Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs 3/2/23 – Indiana will look to extend its two-game winning streak when it travels to San Antonio on Thursday night. This is the third game of a four-game road trip that concludes this weekend; San Antonio snapped its 16-game losing streak with an 102-94 victory at Utah on Tuesday night. Today, it appears that San Antonio will continue their downward spiral as the Pacers were the best bet today to claim the victory.
Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs
Date & Time: Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 8:30 PM
Location: AT&T Center
Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs Betting Odds
Pacers
Moneyline: -200
Spread: -4.5 (-116)
Total: 241 over (-110)
Spurs
Moneyline: +155
Spread: +4.5 (-116)
Total: 241 under (-110)
Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs Analysis
Indiana Pacers made headlines early in the season when it went 23-18 to start out, but things took an abrupt turn for the worse after that when star guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered an injury. The Pacers dropped 16 of their next 18 games, with their two victories coming against Chicago and Sacramento. Since then, however, they’ve won three out of four to get back on track, including a pair of road victories at Orlando and Dallas to begin this four-game road trip. Indiana’s only loss since the All-Star break came in overtime against Boston last Thursday. They will wrap up their four-game road trip at Chicago on Sunday afternoon, finishing No. 12 in the Eastern Conference standings, two games behind Washington for a play-in tournament spot.
San Antonio Spurs started this season with five wins out of its first seven games, but since then has gone on a complete tear. Their one win was against Brooklyn on Jan. 17 , but since then the Spurs have lost 16 straight contests. On Tuesday night, they ended a 16-game losing streak with a 102-94 victory over Utah, giving them their first road win since mid-December. Keldon Johnson scored 25 points while Doug McDermott added 19 and Jeremy Sochan had 13. On Tuesday night, Johnson scored four points in the final minute to secure a victory and raise his season average to 21.8 points this season. The Spurs had already defeated Indiana 137-134 in their second game of the season on Oct. 21, never trailing that game. On Tuesday they held Utah to a season low 35.3% shooting percentage as they claimed their first win after trailing for most of the fourth quarter.
Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs Against the Spread
Indiana are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana’s last 6 games. Indiana are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games. Indiana are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games against San Antonio. Indiana are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against San Antonio. Indiana are 2-11 SU in their last 13 games on the road.
San Antonio are 2-14 ATS in their last 16 games. The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Antonio’s last 12 games. San Antonio are 1-16 SU in their last 17 games. The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio’s last 8 games against Indiana. San Antonio are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games at home. San Antonio are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana.
Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs Free Pick
After 16 losses in a row for San Antonio, it can be difficult to gauge the psychological effect of a win. After the opener was released, this spread moved one point towards Indiana as they failed to cover in 14 of their last 16 games and six straight at home against them. On the other hand, the Pacers appear to be finding some form in playoff mode; covering four out of their last five contests. Take Indiana Pacers to win as per basketball online experts.
Free Pick: Indiana Pacers -4.5 (-116)
