Pacers vs Pistons NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons will meet on the court at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers currently have the Pistons listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Pacers were a 110-93 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Kings. They failed to cover the 6.5?point spread as favorites, while the total score (203) made winners of UNDER bettors.

In their last action, Detroit was a 97-91 loser on the road against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the 4.5?point spread as favorites, while the combined score (188) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Indiana:
Team record: 32-41 SU, 33-37-3 ATS

is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of last 12 games when playing on the road against Detroit

When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Sacramento are 1-9
After a loss are 4-6

Detroit:
Team record: 25-47 SU, 39-33 ATS
Current streak: lost 3 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games
is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of last 12 games when playing at home against Indiana
is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 1-9
After a loss are 3-7

Next up:
Indiana home to Boston, Monday, March 28
Detroit at Indiana, Wednesday, March 30