromised. It’s a low number (213.5) for two teams averaging a tick more than 109 points per game each and the Over 213.5 (-106) is slightly less juiced makes it more appealing. We are passing though because you could make a case all of the aforementioned, dinged up players could affect their team’s offense as much as the defense.
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