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2022 NBA Handicapping
(1-2) Indiana Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ers (0-3)
Date: Monday, October 24
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
NBA Moneyline Odds: Pacers +500 | 76ers -750 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: PHI -11.5
NBA Betting Total: 226
Things have not gone according to plan for the Philadelphia 76ers. Through three games (an admittedly minuscule sample size), the Sixers look like one of the bigger disappointments in the league. This team was not supposed to be anywhere near the bottom of the rankings at any point this season, and while there’s more than enough time to figure it out, Philly finds itself desperate for wins early in the year.
Indy, on the other hand, is a fitting 1-2 after entering 2022-23 as a “quiet” tanker. We all knew they’d end up in the tanking tier eventually, but there was still an energy around this team hoping to compete.
After two losses to open the year, the Pacers finally earned a victory against the Detroit Pistons, breaking a 12-game losing streak SU dating back to last season (not including the 2022 preseason).
Indy opens this one as 11.5-point underdogs on the road.
Indiana Pacers
The Pacers, despite a 1-3 start, are getting great production from the young studs they hope will help build the franchise into a long-term competitor.
Tyrese Haliburton has looked the part of an NBA All-Star this season, scoring 25.7 points on 50 percent from the field. He’s also collecting 9.7 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals while shooting an impressive 41.2 percent from deep on 5.7 attempts per game.
Bennedict Mathurin has been just as fun to watch. He’s scoring 24 points per game through the first three contests of his career, and he’s shooting 52 percent in the process, including 52.4 percent from deep on 7.0 attempts. He’s also also grabbing 6.3 rebounds and collecting 2.0 assists along the way.
Eventually we’ll hit a point where picking against the Pacers makes sense. But in this one, the Pacers have a little momentum, a lot of production and an opponent still trying to figure things out on an existential level.
Philadelphia 76ers
What is happening in Philly?
I’ve already mentioned how small the sample size is here, but an 0-3 start is a concern for a team that not only has title aspirations but felt it was in a good spot integrating (and spotlighting) James Harden.
The Sixers should be Joel Embiid’s team. He’s the MVP candidate for a reason. But figuring out how to get him going without sacrificing what Harden can do remains a challenge.
Losing to the Pacers SU on Monday would be a small catastrophe, and I’m not betting on that to happen. ESPN, after all, has the Sixers favored in 86.9 percent of its simulations.
But covering the 11.5-point spread might be tough. That’s asking a lot of a team averaging 103.3 points per contest against the 110.0 it’s giving up.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Over is 4-0 in Pacers last 4 games following a ATS win.
- Over is 9-1 in Pacers last 10 overall.
- Pacers are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
- 76ers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Free Indiana Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ers NBA Prediction:
Trusting the Pacers feels like a tough bet, but trusting the Sixers feels like a fool’s errand right now, especially with them -11.5, even at home. That will eventually change, but I need to see something happen before I start blindly trusting this part of the process.
I’m not trusting the 76ers to cover. Picking them SU should look like easy money when it’s all said and done, but I can’t pick them to win by double-digits when they don’t have a single straight-up victory to their name yet this season.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: IND +11.5
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