The Charlotte Hornets (19-37) visit the Crossroads of America Tuesday to play the Indiana Pacers (33-24) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. ET. We analyze the Hornets-Pacers odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Hornets at Pacers: Key injuries
Pacers
- SG Jeremy Lamb (knee) out
- SG Victor Oladipo (back) questionable
Hornets at Pacers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Pacers 109, Hornets 95
Moneyline (ML)
Both teams are looking to bounce back from embarrassing losses in their last games. Indiana (-589) lost 127-81 in Toronto Sunday and Charlotte (+425) took a 29-point beating from the Nets in Brooklyn Saturday. The losses ended a three-game winning streak for the Hornets and a two-game win streak for the Pacers.
If Indiana was not coming off its most humiliating loss of the year, maybe you could argue they’d overlook a bad Charlotte team. I expect them to take their anger out on the Hornets, making an upset very unlikely and Pacers are a no-go because of the lack of value.
PASS ON THE MONEYLINE.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The Pacers have won four of their last five games—both outright and against the spread—against the Hornets. Also, the Hornets are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings and 1-6 ATS in the last seven meetings in Indiana.
Charlotte struggles on the road against good teams; the Hornets are 3-8 ATS in road games versus teams above .500. Neither team has scored much lately (more on that in a second), but on the season the Pacers have the third-highest shooting percentage in the NBA and the Hornets are ranked 25th in opponent field-goal percentage
BET PACERS -10.5 (-110).
Over/Under (O/U)
Over their past 10 games, both teams have been among the NBA’s worst on offense. Charlotte ranks last in points per game and field-goal percentage and 28th in 3-point percentage over that period. Indiana ranks 28th in PPG, 29th in 3-point percentage and 27th in offensive rating in the same time span. Plus, the Under has been trending lately for both sides. Charlotte has an 0-4 Over/Under record in its last four games and the Under has cashed in three of the last four Indiana games.
TAKE UNDER 208.5 (-106).
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