We've got another exciting Eastern Conference matchup on Wednesday's NBA schedule as the Brooklyn Nets will host the Indiana Pacers. Brooklyn is 9-13 overall and 4-5 at home, while Indiana is 9-13 overall and 2-10 on the road. The Pacers won two of their three meetings last year with the home team winning all three contests.
Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Indiana is favored by 2.5 points in the latest Pacers vs. Nets odds, according to the SportsLine consensus. The over/under is 225.5 points. Before entering any Nets vs. Pacers picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on Indiana vs. Brooklyn. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Pacers vs. Nets:
- Nets vs. Pacers spread: Pacers -2.5
- Nets vs. Pacers over/under: 225.5 points
- Nets vs. Pacers money line: Nets: +115, Pacers: -135
- IND: The Over has hit in three of the last four Pacers games
- BRK: The Nets are 11-6-1 against the spread as an underdog
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Why the Pacers can cover
The Pacers enter on a three-game losing streak, but before their current slide, Indiana had won three consecutive games as they've been one of the streakiest teams in the league over the last few weeks. Indiana is off to a slower start than expectations after the Pacers went 47-35 last season and reached the Eastern Conference Finals. The Pacers return the majority of their lineup from last year's successful season, so although they are 9-13 overall this season, their talent is better than their record.
Indiana is facing another team on a three-game slide with the Nets also dropping three straight, most recently a 128-102 loss to the Bulls on Monday. The Nets have lost their last three games by an average of 19 points. Brooklyn is battling injuries, including leading scorer Cameron Thomas (hamstring) out, while Ben Simmons (knee) and Cameron Johnson (ankle) are questionable, which plays to Indiana's advantage. See which team to pick here.
Why the Nets can cover
The Pacers haven't covered the spread in any of their last nine contests, last doing so on November 17 in a 119-110 victory over the Heat. Brooklyn is 3-3 against the spread over its last six games. The Nets have had six different leading scorers over their last six games, so they are a difficult team to game plan against. Dariq Whitehead, the No. 22 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, led Brooklyn with 18 points in his fourth career game, and it was just the second game he saw the floor for the Nets this season. Whitehead could provide Brooklyn a lift with more games like that.
Trendon Watford has scored in double-digits in four straight games and is one of eight Nets players averaging at least 8.6 points. Brooklyn has the fifth-best 3-point percentage (38.4%) in the league, and if the Nets knock down some early triples, that could carry them to improve to 12-6-1 ATS as an underdog. See which team to pick here.
How to make Nets vs. Pacers picks
The model has simulated Pacers vs. Nets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Pacers vs. Nets, and which side of the spread hits over 60% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Nets vs. Pacers spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 116-80 roll on top-rated NBA picks since last season, and find out.
