The Indiana Pacers (37-30) host the Brooklyn Nets (26-40) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, tipping off at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The Nets are 8.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup’s over/under is set at 228.
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Spread: Nets (+8.5) to Cover
- The model and DraftKings both have the Pacers taking home the victory, but the model has them winning by slightly less (7.6 points). Lean towards taking the Nets.
- Brooklyn has a 29-34-3 record against the spread this year.
- The Nets have not covered the spread when an underdog by 8.5 points or more this season (in six opportunities).
- Indiana has gone 35-29-3 ATS this season.
- The Pacers are 5-3 ATS this season when playing as at least 8.5-point favorites.
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Total: Over 228
- In this matchup, the model projects a total (235.1 points) substantially higher than the DraftKings over/under (228 points). Bet on the over.
- A total of 50 times so far this season, Indiana and its opponent have combined for more than 228 points.
- There have been 28 Brooklyn’s games this year with more than 228 points scored.
- Pacers games have hit the over 34 out of 67 times this season.
- In the Nets’ 66 chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 32 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Pacers (-375)
- Prediction: Pacers 121, Nets 114
- Indiana has been the favorite in 33 games this season and won 19 (57.6%) of those contests.
- Brooklyn has been an underdog in 42 games this season and has come away with the win 10 times (23.8%) in those contests.
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Myles Turner Rebounds Prop: Over 7.5
- Myles Turner posts 17.3 points, 1.3 assists and 7.0 rebounds per contest.
- He averages 0.5 less rebounds than his prop bet Saturday of 7.5.
- He’s grabbed more rebounds than the listed total for him 31 times this season in his 67 games bookmakers set a prop.
- On the boards, the Nets are 14th in the NBA in rebounds (43.7 per game). They are 19th in rebounds conceded (44.2 per game).
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Nicolas Claxton Points Prop: Over 11.5
- The Nets are receiving 12.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game from Nicolas Claxton this season.
- The 11.5-point total set for Claxton on Saturday is 0.7 fewer points than his per-game scoring average.
- He is 24-for-59 at hitting the over on his points prop total this season.
- Although the Pacers are surrendering 121.4 points per game (second-worst in NBA) on defense, their offense has been strong, as they rank best in the league by posting 123.1 points per game.
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