The Indiana Pacers (23-17) and Sacramento Kings (23-17) meet Thursday at Golden 1 Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Pacers vs. Kings odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; split last season 1-1
The Pacers saw leading scorer G Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) leave with an injury in the win over the Boston Celtics on Jan. 8. Indiana topped Washington and Atlanta in the following 2 games, but the Pacers have dropped the past 2 outings in Denver and Utah.
Indiana, which leads the NBA with 125.6 points per game (PPG), has managed just 112 or fewer points in 3 of the past 4 games since Haliburton went down. He is the team’s leading scorer with 23.6 PPG.