The 48-28 Indiana Pacers will travel on a back to back when they face the 28-47 Washington Wizards in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Washington is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the road team Indiana Pacers favored by -3 points with an over under line of 184 ½ points. Early money has landed on the under as when the odds were released in this game the total was set at 184 ½ points.
This will be the fourth meeting of the season between these two clubs with Indiana winning all three games. Each team covered the point spread in their road game.
Indiana has a road record of 19-19 on the season. Their five game win streak was snapped on Friday night after a 97-75 home defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended under 191 ½ points. The Pacers get outscored in the fourth quarter bay OKC 25-8 in defeat. They shoot just 37.5% from the field and a miserable 2 of 21 from the three point line. Indiana allowed the Thunder 47.4% shooting and Oklahoma City crushed the Pacers on the glass by a 53-31 margin. Roy Hibbert led Indiana with 22 points and eight rebounds as he made 8 of his 14 shots. Indiana has put up some outstanding defensive numbers. On offense the Pacers rank in the lower third of the league in all three key areas. They shoot just 43.6% from the floor ranking 26th and fifth from the bottom of the NBA. In the race for the number two seed in the Eastern conference the Pacers trails the New York Knicks by 1 ½ games with just six games remaining.
The Wizards are 21-17 when playing at home. Their two game win streak was snapped on Wednesday in an 88-78 road defeat to the Toronto Raptors as a +4 ½ point underdog. The game finished under the total of 194 points. Washington blows an eleven point first half lead by getting outscored by Toronto 49-28 in the second half. The team shot a miserable 32.5% from the field and 5 of 19 from three. They allowed the Raptors 45.5% shooting but just 1 of 8 came from three point distance. John Wall led Washington with 20 points and five assists as he made only 5 of his 17 shots. The Wizards have put up some outstanding defensive numbers ranking in the top six in the NBA in all three key categories. It has been a struggle for the team offensively as they rank in they rank 28th and third to last in scoring offense by averaging just 92.9 points a game. The Wizards make 43.3% from the field which is second worst at 29th in the league.