Hot Pacers host surging Celtics
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (TheSpread) – The Indiana Pacers look to hold off the Boston Celtics in the playoff chase tonight when they meet at 7PM ET.
Boston is 28-36 overall, 11-20 on the road and 37-26 against the spread. Indiana is 30-34 overall, 18-14 at home and 35-26 against the spread. Indiana has won five of its last six meetings with Boston, but the Celtics have covered the spread in three of the last four against the Pacers. These two have met twice this season with the home team winning both games, but the road team covering in both contests.
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Indiana is the favorite to win this game, as the Pacers are getting odds of -8.5 points against the Celtics. The over/under total for the game has been set at 193 points.
Boston has won three straight and five of its last six coming into this game while going 4-1-1 against the spread in that stretch. The Celtics have hit the under in five of their last seven games. Indiana has won seven straight games coming into tonight, going 5-2 against the spread in that stretch. The Pacers have hit the over in two straight, but have hit the under in five of their last seven at home.
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