Indiana Pacers versus LA Lakers Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 3-15-2013
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2013-03-15
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The 34-32 LA Lakers will travel to play the 40-24 Indiana Pacers in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Indiana is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The odds from this NBA game have the home team Indiana Pacers favored by -10 points with an over under line of 190 points. Early money has landed on Indiana as when the odds opened up a few hours ago the Pacers were made -9 ½ point betting favorites.
The teams went head to head on November 27th with the Pacers posting the 79-77 road win at the LA Lakers as a +8 ½ point underdog. The game finished under 196 points.
LA Lakers have a road record of 12-21 on the season. Their four game win streak was snapped in a 96-92 road defeat on Wednesday to the Atlanta Hawks as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game landed under 204 points. LA fell behind by ten points at the half and their comeback fell short. They shoot just 39.1% from the floor and made 8 of 29 three pointers. They allowed the Hawks 46.8% from the field and pulled down seven less rebounds than Atlanta. Kobe Bryant had 31 points and seven rebounds on 11 of 33 shooting. Kobe sprained his ankle and will be out for this game. The Lakers have shown improvement on the defensive end of the court. They have allowed under 100 points in three straight games. In the playoff chase the Lakers holds a ½ game lead over the Utah Jazz for the eighth and final seed.
The Pacers are 26-7 on their home court. They win their seventh in ten games following a 107-91 home victory on Wednesday to the Minnesota Timberwolves as a -15 point betting favorite. The game came in at over 185 points. Indiana enjoyed a 50% shooting game with 9 of 25 coming from three. They pulled down nine more rebounds than the Timberwolves and the Pacers held Minnesota to just 43.8% shooting. Center Roy Hibbert for Indiana led the team with 27 points and 12 rebounds on 10 of 15 shooting. The Pacers defend very well this season. The team is number one in the NBA in both field goal and three point shooting defense.
The odds from this NBA game have the home team Indiana Pacers favored by -10 points with an over under line of 190 points. Early money has landed on Indiana as when the odds opened up a few hours ago the Pacers were made -9 ½ point betting favorites.
The teams went head to head on November 27th with the Pacers posting the 79-77 road win at the LA Lakers as a +8 ½ point underdog. The game finished under 196 points.
LA Lakers have a road record of 12-21 on the season. Their four game win streak was snapped in a 96-92 road defeat on Wednesday to the Atlanta Hawks as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game landed under 204 points. LA fell behind by ten points at the half and their comeback fell short. They shoot just 39.1% from the floor and made 8 of 29 three pointers. They allowed the Hawks 46.8% from the field and pulled down seven less rebounds than Atlanta. Kobe Bryant had 31 points and seven rebounds on 11 of 33 shooting. Kobe sprained his ankle and will be out for this game. The Lakers have shown improvement on the defensive end of the court. They have allowed under 100 points in three straight games. In the playoff chase the Lakers holds a ½ game lead over the Utah Jazz for the eighth and final seed.
The Pacers are 26-7 on their home court. They win their seventh in ten games following a 107-91 home victory on Wednesday to the Minnesota Timberwolves as a -15 point betting favorite. The game came in at over 185 points. Indiana enjoyed a 50% shooting game with 9 of 25 coming from three. They pulled down nine more rebounds than the Timberwolves and the Pacers held Minnesota to just 43.8% shooting. Center Roy Hibbert for Indiana led the team with 27 points and 12 rebounds on 10 of 15 shooting. The Pacers defend very well this season. The team is number one in the NBA in both field goal and three point shooting defense.
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