San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers Betting Preview
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, IN
When: Monday, February 13, 2017 – 7:00 PM ET
Line: San Antonio Spurs (-4.5) at Indiana Pacers (+4.5); total: 209.5 – view all NBA lines
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Betting on San Antonio Spurs (41-13)
The Spurs fell to the New York Knicks (of all teams!) Sunday night, 94-90, and were held to a season-low 36.3 percent shooting. The awful performance was a big surprise, since they are top five in points allowed, offensive efficiency, and defensive efficiency, and were facing a 25th-ranked defense. Also, they were 19-4 on the season against East teams coming in.
Exlcuding Kawhi Leonard (25.6 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.7 SPG), who was 13-for-27 from the field for a game-high 36 points, every single Spur was just off. LaMarcus Aldridge (17.4 PPG, 7.4 RPG) had a double-double (15 points and 10 rebounds), but he and all the other starters combined to only shoot 8-for-34. Removing Leonard’s makes attempts would bring down the Spurs’ field goal percentage to an appalling 23.5 mark.
Still, if you’re familiar with coach Gregg Poppovich and how good his Spurs teams can be in recovering from an embarrassing defeat, you should know it was just an off-night, and that we will see them thrive moving forward.
They are 4-1 against Indy in their last five meetings (2-3 ATS).
Betting on the Indiana Pacers (29-25)
The Pacers are riding high… on the losing column, that is. After surprisingly racking up seven straight wins from late January to early February, they have now dropped three consecutive games, wherein two came by 15 points or more.
In Saturday’s 116-100 defeat, Indy allowed the Milwaukee Bucks to record a season-high 17 treys and have six guys tally double digit points. The defense had no answer for Giannis Antetkounmpo, who only took nine shots but comfortably posted 20 points, eight rebounds, and 12 assists.
It is simply hard to tell which Pacers team is going to show up next, both offensively and defensively. Although equipped with the talent of Paul George (22.5 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 3.3 APG), Myles Turner (15.5 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 2.2 BPG), and Jeff Teague (15.6 PPG, 8.2 APG), they could only reach middle-of-the-pack ratings in key team stats, particularly points (14th, 105.6 PPG) and offensive efficiency (17th).
On D, although they are eighth in opponents’ field goal shooting (44.9 percent), they are only 21st in points allowed (106.1 PPG) and 15th defensive efficiency.
Indy has a great 14-4 record in their last 18 games at home (10-8 ATS), but will likely face an aggressive Spurs that are hungry for redemption over last night’s upset loss.
Writer’s Prediction
The Spurs (-4.5) win, 109-101.
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