Nets at Pacers betting preview: Prediction, point spread, odds

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The Brooklyn Nets (23-47) are nearing the end of their current road trip, but they would prefer to go back to Brooklyn with a win on this voyage as the season winds down. Brooklyn is coming off a tough loss at the Indiana Pacers (40-29), but the Nets would like to split this mini-season series and if you're wondering how you can watch all the action live, you've come to the right place!

The Nets come into this game following a 105-99 overtime loss at the Pacers on Thursday in which the hallmark of the game was how chippy things became seemingly from the beginning of the contest. Ziaire Williams continued a strong March as he put up 22 points, five rebounds, and two steals while D'Angelo Russell was the other source of production with his 22 points and six assists.

For the Pacers, two players excelled for them in their comeback from an 11-point deficit and those guys were Bennedict Mathurin, who had 28 points and 16 rebounds, and Myles Turner, who dropped 23 points, 10 rebounds, and five blocks, including a rejection towards the end of overtime that sealed the game for Indiana. The Pacers did not have Tyrese Haliburton on Thursday and it's possible that Haliburton could be sitting out for this game as well.

The Lines, Courtesy Of BetMGM​

• Point-spread: Nets (+8.5)
• Money-line: Nets (+310)
• Over/Under: 221.5

Notable Injuries​

Nets: OUT: De'Anthony Melton (knee), D'Angelo Russell (ankle), Cam Thomas (hamstring), Reece Beekman (G League), Tyson Etienne (G League), Tosan Evbuomwan (G League), and Dariq Whitehead (G League). QUESTIONABLE: Ziaire Williams (hamstring).

Pacers: OUT: Isaiah Jackson (Achilles). QUESTIONABLE: Tyrese Haliburton (back). PROBABLE: RayJ Dennis (G League), Enrique Freeman (G League), and Quenton Jackson (G League).

Advice and Prediction​

The Nets have not been playing their best basketball coming out of the All-Star Break, but the good news is that they are still competing for head coach Jordi Fernandez, as evidence by how hard the team played on Thursday. While shot creation is one of the main issues for Brooklyn's offense, they are still able to compete against teams like the Pacers because of how anyone can step up at any time.

Whether the Pacers have Tyrese Haliburton for this matchup or not, they have proven that they don't need him in order to beat a team like Brooklyn thanks to having players like Bennedict Mathurin and Myles Turner still in the lineup. One fact to keep in mind is that Pascal Siakam, who leads Indiana in scoring 20.8 points per game, had just six points on Thursday so it will be interesting to see how he bounces back from that kind of outing.

The Nets rank towards the bottom of the NBA in offensive rating while the Pacers are a top-10 unit in the category. Defensively, both Brooklyn and Indiana rank in the bottom half of the league, but the outcome of this game could come down to who is able to play their style. The Nets play at one of the slowest paces in the Association while the Pacers play at one of the faster paces.

Prediction: Pacers 110, Nets 105

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