The Indiana Pacers (31-25) are 12-point favorites over the Detroit Pistons (8-46) on February 22, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. It’s a contest featuring one of the highest-scoring squads in the league (Pacers, first in points scored per game) versus one of the poorest defensively (Pistons, 27th in points conceded). The over/under in the matchup is set at 246.5.
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Spread: Pacers (-12) to Cover
- The DraftKings line for this game has the Pacers favored by 12, while the model predicts they’ll win by slightly more (13.8 points).
- Indiana’s ATS record is 29-24-3 this season.
- The Pacers have been favored by 12 points or more this season once, and failed to cover the spread.
- So far this season, Detroit has compiled a 26-27-1 record against the spread.
- The Pistons have an ATS record of 11-6 when playing as at least 12-point underdogs this season.
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Total: Under 246.5
- The model projects a total 6.2 points lower than the one set by DraftKings for this game.
- In 30 games this year, Indiana and its opponent have combined for more than 246.5 points.
- Detroit’s games have finished with over 246.5 points scored 14 times this year.
- So far this season, 31 out of the Pacers’ 56 games have gone over the point total.
- A total of 30 Pistons games this year have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Pacers (-750)
- Prediction: Pacers 127, Pistons 113
- Indiana has entered the game as favorites 26 times this season and won 16, or 61.5%, of those games.
- Detroit has been an underdog in 49 games this season and has come away with the win seven times (14.3%) in those contests.
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Tyrese Haliburton Points Prop: Over 20.5
- Tyrese Haliburton puts up 21.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 11.7 assists per contest, shooting 49.2% from the floor and 40.0% from downtown with 3.2 made 3-pointers per contest (eighth in league).
- The 20.5-point total set for Haliburton on Thursday is 1.3 fewer points than his season scoring average.
- So far this season, Haliburton is 18-for-46 at hitting the over on the total set for his points prop.
- In 2023-24, the Pistons are 23rd in the league offensively (112.9 points scored per game) and fourth-worst on defense (122.0 points allowed).
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Cade Cunningham Points Prop: Over 22.5
- Cade Cunningham puts up 21.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game for the Pistons.
- The 21.9 points Cunningham scores per game are 0.6 less than his prop total on Thursday.
- This season Cunningham is 20-for-46 at going over the over/under set for him in terms of points.
- The Pacers have had to lean on their offense, which ranks best in the NBA (123.7 points per game), as they rank third-worst in the league defensively with just 122.3 points allowed per contest.
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