LiontipsIndiana vs San Antonio. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Pacers found themselves at the bottom of the Eastern conference standings, they recorded only one victory since the start of the season. Rick Carlisle can't bring a positive result, but it was to be expected, a number of his players are on injuried list.
Indiana are currently 14th in the conference standings after four consecutive defeats. Pacers will have to fight hard to change the situation. They will play their next game at home against San Antonio and this match won't be an easy walk for the hosts.
Spurs are unable to put up a good result, because they are in a rebuilding mode right now. We should give credit to Gregg Popovich, he stayed with the club and is trying to develop young players. A departure of LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar Derozan surely affected team's performance.
San Antonio won only two matches so far. In the most recent game team made a sesation, beating the current champion, Milwaukee (102:93). DeJounte Murray became one of the best Spurs' players in this match, he scored 23 points in this game.
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In five most recent matches team failed to beat the total
Only in two out of five most recent matches team managed to beat that total
In five most recent head-to-head matches only one quarter ended in a draw
Tip and bets
It will be very hard for Rick Carlisle to build team's game without a number of players, so it is hard to expect a good result from Indiana right now. Team is going all the way down, but we can't say that club is completely hopeless.
San Antonio are not looking too much better, though their coach has more experience. Spurs' players know that a match against Indiana is a great opportunity to record a victory, because opponent is in a terrible form. In our opinion, previous victory increased Spurs' confidence, so team should be able to secure a positive result.
Our prediction - San Antonio to win (Including OT)
We are not expecting a high-scoring game, hosts are out of form now, visitors' offense is also not looking well now, so we offer to place a bet on total under.
Our second bet is on total under 223,5 points
