Indiana Pacers (22-45) vs. San Antonio Spurs (26-41)
March 12, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Antonio Spurs -6; Over/Under: +235
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The Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs meet Saturday in NBA action at the AT&T Center. The Indiana Pacers need a win after losing 12 of their last 15 games. The San Antonio Spurs need a win after losing five of their last seven games.
The Indiana Pacers are averaging 110.3 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 112.8 points on 47.3 percent shooting. Buddy Hield is averaging 19.5 points and 5.6 assists, while Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 19.2 points and 4.9 rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon is the third double-digit scorer and Jalen Smith is grabbing 7.7 rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free throw line. The Indiana Pacers are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game.
The San Antonio Spurs are averaging 112.7 points on 46.9 percent shooting and allowing 113 points on 46.8 percent shooting. Dejounte Murray is averaging 20.6 points and 8.4 rebounds, while Keldon Johnson is averaging 16.1 points and 1.8 assists. Jakob Poeltl is the third double-digit scorer and Lonnie Walker IV is dishing 2.2 assists. The San Antonio Spurs are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free throw line. The San Antonio Spurs are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.2 rebounds per game.
The Pacers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Spurs are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 18-7-1 in Pacers last 26 overall. The under is 4-1 in Spurs last 5 overall. The Pacers are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings in San Antonio and 9-2 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The San Antonio Spurs are coming off a monster win last night over the Jazz, and they need to keep winning if they’re going to sneak into a play-in game. The Indiana Pacers have the rest advantage, but they’ve been a mess since the trade deadline, and that includes losing their last five games by an average of 5.2 points and losing as an underdog by an average of five points. The Spurs need to take advantage of spots like this. I’ll lay the chalk.
