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Only one more quarter stands between the Pacers and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a 102-96 lead against the Pistons.<\/p>\n
If the Pacers keep playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 26-20 in no time. On the other hand, the Pistons will have to make due with a 23-24 record unless they turn things around (and fast).<\/p>\n
Detroit Pistons @ Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n
Current Records: Detroit 23-23, Indiana 25-20<\/p>\n
The Indiana Pacers will take on the Detroit Pistons at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse after having had a few days off. The Pacers will be strutting in after a victory while the Pistons will be stumbling in from a loss.<\/p>\n
The Pacers are headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn’t be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat the Spurs 136-98. The oddsmakers were on Indiana’s side, but they didn’t give the squad enough credit as the margin was unexpectedly wide.<\/p>\n
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead the Pacers to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyrese Haliburton, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points plus two steals and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Pascal Siakam, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n
The Pacers were working as a unit and finished the game with 32 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now posted at least 27 assists in eight consecutive matches.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Pistons suffered their biggest defeat since December 12, 2024 on Monday. They found themselves the reluctant recipients of a 110-91 punch to the gut against the Cavaliers. Detroit hasn’t had much luck with Cleveland recently, as the team’s come up short the last ten times they’ve met.<\/p>\n
Indiana pushed their record up to 25-20 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Detroit, their loss dropped their record down to 23-23.<\/p>\n
The Pacers were able to grind out a solid victory over the Pistons in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 111-100. Will the Pacers repeat their success, or do the Pistons have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.<\/p>\n
Indiana is a solid 6.5-point favorite against Detroit, according to the latest NBA odds<\/a>.<\/p>\n The line has drifted a bit towards the Pacers, as the game opened with the Pacers as a 5-point favorite.<\/p>\n The over\/under is 229.5 points.<\/p>\n See NBA picks<\/a> for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. Get picks now<\/a>.<\/p>\n Indiana has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Detroit.<\/p>\nSeries History<\/h3>\n
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