The Brooklyn Nets (23-47) and Indiana Pacers (40-29) will meet in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 5:00 p.m. ET at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game will broadcast live on NBA League Pass.
The Pacers are 10-point favorites over the Nets on the spread (Pacers -10), with the over/under set at 220 total points. Indiana is a -450 favorite to win outright, while Brooklyn is +340 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Nets vs. Pacers predictions and NBA picks for Saturday, March 22.
Nets vs. Pacers Picks, Prediction
My Pacers vs. Nets best bet is on Brooklyn to cover the spread, with the best line currently available at Fanatics. But as always, make sure to shop for the best line using our live NBA odds page.
My Pick: Nets +10
Nets vs. Pacers Odds
| Nets Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+10 -110 | 220 -110o / -110u | +340 |
| Pacers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-10 -110 | 220 -110o / -110u | -450 |
- Nets vs. Pacers spread: Pacers -10
- Nets vs. Pacers over/under: 220 total points
- Nets vs. Pacers moneyline: Nets +340, Pacers -450
- Nets vs. Pacers best bet:Nets +10 (-110)
Nets vs. Pacers Preview
Quick rematch here a la Duran and Leonard after Thursday night's tight overtime win for the Pacers. The Duran-Leonard reference also applies after the Nets' Trendon Watford and Pacers' Myles Turner, after engaging in brief fisticuffs on Thursday and drew significant fines from the league (Indy G Andrew Nembhard also got hit with a fine).
However, Thursday was the latest in a string of combative Brooklyn efforts and reiterated that the Nets seem to play better minus top scorer Cam Thomas, now out for the rest of the season with a hamstring.
The Nets have now covered the spread in four straight and six of their last seven, which long ago embraced a slower pace for head coach Jordi Fernandez (easier to deploy minus Thomas). Brooklyn enters Saturday on a 15-8 spread uptick.
Indiana could be minus key cog Tyrese Haliburton once again and has been involved in a succession of close games, and no surprise if this one looks a lot like the Thursday OT game. Let's take the points with Brooklyn.
Best Bet: Nets +10 (-110)
Nets vs. Pacers Betting Predictions
We pick up where we left off in overtime on Thursday night when the Pacers finally subdued the Nets, winning by a score of 105-99.
Back at it less than 48 hours later, and we saw again on Thursday a recurring Nets pattern, especially in games without Cam Thomas, in which Brooklyn has embraced the patient style Jordi Fernandez preaches, resulting in a collection of Under results the past two months.
The Nets, not long ago on a 15-2 Under run, are looking like that team again, especially in their the last two outings against potent Boston and Indy offenses that came nowhere near the posted totals in those games.
Complicating matters further for Pacers is the possible absence of one of their top scorers, Tyrese Haliburton (18.5 ppg), who hasn't played in a week due to a sore back. Note, these teams combined for only 182 (91-91) in regulation in Thursday's game. Take the Under.
Pick: Under 220 (-110)
Same Game Parlay Picks
- Nets +10
- Under 220
Parlay Payout: +250
Pacers vs. Nets Betting Trends
