The Brooklyn Nets and the Indiana Pacers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Brooklyn At Indiana
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 21, 2015
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
TV: 7 p.m. ET, YES (Brooklyn), FSN Midwest (Indiana)
PREDICTION: Pacers 102, Nets 95
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Oddsmakers currently have the Pacers listed as 7-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game’s total is sitting at 192½.
In their last action, Indiana was a 95-92 loser on the road against the Cavaliers. They covered the +10.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (187) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
George’s return has been the subject of speculation ever since he resumed practicing, and now it appears Indiana will have its top talent for the final three-plus weeks. When George is back on the floor, it is expected that he will be brought along slowly, and he also is wary of affecting the team’s chemistry. “Whenever he’s ready, he’s ready,” point guard George Hill told reporters after the loss to Cleveland. “I’m not the one that’s going to force him to come back in and play, but as long as he’s ready mentally, that’s all that matters.”
Team record: 30-38 SU,36-30-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Indiana is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Indiana’s last 13 games
Last time out for Brooklyn, they were a 129-127 winner as they battled the Bucks at home. The Nets earned a push in the match as a -2-point favorite, while 256 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Center Brook Lopez has stepped up his play and has six double-doubles in 15 games since the All-Star break after having just five in 42 games prior to the break. Lopez had one of his best efforts of the season in the triple-overtime affair as he scored 32 points to go with a season-best 18 rebounds. “We stuck with it the entire game,” Lopez told reporters in reference to the team’s fortitude. “We never gave up. We were down big and our bench was huge.”
Team record: 28-39 SU,31-35-1 ATS
Brooklyn is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Brooklyn is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn’s last 6 games
Brooklyn is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
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