Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Clippers

The LA Clippers were in a battle for the top seed in the Wesern Conference as four teams were all within a game of each other. The Clippers have slid out of that group and are now 5.5 games from the top, and just 0.5 games from 5th. The Clippers have a losing record over their past 21 games, where they are also a woeful 6-15 ATS. The Clippers have also gone just 3-8 SU in their last 11 at home, and just 2-9 ATS. The Pacers are a competent team that is 40-33 on the season. They are playing well on the road where they have a winning record on the season and have won five of their last six and covered five as well. These teams are heading in opposite directions. Make the play on Indiana.

The Indiana Pacers are 13-12 and are a fun team to watch if you like a lot of scoring The Pacers are a run and gun team that play little in the way of defense. They are allowing an NBA worst 126ppg. The Pacers are allowing 51.1% shooting and 39.1% from deep. The Clippers are shooting the ball well, but at 54% over their last four games combined, there is going to be an offensive regression and against the Pacers that is not a good situation. History shows a glimpse of that. A favorite after scoring 135 points or more in their previous game and their opponent is off a high scoring game where a combined 235 or more points were scored is 27-61 ATS. Make the play on Indiana.

Indiana has gone OVER its past two games, including by a whopping 35.5 points in its 135-126 win over Cleveland on Thursday when it had four 20-point scorers, including Buddy Hield, who hit a 3-pointer only three seconds into the first quarter and that set the tone. The Pacers have shot 53.7 percent their last two games and allowed 48.6 percent. Los Angeles had gone OVER four straight before losing 116-110 to Boston in the Clippers' fourth straight road game. Four of the past five meetings have gone OVER and the Clippers are 10-1 OVER their past 11 road games and 4-1 OVER overall following a loss. Indiana is 7-2 OVER after allowing at least 125 points its previous game and the OVER is 36-15-1 in the Pacers' past 52 home games dating to last season. Play the OVER.