Over\/Under<\/strong>: 210<\/p>\nIt was over for the Pacers this season almost before it got started. Indiana won only a few games in December and not many more in January, and that pretty much drew the curtains on any chances the team had of playing any games in late April or early May. <\/p>\n
The final 3 spots in the Eastern Conference playoffs were there for the taking all season, but the Pacers had already raised the white flag.<\/p>\n
However . . .<\/p>\n
In games that no longer count toward anything, the Pacers have undergone somewhat of a re-birth. They have won 9 of their last 11 in a stretch that included solid wins over Utah and Oklahoma City, and a while back put together a streak in which they covered the number 8 straight times and 11 of 12.<\/p>\n
What gives? <\/p>\n
Certainly it doesn\u2019t hurt that coach Jim O\u2019Brien has the team playing hard while others have gone deep in the tank or decided to rest key personnel for the playoffs. But a win is a win is a win, and Indiana will take them any way they can. ![\"Online](\"http:\/\/affiliates.commissionaccount.com\/processing\/impressions.asp?btag=a_3953b_41\")
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Indiana has hitched its wagon to small forward Danny Granger, who thrives in the team\u2019s upbeat offense. Granger has been virtually unstoppable in the Pacers\u2019 recent surge, going for 31 or more in 7 of the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
The problem is in the paint. Indiana gets slaughtered off the boards on a regular basis and ranks 29th of 30 teams in rebounding. Opponents average 5 more a game than the Pacers. Center Roy Hibbert hasn\u2019t been a Hasheem Thabeet-type bust, but O\u2019Brien would no doubt consider it a personal favor if Hibbert could get his hands a little dirtier and start to rebound like someone his size (7-foot-3) rather than a small forward. Figure Indiana to go big in the draft.<\/p>\n
Betting Trends<\/strong>:<\/p>\nNew Jersey is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
\nIndiana is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
\nIndiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey
\nIndiana is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey
\nIndiana is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
\nThe total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey’s last 6 games on the road
\nThe total has gone OVER in 9 of New Jersey’s last 11 games when playing on the road against Indiana
\nThe total has gone OVER in 16 of New Jersey’s last 23 games when playing Indiana<\/p>\n
BEST BET:<\/strong><\/em> Betting the law of averages is dangerous, but it\u2019s hard to envision the Nets putting together two decent games in a row. New Jersey was balls to the wall in winning in overtime (over the Bulls) at home Friday night, and all of its key personnel (Courtney Lee, Devin Harris, Yi Jianlian, Terrence Williams and Brook Lopez) all logged 40-plus minutes. New Jersey is one of the few teams in the league that has trouble scoring in the paint against Indiana. The line is a bit heavy (9.5), but taking the points makes no sense. NJ is not the punching bag it was early in the season, but the Nets haven\u2019t won on the road since March 6 (New York) and their last 8 games away from home have resulted in losses by the following margins \u2013 19, 10, 9, 23, 10, 10, 11 and 24.<\/p>\nGet Your Free $10 Bet Today at Sportsbook.com<\/h4>\n
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\n<\/em>Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our experts weigh in with this week\u2019s best Saturday night hoops NBA picks for gambling on all the action…tonight on the hardwood we get the New Jersey Nets vs. Indiana Pacers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[4045,5595,20992,20991,9273,27655,27656,7146,27657,27658,27659,27654,7145,9921,13294],"class_list":["post-21135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-free-nba-predictions","tag-nba-parlay-betting","tag-nba-parlay-picks","tag-nba-selections","tag-nets-pacers-odds","tag-nets-pacers-picks","tag-nets-vs-pacers","tag-nets-vs-pacers-lines","tag-nets-vs-pacers-odds","tag-nets-vs-pacers-predictions","tag-new-jersey-indiana-picks","tag-new-jersey-nets-vs-indiana-pacers","tag-online-nba-predictions","tag-saturday-nba-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21135"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107130,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21135\/revisions\/107130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}