Portland Trailblazers at Indiana Pacers Point Spread Pick - Odds - Free ATS Prediction
Date:
October 20, 7:05 pm
Location:
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Portland -3.5
Total:
224.5
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The Indiana Pacers and the Portland Trailblazers will face off in an early-season cross-conference clash at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:05 PM and set to be aired on FSN. The Blazers had successfully defeated the Pacers on five consecutive occasions previous to Indiana snapping the streak with a 118-111 at home in Indianapolis.
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Portland Trailblazers at Indiana Pacers Overview<br />
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The Trailblazers come in off an exclamation point when they pasted the Phoenix Suns in the desert by a score of 124-76 on Wednesday night. As usual, the offensive exploits of Rip City were on full display as they smashed a team they opened as a pick-em against by a margin of nearly 50 points. Indiana also comes in on a high note after enduring a dog fight with the pesky Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night as well.
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Portland at Indiana Key Betting Trends<br />
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So far this season, the Trailblazers come in with a 1-0 record straight up and a matching 1-0 ATS record.
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For the Pacers, they come in with a straight up record of 1-0 as well, while also taking ownership of a matching 1-0 ATS record.
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The Pacers are generally a strong choice in Indianapolis as they are known for a robust home court advantage.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In the early stages we have seen most of the public like the Blazers in this market as 88% of the cash and 83% of the ticket action is in with Rip City. In Over/Under markets, the number has come to rest after moving by 3.5 points upward, indicating action on the Over. Currently, 67% of the consensus like the Over in this contest.
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Portland Trailblazers at Indiana Pacers Week 1 ATS Prediction
Portland enters this contest in a capacity we look to take advantage of. West coast teams travelling several thousand miles across several time zones is a great angle to implement when making betting selections. However, Portland was in Phoenix Wednesday night and the one-hour difference had no effect at all. Chances are a transition from Mountain time to Central time will also have little effect. What does have an effect is the reaction that one sole result produces from a consensus perspective. More often than not when a team comes in off a huge win like Portland’s, they are a great team to target on their follow-up given the fact they are prone to spotting a bigger number than they should by virtue of heavy public affection. Indiana is a much better basketball team than Phoenix and they will have the perfect opportunity to prove it against the team with the most impressive win on the defacto opening night. Indiana is a great look as an outright proposition, as well.
Free Pick:
Take Indiana +3.5
