Indiana Pacers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves odds, tips and betting trends | 3/7/2024
Indiana Pacers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves odds, tips and betting trends | 3/7/2024

The Minnesota Timberwolves (43-19) will try to extend a four-game road winning run when squaring off versus the Indiana Pacers (35-28) on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, airing at 7:00 PM ET on BSIN and BSN.

The Pacers are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Timberwolves. The game’s over/under is set at 229.

Pacers vs. Timberwolves Betting Odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: Indiana -1.5
  • Total: 229
  • Moneyline: Indiana -115, Minnesota -105

Timberwolves at Pacers odds, spread, & more

  • Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 1.5)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (229)

  • Prediction:
    Timberwolves 118 – Pacers 115
  • Indiana has come away with 17 wins in the 29 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
  • This season, Indiana has come away with a win 17 times in 29 chances when named as a favorite of at least -115 or shorter on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Indiana has a 53.5% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Minnesota has won seven of the 13 games it was the underdog on the moneyline this season (53.8%).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -105 or longer, Minnesota has gone 6-5 (54.5%).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, Minnesota’s implied win probability is 51.2%.
  • The Pacers average 17 more points per game (123.5) than the Timberwolves give up (106.5).
  • Indiana has a 33-20-1 record against the spread and a 35-19 record overall when putting up more than 106.5 points.
  • Minnesota has put together a 6-3 ATS record and a 7-2 overall record in games it scores more than 122 points.
  • Indiana has an ATS record of 11-5 and a 13-3 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 113.3 points.
  • The Pacers are at the top of the NBA’s scoring charts (123.5 PPG), while the Timberwolves allow the fewest points per game (106.5) in the league.
  • The 19th-ranked scoring NBA team (113.3 PPG) is Minnesota, while the Indiana squad ranks 28th in the league defensively (122 PPG).
  • The Pacers have totaled a total of 95 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 1.5 per game), and the Timberwolves have out-scored opponents by 427 points on the season (6.8 more per game).

Over/Under

  • The average implied total for Indiana this season is 124.8 points, 9.8 more points than its implied total of 115 points in Thursday’s game.
  • This season, Indiana has put up more than 115 points in 46 games.
  • Minnesota’s average implied point total on the season (114.4 points) is 0.4 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (114 points).

How to watch Pacers vs. Timberwolves

  • Game Day: Thursday, March 7, 2024
  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: BSIN and BSN
  • Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Arena: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
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