Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Predictions and Odds Jan 12
Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Betting Preview
WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics betting preview for Wednesday, January 12. At the time of posting, the Celtics have opened as a 2.5-point road favorite over the Pacers, with the total sitting at 211 points.
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| Wednesday, January 12 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Indiana Pacers +2.5 vs Boston Celtics |
| Total: | 211 Points |
| Game Time: | 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT |
| Arena: | Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| TV: | NBC Sports Boston |
Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Analysis
These two teams put basketball back 30 years with their last game as the Celtics won 101-98 in overtime, and they will face off tonight in Indiana. The oddsmakers were forced to put one of these teams as a favorite, and they have put the Celtics at -2.5 favorites with a total over 211. Neither team shot over 40% from the field, and neither team shot over 30% from three, so we will get a repeat performance or will this game look different, and how can we profit?
Pacers Plummeting
The Pacers have lost seven out of eight games including last game to Boston, and they keep teasing us by putting Brogdon and LeVert as Game Time Decisions which have an impact on the handicap of this game. LeVert is dealing with conditioning issues as he comes back from COVID, and Brogdon is dealing with an achilles issue. They’ve been really bad without those two as their leading scorer last game came off the bench, and everyone else was ice cold including Sabonis who collected 22 rebounds, but only scored 11 points. Surprisingly, the Pacers are 3-1-1 against the spread their last five games, and even though last game did not feature a lot of points, the Pacers are 13-9 to the over at home this season.
Who Are the Celtics?
The longer the Tatum-Brown experiment goes, the more and more it seems it’s just not working for whatever reason. There’s no consistency with this team as they’ve won two straight, but lost the two before that, and lost the two before that. Even their against the spread record doesn’t show any trends as they are within one game of .500 home and away against the spread. If I’m trying to get a gauge on how they will perform tonight, I would look to their defense who has been good recently holding three out of their last four opponents under 100 points, and we also know the points we will coming from Tatum and/or Brown as one of them has lead the team in scoring in every game except one since December 1. This team is a tough one to figure out night to night, so no matter what the wager is on the Celtics, please don’t make it a big one tonight.
Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Prediction
Most would think the total of 211 is way too high based on what we saw last game, and there’s a reason the books put this number over 210. Both teams shot way below their season average, and I expect it to regress back to normal tonight, and before last games poor offensive output the Pacers were involved in nine out of ten games that landed over this 211 total. Expect shooting numbers to be much better tonight, and for these teams to go over this total in regulation.
OFFICIAL PLAY: Over 211
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Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Preview from GoldSheet
This is a quick turnaround from Monday night’s meeting, a 101-98 OT victory for Boston that Indiana covered. That was Boston’s 11th straight up victory in the past 13 series meetings, but the Celtics have only covered 2 of the last 6 against the Pacers. In Monday’s game Indy PF Domantas Sabonis had 23 rebounds, swingman Torrey Craig had 19 pts. and recently added vet Lance Stephenson had 14 but missed a 3-pointer late in OT that could’ve been the difference. Celtic stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum combined for 50 points and 27 rebounds, helping lead Boston to a 53-48 rebounding edge despite Sabonis’ outburst but were almost undone by 20 turnovers. Expect another tight one this time around, considering Boston is now 2-6 vs. the points last 8, especially if Pacer PG Malcolm Brogdon returns from an Achilles injury that’s kept him out since just before Christmas.
NBA Stat Sheet
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