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Indiana Pacers vs. Washington Wizards Game 6 Gambling Odds & NBA Free Prediction

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Indiana could not slam the door on the Wizards in game 5 at home. Now they travel back to Washington and their confidence has to be at least a little bruised after a humbling 102-7 loss. [ad-4468020]

Indiana Pacers (3-2) vs. Washington Wizards (2-3)
Thursday May 15
Verizon Center – Washington, DC
8:00PM
Moneyline:  Washington -200, Indiana +170
Spread:  Washington -4.5
Total:  180.5
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Indiana

Everything that had gone right the game before seemed to evaporate away and worst of all they might have given the Wizards some hope.

They would probably be best to close out this series in game 6 given their struggles at home in the playoffs.

Once again Paul George was a shell of what we expected. He was so good in G4 and showed none of that in G5. It was also another disappearing act for Roy Hibbert in what is becoming an all too familiar story.

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The lone bright spot for Indiana was PF David West who led the team with 17 points but really nobody played well.

The question is whether they can rely again on George to pick them up on the road.

After what we saw in G5 it would seem the Pacers are ripe for another 7 game series. That means a loss in this one but will it be close or not. I am going to steer clear of these guys again even though they are such tempting underdogs.

It is OK to sit games out every once in a while don’t forget.
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Washington

There is just some magical light that ignites when the Wizards are on the road.

It probably doesn’t make any sense given their young backcourt but after a regular season plus this team is just a lot better on the road than at home. However, if they want to extend their season they are going to have to win this one.

The question is which Wizards team will we see, the hungry road warriors or the lazy home folks.

The best thing that happened for Washington in G5 was the return of John Wall.

He didn’t have a perfect game but he seemed to be more relaxed and it is hard to argue with his 27 points. The guy who did have a perfect, or at least near perfect game was Marcin Gortat.

He led all scorers with 31 points missing only two shots from the field while collecting only 16 rebounds. All playoffs long it has been different players stepping up for the Wizards.

This season including the playoffs Washington is 17-26-2 ATS and that is the reason to consider getting behind Indiana in this one.

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Sure this will the the first elimination game at home for the Wizards but their pattern of subpar play at home is well documented. As a home favourite it is even worse at 11-20-1.

Spread prediction:  Indiana +4.5
Total prediction: Over
Score prediction:  Washington 97 – Indiana 95

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.