Portland has won seven of the last eight meetings outright, and the Pacers are back home following a three-game trip, which ended with a 119-107 victory at Cleveland. The Trail Blazers followed up a 128-114 win at Orlando with a loss at Miami while shooting only 42 percent as the Heat hit some clutch shots in the final minutes of the game. Portland erased a 19-point lead by the Heat, but came up short despite Damian Lillard's 42 points. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 25 points and Victor Oladipo added 24 for the Pacers against winless Cleveland on Saturday. Portland has covered the number four of the last five meetings at Indiana, and the Blazers are a small underdog tonight. Look for Portland's recent dominance over the Pacers to continue, and there is good value in the road underdog winning outright in this matchup. Play the Trail Blazers on the moneyline. Also take the UNDER. Yes, Trailblazers games have been crazy high-scoring thus far, leading to five straight OVERs, but they won't continue at that pace, and this line is inflated as a result. Since last season, the Pacers are 33-18 to the UNDER vs. winning teams, 14-3 UNDER vs. teams that average 110+ points per game, and 25-11 UNDER following an OVER. Take the Trailblazers on the moneyline and the UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on October 29, 2023 at 11:05AM ET.
NBA
Portland at Indiana
October 29, 2018
7:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Portland +172 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 2.72)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 217 -115 (risk 1.5 to return 2.8)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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