Indiana Pacers (0-1) vs. Washington Wizards (1-0)
October 22, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Wizards -2.5; Over/Under: +228
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The Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards meet Friday in NBA action at the Capital One Arena. The Indiana Pacers need a win after a heartbreaking loss to the Hornets. The Washington Wizards look for a 2-0 start after waxing the Raptors on Wednesday.
The Indiana Pacers are averaging 122 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 123 points on 43 percent shooting. Domantas Sabonis is averaging 33 points and two assists while Malcolm Brogdon is averaging 28 points and four rebounds. Chris Duarte is the third double-digit scorer and Justin Holiday is grabbing seven rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 87.5 percent from the free throw line. The Indiana Pacers are allowing 41.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 51 rebounds per game.
The Washington Wizards are averaging 98 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 83 points on 30.9 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 23 points and three rebounds while Montrezl Harrell is averaging 22 points and one assist. Spencer Dinwiddie is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Kuzma is grabbing 15 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 18.5 percent from beyond the arc and 80.8 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 20.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 51 rebounds per game.
The Pacers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Friday games and 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Wizards are 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 games as a favorite and 21-8-1 ATS in their last 30 games overall. The over is 4-0 in Pacers last 4 overall. The under is 9-1 in Wizards last 10 Friday games. The Pacers are 11-5 ATS in the last 16 meetings in Washington.
The Pacers are still a team I’m trying to avoid until they get healthy, and their collapse in the second half against the Hornets is not encouraging. The Washington Wizards were highly impressive on the road in their season opener, especially on the defensive side. I mentioned before, the Wizards could be a team to keep an eye on this season, and they’re off to a great start. I’ll gladly lay the bucket here.
