Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 3/13/2014
Friday, March 14, 7:00 PM on FSIN, CSNP
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The Indiana Pacers will visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. These two teams played each other in November of last year and the Pacers were able to get by the 76ers 106-98. Roy Hibbert led the charge for the Pacers with 27 points, 13 rebounds, an assist and six blocks. Indiana also got help from David West with 17 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and two blocks. Paul George added 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting.
Indiana went into halftime with a four point lead. Coming out of the half, the 76ers kept the game close. Both teams struggled shooting from the field but the Pacers closed out the third quarter by going on a 9-2 run. Philadelphia came out firing in the fourth and ran off a 19-4 scoring spurt to take the lead 84-81. Behind Roy Hibbert's and-1 play, the Pacers ended up getting the lead and never gave it back up.
Michael Carter-Williams led the 76ers with 29 points, six rebounds, three assists, seven steals and a block. Evan Turner added 21 points and 11 rebounds.
ATS Trends
Indiana is 14-16-0 ATS on the road this season
Indiana is 15-14-1 against the over/under on the road this season
Philadelphia is 8-24-0 ATS at home this season
Philadelphia is 17-14-1 against the over/under at home this season
Injuries to Watch
Indiana
03/11/14 G C.J. Watson Elbow questionable
03/11/14 C Ian Mahinmi Ribs questionable
Philadelphia
10/25/13 G Jason Richardson Knee out indefinitely
10/25/13 F/C Nerlens Noel Knee out indefinitely
01/22/14 F Brandon Davies Finger out indefinitely
Philadelphia has won against the spread in three straight games against Indiana. Over the last 10 they're 6-4 ATS. The 76ers haven't played as well ATS over the last month and are 3-7 over their last 10.
Indiana has been awful against the spread as of late and have currently run off a losing streak of eight ATS.
Josh's Pick: Take Indiana
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