Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers Prediction, NBA Odds
The Lakers have overcome their recent road woes by opening their current six-game road trip with back-to-back wins, capped by Wednesday’s 136-134 victory in Memphis and have now averaged 130.2 points per game during their current 5-0 surge. The Pacers return home after closing out a five-game junket with a 125-99 loss in Chicago on Wednesday night. With that loss, the Pacers have fallen to 8-8 over their past 16 games, and are just 1-3 in their past four home dates.
The Pacers are listed as 3.5-point home favourites on the Good Friday NBA odds, while the total is pegged at 243.5.
Lakers vs. Pacers NBA Betting Odds
The Lakers will be looking to sweep their season series with the Pacers and extend their overall head-to-head win streak to four games on Friday night. The Lakers outlasted the Pacers in a 150-145 victory at Crypto.com Arena five days ago in their second straight home victory over Indy and have also won three straight at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Despite entertaining fans with high scoring in last weekend’s meeting, recent dates between these club have otherwise been low scoring, with the total going UNDER 233 in each of their previous three clashes.
LA’s prolific scoring has fuelled a steady 4-1 run against the spread, but the Lakers have failed to cover in three straight road contests since late December, going 7-9 ATS in 16 away dates since. While the Lakers have helped their own cause with five straight wins, lifting them 3.5 games up on 11th-place Houston in the Western Conference playoff hunt, their inconsistent road results and overall streaky play have placed them squarely on the bubble on the odds to make the NBA playoffs, where they are pegged as a shaky -115 bet.
Los Angeles Lakers
With Anthony Davis sidelined by a nagging knee injury, LeBron James took centre stage in Wednesday night’s win, scoring 23 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists to record his fourth triple-double of the season. LBJ has now averaged 26.8 points per game along with two double-doubles over his past five games including a 26-point, 10-assist performance last weekend versus the Pacers. However, James joins Davis on the injury report, where he once again is listed as questionable due to a nagging knee injury. Jaxson Hayes contributed 14 points and seven boards while filling the void left by Davis, and if AD is not yet ready to return to action, Hayes could be in line for another big assignment on Friday night.
Indiana Pacers
Playing their third game in four nights to close out a hectic five-game road trip, the Pacers simply ran out of gas in the Windy City, spotting the Bulls a 21-point lead at the half on the way to a 125-99 loss in their worst offensive performance of the season. Overall, the Pacers have surrendered over 130 points per game while losing two of three, and have run hot and cold on home hardwood, winning consecutive games just once during a 5-6 SU run and losing outright in five of their past eight as home chalk. Mixing up the lineup did little to help Indy in Wednesday’s loss. A total of 14 players saw action, converting just 40 per cent from the floor while giving up 15 points on turnovers. Former Toronto Raptor Pascal Siakam took a step back in Chicago, going just 2-for-7 from the field for 14 points after averaging 33.5 points in two weekend games in LA. However, “Spicy P” still represents the bets value on Friday’s NBA player props as a -105 bet to record OVER 22.5 points for the eighth time in 11 dates with the Lakers.
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