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Indiana at Minnesota

February 19, 2014
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Teams in the second of a back to back spot are often at a big disadvanage. But not the big Indiana Pacers, who not only have great defense, rebounding and a huge frontcourt, but they have tremendous depth, the best in the NBA. They really didn't break a sweat last night: Paul George scored 26 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Pacers to a 108-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The Pacers are 3-1-1 ATS against a team with a losing record and 35-17 ATS in their last 52 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game. Minneosta won't get 100 against this ferocious Indiana defense and the T-Wolves don't play much defense of their own, 21st in the NBA in points allowed and dead last in field goal shooting defense allowed. Minnesota is on a 2-6 ATS run and the Timberwolves are 7-24-1 ATS in their last 32 games vs. a team with a winning percentage above .600. When these teams meet the Pacers are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings and the favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings. Play Indiana.

1 unit on Indiana -2.5 (-104) (risk 1 to return 1.93)
Result:
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Indiana Pacers
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21
33
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91
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22
30
22
104
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