Situational Shocker NBA 8*
(NBA) Indiana vs. Sacramento,
Point Spread: 7.50 | -107.00 Indiana (Away)
Result: Win
ASA play 8* on #529 Indiana Pacers +7.5 at Sacramento Kings – 10 PM ET - We like the Pacers here plus the points against the Kings who are coming off an extended road trip and playing their first game back at home. Sacramento has lost 3 straight games to some of the elite teams in the NBA but they are clearly over-priced here. A general line analysis tells us this line should be -5.5 at the most. In recent home games the Kings were favored by -5.5-points against the Magic, -4.5 vs. Toronto and New Orleans. Indiana rates higher than Orlando and Toronto in our power ratings and slightly below the Pelicans. Indiana is playing without PG Haliburton and have lost two straight but those two L’s came against a red hot Jazz team in Utah and another loss at Denver. Here they step down in class to face a Kings team that has a winning overall record at home of 13-7 SU but they have a negative differential of minus -0.1PPG. The Pacers have an average net differential on the road of minus -2PPG but also have a winning record of 10-8 SU. The Pacers made a huge deal yesterday when they traded for Siakam but don’t expect him to play tonight. Grab the points with Indiana.