Indiana Pacers at Portland Trail Blazers 3/18/19 - NBA Betting Picks & Odds
Indiana Pacers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
NBA: 10:30 PM EST
Mar. 18, 2019
TV: ESPN
Latest Odds : POR -3.5 Total 213.5
The Indiana Pacers are set to travel to the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon for a cross-conference clash against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Indiana Pacers currently sit in the 4th spot of the Eastern Conference with a 44-26 record, and they will be looking to avoid a losing streak after dropping their latest road game to the Denver Nuggets, 102-100. Thaddeus Young led the way for the Pacers with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Domantas Sabonis had a solid showing off the bench for Indiana as he contributed 16 points and 7 rebounds.
The Portland Trail Blazers currently sit in the 4th spot of the Western Conference with a 42-27 record, and they will be looking to avoid a losing streak after dropping their latest road game to the San Antonio Spurs, 108-103. Damian Lillard led the way for the Portland Trail Blazers with 34 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jusuf Nurkic was able to record a double-double for Portland with 24 points and 16 rebounds.
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Bojan Bogdanovic is the leading scorer for the Indiana Pacers as the 5th year forward is averaging 17.8 PPG. Domantas Sabonis is averaging just shy of a double-double for the Pacers as the 3rd year veteran is contributing 14.3 PPG and 9.1 RPG. Darren Collison is the leading assists guy as he is contributing 6 APG. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 47.6% from the field this season while connecting on 37.2% of their three-point attempts.
Damian Lillard is the leading scorer and assists guy for the Portland Trail Blazers as the all-star guard is averaging 26.1 PPG and 6.5 APG while also contributing 1.1 steals per game. Jusuf Nurkic is the leading rebounder for the Trail Blazers as the 5th year center is contributing a double-double with 15.4 PPG and 10.4 RPG. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 46.4% from the field this season while connecting on 35.8% of their three-point attempts.
Recent Betting Trends:
Pacers are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Trail Blazers are 38-18 ATS in their last 56 home games.
Under is 47-23 in Pacers last 70 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
Over is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Free Betting Pick: Portland Trail Blazers -3.5
The Portland Trail Blazers have covered the spread in 7 of their last 8 meetings with the Indiana Trail Blazers. The Portland Trail Blazers have a stellar backcourt with Lillard and McCollum and they have played amazing at home all season. The difference in this one is the fact that Portland has more firepower coming off their bench as Curry, Hood, and Kanter have been playing good. Portland wins and covers, 108-100.