The Pacers have won and covered five straight vs the Blazers, the last of which was a 101-69 beat-down last February. Look for another win and cover here, as Indiana is 10-0 ATS (+9.6 ppg) as a favorite when facing a team for the first time of the season that they beat by double-digits at home in their last match-up.
Portland shows no sign of life of revenge motivation vs a team that has beaten them on a regular basis, as the Blazers are 0-7 ATS as a dog vs any team they lost to four straight.
Indiana is off a 92-083 loss to the Raptors in Toronto on Sunday afternoon. Indiana shot a poor 37% from the field but they should reccover well here. areThe Pacers are 15-3 ATS with at most one day of rest after a game on the road in which they shot less than 40% from the field and 12-2 ATS on the road with at least one day of rest after a game in which they had more turnovers than assists.
Portland is off a 119-101 home loss to Phoenix and the Blazers always have had trouble the game after tangling with the high-powered Suns. The shot well, but simply couldn't keep up. The Pacers should offer quite a contrast in style and Portland will not be able to adjust. Indeed, the Blazers are 0-11 ATS at home after playing the Suns. In addition, Portland is 0-9 ATS (-9.1 ppg) as a dog with at least one day of rest after a game in which they scored less than 15% of their points from the free throw line and 0-8 ATS with at least a day of rest after a loss in which Martell Webster shot better than 50% from the arc.
Speaking of Martell, how can you take a guy that looks like this serious??
I dont even think D$ or KB would wear something that fucking Ugly..
Poor kid trying to be a playa.
The Blazers have surprised a couple of teams this year, but the veteran Pacers should not suffer the same fate. Their workman-like, no nonsense attitude should get the job done tonight.
Indiana by 6.......