Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers 3/6/23 – On Monday night, the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for a road matchup. On Saturday night, they defeated Milwaukee Bucks 133-130; this will be their second leg of a back-to-back. The Pacers return to action Sunday as well. The Philadelphia 76ers are predicted by the top NBA betting forum today to win the game.
Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers
Date & Time: Monday, March 6, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers Betting Odds
76ers
Moneyline: -370
Spread: -8 (-116)
Total: TBD
Pacers
Moneyline: +260
Spread: +8 (-116)
Total: TBD
Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers Analysis
On Sunday afternoon, the Indiana Pacers take on the Chicago Bulls in an Eastern Conference matchup. On Thursday night they were eliminated from playoff contention after losing 110-99 to the bottom-dwelling San Antonio Spurs in what proved to be an embarrassing defeat. Buddy Hield led all scorers with 27 points while Chris Duarte added 18 for Indiana. Without their star player Tyrese Haliburton on the floor, however, they were a different team; 14 turnovers and shooting 46 percent from the field. Indiana needs Chris Duarte to step up in place of Haliburton and provide production. In his last 10 games, he had failed to score double figures nine times; on this night he hit 8 for 14 from the field and 2 for 3 on 3-pointers. Although Indiana sits three games back of Washington Wizards for the 10th and final play-in spot, they appear content with an early exit; their record of 28-36 indicates this isn’t all that surprising given that they were supposed to rebuild this year.
Philadelphia 76ers earned a significant Eastern Conference win when they snapped Milwaukee’s 16-game winning streak with an exciting 133-130 road win. Joel Embiid made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 41.4 seconds left to secure victory, snapping Milwaukee’s longest winning streak since the Phoenix Suns had 18 straight victories early last season. Unfortunately for Milwaukee, they got outscored 48-31 during a fourth quarter that saw the 76ers shoot 12 of 21 overall, 7 of 11 from 3-point range, and 17 of 19 from the free throw line. Harden nearly achieved a triple-double with 38 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists while Embiid finished with 31 points, 10 assists and six rebounds – marking the first time two 76ers players collected at least 30 points and 10 assists simultaneously since Wilt Chamberlain and Hal Greer did so on Oct. 30, 1965. It was an important win in a marquee game for a team which had been criticized in the past for not showing up in big contests.
Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers Against the Spread
Philadelphia are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games. Philadelphia are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games. Philadelphia are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against Indiana. Philadelphia are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Indiana. Philadelphia are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games on the road.
Indiana are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana’s last 6 games. Indiana are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana’s last 5 games against Philadelphia. Indiana are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home.
Indiana are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers Free Pick
Joel Embiid and James Harden had an outstanding final stretch. Now they face off against a Pacers team that is reeling and on its second leg of back-to-backs. Although they are expecting to play better than they did in San Antonio, the 76ers have too much talent for them according to NBA betting lines and the76ers are an eager squad for a spot in the Eastern Conference finals.
Free Pick: Philadelphia 76ers -8 (-116)
