Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors

Toronto has gone UNDER nine of 13 games and this posted total is extemely high, even for Indiana, which has averaged 115.3 points its past seven games. The Raptors have allowed 110.2 points their past 10 games, including three in which they held opponents under 100. The Raptors have gone UNDER four of five versus Central Division opponents and they are down three guards, who are out with injuries. The Pacers scored 45 points in the first quarter against Memphis on Sunday, but then scored only 46 points the next two quarters. Toronto is playing well enough defensively to keep the Pacers from pouring in points the entire game. Take the UNDER.

This is going to be a long season for the stripped down Raptors. Toronto has started the season at a woeful 2-12. There are signs of better play from this team as they took the Boston Celtics to overtime in their last game. Their record is a bit misleading as the Raptors have had a lot of competitive losses. Toronto has lost 5 games already on the season by 4 or fewer points. Lately they have played just well enough to lose as 4 of their last 7 games have come by 4 or fewer points. The Raptors keep beating pointspreads as they are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games, so the points have mattered 7 times. Indiana has not been able to get any traction as the Pacers are just 6-7 on the season. The Pacers have had long term struggles with Toronto as they are 43-68-2 ATS in the last 113 meetings. Make the play on Toronto.

Combine the Pacers (-835), the Timberwolves (-1250), and the Nuggets (-1115) into a 3-team parlay at -315 odds.

Toronto has covered the spread both meetings this season and each time getting 2.5 points. The Raptors won 132-131 on Nov. 22 and lost 127-125 on Feb. 14. Toronto is getting more points than that in tonight's matchup even though they have won two in a row after defeating Atlanta 123-121 with eight scorers in double figures on Friday. Immanuel Quickley hit six 3-pointers and totaled 24 points against the Hawks. Indiana is playing a back-to-back after beating Dallas 133-111 last night while shooting 55.9 percent. Don't expect that kind of shooting on consecutive nights by the Pacers, who are 1-7 ATS their past eight games playing with no rest and 1-4 ATS their past five overall following a win. Take the Raptors as a Max Play.

Indiana remembers a tough 132-131 home loss to the Raptors in the first meeting this season when both teams shot well over 50 percent and the Pacers will look to avenge that loss tonight. Indiana also will be in a foul mood after losing to lowly Charlotte 111-102 on Monday when the Pacers scored only 22 points in the fourth quarter. Toronto has lost two in a row and five of seven and it failed to score 100 points its past two games against Cleveland and San Antonio and lost both by an average of 23.5 points. The Raptors are 1-5 ATS their past six as home underdogs and 1-6 ATS against teams with losing road records. Indiana is 6-2-1 ATS following an ATS loss, 9-4-1 ATS its past 14 road games and 22-9-3 ATS playing with one day of rest. Also, the Pacers have covered four straight as favorites of 0.5-4.5 points. Take the Pacers as a Max Play.