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San Antonio Spurs vs Indiana Pacers NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 4/3/21

San Antonio Spurs vs Indiana Pacers NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 4/3/21
2021-04-03 21:00:00 EDT

The Indiana Pacers travel to the AT&T Center to do battle with the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.

The Indiana Pacers have been in a bit of a rut as they’ve lost four of their last six games and they will be hoping to avoid a fourth straight defeat after last night’s 114-97 loss. Caris LeVert led the team in scoring with 16 points and five assists, Doug McDermott added 13 points off the bench while Domantas Sabonis scored just eight points, 10 rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Pacers shot 46 percent from the field and 10 of 33 from the 3-point line as they were slow out of the gates and found themselves trailing by 11 points at halftime and it didn’t get any better in the second half as they managed just 21 points in the fourth quarter. Justin Holiday scored just nine points on three of 13 shooting.

Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs have been in rough shape as they’ve lost six of their past eight games and they will be hoping to bounce back after falling to the Hawks in a 134-129 double-overtime loss on Thursday. DeMar DeRozan led the team with 36 points with nine assists on 14 of 27 shooting, Derrick White added 29 points, Rudy Gay scored 18 points off the bench while Jakob Poeltl chipped in with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists. As a team, the Spurs shot 44 percent from the field and 13 of 40 from the 3-point line as they fought hard to hang with the Hawks until 11.8 seconds left in the second overtime where the Hawks sealed the win with a Danilo Gallinari 3-pointer. Patty Mills had a rough night as he finished with just three points on one of 10 shooting off the bench.

Looking at the betting trends, the Pacers are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games against a team with a winning record, 13-4-1 ATS in their last 18 road games against a team with a losing home record, and 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games overall. The Spurs are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games and 2-5 ATS in their last seven games overall. 

Head to head, the Pacers are 7-1 ATS in the last eight meetings overall and the Pacers are 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings overall. 

Malcolm Brogdon, Domantas Sabonis, and Jeremy Lamb are all listed as questionable for this one, so the Pacers could be severely shorthanded here. The Spurs haven’t really looked like themselves lately and their confidence must’ve taken a hit from their double-overtime loss to the Hawks on Thursday. I want to take the Pacers, but not if both Sabonis and Brogdon sit out, so let’s go with the Spurs to bounce back into form with a much-needed win here.

Peter Tran's Free Pick: San Antonio -5.5

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