The Indiana Pacers (1-4, 1-4 ATS, 2-3 O/U) battle the Washington Wizards (3-1, 2-1-1 ATS, 1-3 O/U) in a divisional clash on Friday night. The Pacers were dealt a road loss in Chicago on Wednesday. The Wizards posted a dominating home win against the Pistons on Tuesday night. These foes met in the season opener in a game the Wizards defeated the Pacers by a 114-107 score.
The Indiana Pacers resume a long road trek on Friday evening. They opened the trip with a rough 120-106 road loss to the 76ers on Monday and were labeled eight-point dogs in a 124-109 road loss to the Bulls on Wednesday evening. The Pacers are a rebuilding team that will struggle to win games with any consistency but could be exciting to watch due to the skilled young players. They have covered the spread in only one of their games on the season.
Tyrese Haliburton is having a productive season, recording at least 19 points in four of five games. The 22-year-old point guard arrived in a trade with the Sacramento Kings last season and appears to be in for a breakout season. Haliburton is averaging 22.6 PPG and 10 APG. He scored 26 points against the Wizards last week. Bennedict Mathurin was the sixth overall pick in the NBA draft and is delivering so f ar. The 20-year-old rookie has surpassed 20 points in two out of his last four games and is logging 20.8 PPG on 45% shooting. Buddy Hield scored 25 points in Tuesday’s defeat. The 29-year-old is posting 15.6 PPG and 5.2 RPG.
back to back to back triples for @buddyhield!?? pic.twitter.com/Nz1XmlipHT
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) October 27, 2022
The rebuilding Pacers are now 0-2 in their two road games. The offense has been a bright spot in their 1-4 start to the year, averaging a solid 116 points, landing them 12th. The defense has been exploited, squandering an average of 122 points, pegging them 28th in the league.
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