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The Pacers started the series in frightful fashion dropping the opener at home but they came back nicely to win game 2 and even the series. [ad-4468020]

Indiana Pacers (1-1) vs Atlanta Hawks (1-1)
Thursday April 24
Philips Arena – Atlanta, GA
7:00PM
Moneylines: Indiana -140, Atlanta +120
Spread:  Indiana -2
Total:  186
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Indiana

They are still the one seed in the East and I think they will start playing like it, at least for the rest of this series.

They had some serious road troubles in the second half but with a strong defensive effort and a good first quarter I think the Hawks will fly away.

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The key in the G2 win was better efficiency on offense. Nearly everyone shot the ball poorly in the series opener but in the follow up win Indiana shot 53%. The biggest turnaround was for big Luis Scola who missed all his shots in G1 but scored 20 points in a heartbeat in G2.

The fact that they were able to win without Roy Hibbert contributing much offensively shows how deep this team really is.

You are not going to get values in a 1 vs 8 matchup like you are getting in this one so take advantage. Indiana at just -2 seems almost too good to be true and if you think so too don’t wait as it has already moved from its opening number and I am seeing some -2.5s out there already.
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Just don’t get too caught up in the fact they were 17-24 ATS this season on the road.

Atlanta

After game 1 the Hawks had the Pacers right where they wanted them.

At the half of G2 they actually had the lead but it all fell apart in the third and I think the series will along with it. Mostly you can chalk it up to bad shooting (the defense had something to do with it) but since this is not exactly a team laden with stars I am not sure we can realistically count on a rebound.

Atlanta has a notoriously bad homecourt factor too so there may not be much lift with the series shifting.

Jeff Teague was fantastic in G1 but average in G2. I don’t want to pin it all on him but they need him to be a lot better than average for this team to have a chance. In the last game the Pacers made a concerted effort to work the ball inside and they pounded the smaller Hawks.

I am sure the strategy will be the same in this one but maybe at home they can get a few more whistles. Paul Milsap will also have to be more of a factor.

Atlanta covered their final three regular season home games, including a home win over Miami but I still don’t like them in this one.

I see game one as more of a fluke and thus there is little value on the home side at just +2.

Maybe the next game if we see an increased spread but for now go with the visitors.

Spread prediction:  Indiana -2
Total prediction:  Over
Score prediction:  Indiana 100 – Atlanta 90

By The Wiesguy

The Wiesguy is a newcomer to the handicapping scene. Hailing from Toronto, Canada he is always sweet on the underdogs and you can often find his thoughts, musings and picks at moneydogs.blogspot.com.