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The Indiana Pacers will visit the Atlanta Hawks on Friday at State Farm Arena. Tip-off between the NBA Eastern Conference foes is at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Hawks are 5.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 254.5 points.
Indiana (22-16 SU, 21-15-1 ATS, and 24-13 O/U) beat Washington 112-104 in its last game. The Pacers are 8-2 SU and 7-2-1 ATS in their last ten overall.
Atlanta (15-21 SU, 9-27 ATS, and 23-13 O/U) beat Philadelphia 139-132 in its last game. The Hawks are 4-6 SU and 3-7 ATS in their last ten.
The Pacers have beaten the Hawks twice this season. They won the first matchup 157-152 on Nov. 21 and won the second game 150-116 on January 5. In the most recent meeting, Atlanta shot 43.0 percent overall, as all five Hawks starters posted a +/- of negative-20 or worse. Indiana shot 63.8 percent and assisted on 50 of its 60 made field goals.
Indiana: PG Tyrese Haliburton (23.6 PPG and 12.5 APG) is out. PF Jalen Smith (10.3 PPG and 5.4 RPG) and PF Jarace Walker (3.4 PPG) are questionable.
Atlanta: SG Garrison Matthews (2.8 PPG), PF De'Andre Hunter (14.9 PPG and 4.1 RPG), and SG Wesley Matthews (2.1 PPG) are out. PG Trae Young (27.9 PPG and 11.0 APG) and C Clint Capela (11.6 PPG and 10.8 RPG) are probable.
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Indiana lost its star Haliburton to a hamstring injury against Boston, but it doesn't appear serious. The Pacers handled the Wizards without him on Wednesday but scored 14 points under their league-leading scoring average. They still managed to work the basketball around (31 assists) and outrebounded the visitors 54-46.
Indy averages 126.6 points (1st) on 50.8 percent shooting (1st), including 38.2 percent from three-point range (4th). It converts 80.0 percent of its free-throw attempts (9th) and averages 40.7 rebounds (28th), 30.8 assists (1st), and 13.2 turnovers (10th) per game.
The Pacers give up 123.8 points per game defensively (28th), and their opponents shoot 50.0 percent (28th), including 37.7 percent from beyond the arc (20th), with 43.2 rebounds per game (16th). Indiana averages 6.3 blocks (3rd), 7.9 steals (9th), and 22.7 fouls (30th) per game.
The Pacers rank 2nd in offensive rating, 26th in defensive rating, and 1st in pace (schedule-adjusted), per Dunks and Threes.