The Indiana Pacers are fresh off a loss to the Sacramento Kings, falling to them last night 110-109 in the final seconds of play. The team now heads to Memphis to face the 2nd place Grizzlies at home.
Tyrese Haliburton had a spectacular performance last night, scoring 13 points and 15 assists without a single turnover. Indiana has an outstanding facilitator in their building and his talent excites for the future of this young core.
Rick Carlisle will miss this two-game road trip due to personal reasons, the team announced this afternoon. Lloyd Pierce will coach in his place.
On the season, the Pacers are 16-21 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse and 14-14 against the West while the Grizzlies are 25-10 at home and 18-9 against the East. Indiana ranks 17th in offensive rating and 26th in defensive rating while Memphis sits at 5th and 7th respectively, on the same departments.
Pacers vs Grizzlies Odds, Spread, Over/Under & Betting Pick
The latest odds from WynnBET (sign up with this link) have the Grizzlies -12.0 favorites at home against the visiting Pacers. Memphis stands as a -900 moneyline favorite while Indiana is currently a +600 moneyline underdog.
The over/under for this contest has been set at 236.0. The oddsmakers are anticipating a very high-scoring affair between both teams.
Projected Pacers Starting Lineup Tonight
SF: Buddy Hield
PF: Oshae Brissett
C: Goga Bitadze
SG: Justin Anderson
PG: Tyrese Haliburton
Injury Report
Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton (back) and Goga Bitadze are listed as questionable, Chris Duarte (toe), and Isaiah Jackson are out. Myles Turner (foot), and TJ McConnell (wrist) remain sidelined. Ricky Rubio (torn ACL) and TJ Warren (foot) are out for the season. Brogdon is out.
Grizzlies: Brooks, Dillon Out Injury/Illness – Left Ankle, Clarke, Brandon Out Injury/Illness – Left Hip; Soreness, Morant, Ja Out Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Soreness, Pons, Yves Out G League – Two-Way, Terry, Tyrell Out G League – Two-Way, Tillie, Killian Out Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Soreness
Indiana Pacers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction
The last meeting between these two teams was not that long ago when the Grizzlies beat the Pacers by 30 points on the road. Now, Memphis gets to play Indiana at home and expect a similar outcome.
Early reports say that Ja Morant will not play in tonight’s game, but that didn’t hold the Grizzlies back in the last contest. The Pacers aren’t trying to win games and with their lengthy injury report, the Grizzlies should have an easy night against this young team.
Pacers 104, Grizzlies 119
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What channel is the Indiana Pacers game on?
Thursday’s contest will air on Bally Sports Indiana (Indianapolis) and will tip-off at 8:00 PM ET.
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Pacers Next Game and Schedule
The Pacers head north for a clash against Toronto, who is currently the 7th seed in the east. Beating Toronto would help the Cavs’ first-round pick that the Pacers own but hurt their own lottery odds, as does any win. The Cavs are the 6th seed, one game ahead of Toronto.
Mar. 28 vs Atlanta
Mar. 30 vs Denver
Apr. 1 at Boston
Apr. 3 vs Detroit