The Pacers catch the Kings on a downward trend losers of three consecutive games. That didn’t stop the books from listing Sacramento as a -4.5 spread favorite whern they host Indiana on Wednesday night. The total is on som,e NBA boards as high as 241.5.
Notable Injuries
Pacers
- Daniel Theis (Out) Knee
- Chris Duarte (Out) Ankle
Kings
- Trey Lyles (Doubtful) Illness
Recent Form
Heading into the game, Indiana is 12-8 overall. When taking to the road, Indiana has a mark of 5-4 and a win percentage of 56%. Currently, the team is 4th in the Eastern Conference. So far, they are 14-6-0 vs. the spread. When looking at how the team has performed of late straight and vs. the spread, they are 3-2 in their past five games and 3-2 ATS. Over their past ten games, they are 7-3 SU and 7-3 ATS.
Indiana will be looking to build on their most recent win over the Lakers. Tyrese Haliburton led the team to a win with his 24 points. The Pacers were 4-point underdogs on the spread, giving them an ATS win.
Heading into the game, Sacramento is 10-9 overall. When playing at home, Sacramento has a mark of 6-4 and a win percentage of 60%. Currently, the team is 6th in the Western Conference. So far, they are 11-7-1 vs. the spread. The Kings need a win in today’s matchup vs. Indiana to avoid their 4th straight loss.
Most recently, Sacramento lost to the Suns by a score of 122-117. Malik Monk and his 30 was not enough for the team to pull out a win as 1-point underdogs. The Kings also finished with an ATS loss in the game.
The Historicals
Today’s game will be the first meeting of the season between the two teams. In the Suns’ and Kings’ two meetings last year, they each won a game. The road team won each time, along with covering the spread as underdogs.
Analysis
This season, the Pacers are averaging 116 points per game, which is 8th best in the NBA. They have been able to maintain a high level of production even though they are 20th in field goal percentage. Even though they have been playing well offensively, their defense has struggled. So far, Indiana is allowing 115 points per game which is 26th in the league. Tyrese Haliburton paces the team at 19.9 points per game on a shooting percentage of 48%. Second on the team is Bennedict Mathurin at 19 points per contest.
The Kings take on the Pacers averaging 119 points per game which is 2nd in the NBA. They are averaging just under 14 made 3’s per contest for the season. So far, they showed the ability to get out and run, ranking 5th in fastbreak scoring. Defensively, the Kings have not been playing well, allowing an average of 117 points per contest. De’Aaron Fox comes into the game as the team’s leading scorer, averaging 24 points. Damontas Sabonis leads the team in rebounding (11) while sitting second on the team in scoring at 17 points per contest.
- Get more details: Indiana at Sacramento 11/30/22 Betting Stats
Betting Trends
- Pacers are 12-2 ATS in their last 14 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Pacers are 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games.
- Pacers are 11-2 ATS in their last 13 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Kings are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games playing on one day’s rest.
- Kings are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games following an ATS loss.
- Kings are 5-2 ATS in their last seven home games.
