Pacers-Spurs Pointspread Pointers

The Indiana Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at AT&T Center.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Spurs listed as 13½-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Troy Murphy had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists for Indiana in its 117-99 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

Houston cashed as 11-point home favorites as the teams played over the 201-point total listed by sportsbooks.

The Spurs poured it on in the second quarter and went on to defeat the Nets 81-70 last time out. The Spurs failed to cover the 11.5-point spread at home, while the 151 points were well UNDER the posted total of 185.

Tim Duncan tossed in a game-high 29 points and completed a double-double with 12 rebounds in the victory.

Current streak:
San Antonio has won 10 straight games.

Team records:
Indiana: 24-37 SU, 28-32-1 ATS
San Antonio: 42-17 SU, 29-30 ATS

Indiana most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

San Antonio most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 9-1
Before playing Denver are 6-4
After playing New Jersey are 6-4
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Indiana's last 11 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Indiana is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
Indiana is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Antonio's last 11 games when playing Indiana

Next up:
Indiana at Cleveland, Saturday, March 8
San Antonio at Denver, Friday, March 7

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