Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors Predictions and Picks Jan 20
Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors Betting Preview
WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang gives his Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors betting preview for Thursday, January 20. At the time of posting, the Warriors have opened as a 11.5-point home favorite over the visiting Pacers, with the total sitting at 217.5 points.
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| Thursday, January 20 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Indiana Pacers +11.5 vs Golden State Warriors |
| Total: | 217.5 Points |
| Game Time: | 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT |
| Arena: | American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX |
| TV: | Bally Sports Southwest |
Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors Analysis
The Pacers are coming off a win last night against the Lakers in a game Caris Lavert dominated, but they will have their hands full tonight as Sabonis will be out against the Warriors who will have everyone except Green and Porter. It’s been an inconsistent stretch for the Warriors as they’ve lost five out of eight, and injuries and trying to get Klay implemented into the lineup have proved to be difficult. That being said, they are -11.5 favorites tonight at home with a total of 217.5 so let’s take a look at the numbers and find our favorite wager for this game.
Pacers Top lakers
The Pacers rode LeVert’s big night to a come back win against the struggling Lakers, but that’s only the third win in 14 games, and maybe this gets the Pacers kickstarted, but this is a tough back to back situation as Sabonis will get a rest which leaves Bitadze as the starter at center with Sabonis and Turner out. The only trend that’s a little bit of a note is the Pacers are 3-7 over/under their last 10 road games, but ATS they are right around .500 overall and on the road recently. Without Sabonis tonight, LeVert and Brogdon will have to do most of the offensive work which is going to be tough. The Warriors won’t have their captain on defense in Draymond Green, but they are still one of the best teams in defending guards, and Wiggins can still play fantastic one on one defense. I will expect pretty good nights from both of them though as Steph isn’t an elite defender and Klay isn’t yet back to the elite defender he was before the injuries.
Warriors Treading Watter
The Warriors have had ups and downs as all teams have had this season, and right now they are in a treading water phase it feels like. Draymond is out, Klay is returning after a two year absence so there is no consistency right now and it’s resulted in more losses than they’re used to. This lack of consistency right now for Golden State makes this team really difficult to bet from a side perspective right now. They have a 40+ point win followed by a 20 point loss followed by a 16 point win in their last three games. Even on over/unders they are 5-5 their last 10, so if you are going to bet on this game I would make it a small play.
Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction
This isn’t a game with a clear way to profit off of it, so I’ll take small bet on the Pacers Team Total OVER 102.5. Lavert and Brogdon will score tonight, and without Sabonis and Turner I’m seeing Golden State scoring inside and Indiana having to keep up. The Pacers went on a bit of a scoring slump against Boston and Phoenix, but they’ve gotten well over this total against the Clippers and Lakers. I’ll sprinkle them to get over their total again.
PREDICTION: Pacers Team Total OVER 102.5
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Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors Preview from GoldSheet
Pacers coming off a victory at the Lakers last night, with the return of PG Malcolm Brogdon coupled with a huge game from swingman Caris LeVert (12 of 16 shooting for 30 pts.) being enough to at least temporarily arrest Indiana’s 1-10 slide. Indy still playing without C Myles Turner, who reportedly will remain out for a while longer (mid-February-ish) with a stress reaction in his foot.
Golden State, which has been navigating through the “dog days” of the NBA season trying to stay healthy, has a 3-5 straight up mark in its last eight, although there was just one home game in that span. Warriors are coming off an interesting win and cover against Detroit on Tuesday night, when they broke out to a 66-38 halftime lead and led 73-39 with 8:17 remaining in the 3rd quarter.
Not entirely unexpected that Golden State (favored by 15½ against Detroit) would be out front, but the Pistons eventually whittled the lead down to 16 (102-86) and had the ball with 12 seconds left, when Detroit sub Rodney McGruder missed a running 3-point pullup with seconds remaining. Pacers are 16-8 vs. the number the last two seasons when unrested and covered three of last four trips to Golden State.
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