Free NBA Pick: Pacers vs. Wizards NBA Odds
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2022 NBA Handicapping
(1-4) Indiana Pacers vs. Washington Wizards (3-1)
Date: Friday, October 28
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Venue: Capital One Arena
NBA Moneyline Odds: Pacers +193 | Wizards -218 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: WSH -6
NBA Betting Total: 230.5
The road Pacers enter this one coming off two straight losses: a 120-106 game against Philadelphia, and most recently a 124-109 outing against the Chicago Bulls.
The home Wizards are coming off a 120-99 win over the Detroit Pistons and are 6-point favorites as of this writing on Thursday.
Indiana Pacers
There hasn’t been a lot to celebrate in Indiana this season, which unless you were an unabashed Pacers fanatic isn’t unexpected. But rookie Bennedict Mathurin has been a genuine bright spot.
The 20-year-old out of Arizona is coming off the bench for the time being and scoring 20.8 points per night. He’s playing in 27.6 minutes per game and collecting five rebounds and shooting 38.7 percent from deep in the process.
When is Indiana going to move maybe its brightest young star to the starting 5?
Overall as a team, Indiana ranks 21st in Offensive Efficiency, giving up 107.6 points per 100 possessions.
Defensively, the Pacers give up 117.1 points per 100 possessions. That number puts them in dead last for Defensive Efficiency as of this writing on Thursday.
Washington Wizards
The Wizards’ schedule is about to get tough. Following the game against Indiana, Washington travels to Boston before a home-and-home with Philadelphia—all of which precedes matchups with the Brooklyn Nets and Memphis Grizzlies.
Friday’s game against Indiana is nowhere near a must-win for Washington four whole games into the year. That would be silly to think of it as such. But when you look at the horizon, this one against the Pacers gives Washington its best shot at a win for a full calendar week.
On the year, the Wizards are posting 107.7 points per 100 possessions—a number that puts them in the 20th spot in Offensive Efficiency.
Defensively, the Wizards give up just 103 points per 100 possessions. That number is good enough to slot them in the No. 3 spot behind only Eastern Conference foes the Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Pacers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Pacers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 6-0 in Wizards last 6 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 6-1 in Wizards last 7 overall.
- Over is 5-1 in Wizards last 6 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points.
- Pacers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Washington.
- Pacers are 1-3-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Free Indiana Pacers vs. Washington Wizards NBA Prediction:
The Pacers enter this contest with an identical 4-1 record ATS against their record SU.
Washington is 2-1-1 ATS against their SU record of 3-1.
At this point, there’s little reason to believe the Pacers can sneak a road win straight up, and even having the spread at -6 in Washington’s favor feels like an overstatement on Indy’s behalf. The team should start to get better production from Myles Turner as he gets into a groove, but I’m not buying the Pacers to win, and I can’t buy them to cover.
Washington gets this one, and when the final horn sounds, it might be more convincing than you think.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: WSH -6
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