{"id":7297,"date":"2009-01-16T17:25:14","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T22:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=7297"},"modified":"2009-01-16T17:27:10","modified_gmt":"2009-01-16T22:27:10","slug":"pacers-raptors-free-pick-160109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/pacers-raptors-free-pick-160109\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Betting &#8211; Pacers vs. Raptors (Jan. 16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NBA Action &#8211; Granger&#8217;s Pacers take on Bosh&#8217;s Raptors<\/h2>\n<p>The Toronto Raptors (16-24, 16-23-1 ATS, 23-17 O\/U) have dropped three consecutive games in the BetUS Sportsbook, failing to cover the spread each time out. The Indiana Pacers (14-25, 20-18-1 ATS, 26-12-1 O\/U) halted a three-game losing streak the last time they took the floor, cashing in for BetUS NBA sports betting fanatics in their second consecutive game. \u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Raptors are coming off a close 102-98 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, failing to cover the spread narrowly as 4.5-point road favorites in the BetUS Sportsbook.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto was led by suddenly-blossoming former No. 1 overall draft pick Andrea Bargnani who scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while all-star forward Chris Bosh added 25 points.<\/p>\n<p>Bargnani had a potential game-tying shot blocked with 5.9 seconds remaining while the Raptors were outscored 44-26 in the paint and 34-27 in the final period.<\/p>\n<p>The Pacers recorded a solid 110-106 overtime win over the struggling Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, covering the spread as 2-point home underdogs while winning their first this season by six points or fewer, but has recorded four wins by that same margin this month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/2183\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\" title=\"Betus NBA Betting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportsimagestore.com\/showbanner.asp?affid=11892&#038;banid=1399 alt=\"NBA Betting\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us to get a stop with 4 seconds left in regulation and then win in overtime really gets a big monkey off our back,&#8221; forward Troy Murphy said. &#8220;Hopefully, this gets us going a little bit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a look at tonight\u2019s key betting trends, followed by my in-depth analysis and NBA Free Pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toronto is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto&#8217;s last 12 games<br \/>\nToronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto&#8217;s last 5 games on the road<br \/>\nToronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana<br \/>\nIndiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games<br \/>\nIndiana is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana&#8217;s last 7 games<br \/>\nIndiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home<br \/>\nIndiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home<\/p>\n<p><strong>NBA Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toronto Raptors +3 -110<br \/>\nIndiana Pacers -3 -110<\/p>\n<p>Over 215\u00bd -110<br \/>\nUnder 215\u00bd -110<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong>: The fact that both of these teams have been so inconsistent this season makes this pick a toughie. However, I\u2019m going to go with the often-surprising Pacers to win this game at home and tie the season\u2019s series between the clubs at one game apiece while narrowly covering the spread. I also like the over in this matchup as Indiana has gone Over their posted O\/U totals in four straight games and six of seven overall.<\/p>\n<p>Lest anyone forget, the Pacers have knocked off both, the Celtics and Lakers at home this season.<\/p>\n<h3>NBA Free Picks: Indiana -3 Points\/Over 215\u00bd Total Points<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free pick and preview plus NBA betting odds and basketball lines for the matchup featuring the Pacers and the Raptors in Toronto&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1979,3938,3939,1975,4045,2443,8806,744,4044,3942,747,3925,5251,8805,5379,5068],"class_list":["post-7297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-basketball-betting","tag-basketball-odds","tag-bet-on-basketball","tag-bet-on-nba","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-indiana-pacers","tag-indiana-pacers-vs-toronto-raptors","tag-nba-betting","tag-nba-handicappers","tag-nba-handicapping","tag-nba-lines","tag-nba-predictions","tag-pacers-betting-trends","tag-pacers-vs-raptors","tag-raptors-betting-trends","tag-toronto-raptors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7297","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\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7297"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7300,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7297\/revisions\/7300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}