The 39-31 Atlanta Hawks will travel on a back to back when they face the 43-27 Indiana Pacers in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Indiana is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home team Indiana Pacers favored by -7 ½ points with an over under line of 188 points. There has been no line movement since the NBA odds were released a few hours ago.
The teams have met three times this season with each team winning on their home court. Indiana covered the spread in two of the three games one at home and one away.
Atlanta has a road record of 16-18 on the year. They win for the fourth time in six games after a 104-99 road victory on Sunday to the Milwaukee Bucks as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game finished over 202 ½ points. The Hawks shot well making 50% from the field and 10 of 26 from three point range. Good thing Atlanta shot well because Milwaukee pulled down 13 more rebounds. The team allowed the Bucks 45.7% shooting with 5 of 21 from three. Center Al Horford has continued his solid play of late by leading the Hawks with 24 points, seven boards and six assists on 10 of 16 shooting. In the playoff standings the Hawks trails the Brooklyn Nets by two games for the fourth seed in the Eastern conference. Atlanta though inconsistent at times overall shoots the ball well. They rank in the top six in the NBA for field goal and three point shooting as they connect on 46.5% from the field and 37.9% from beyond the arc.
The Pacers are 28-8 straight up on their home court. Their three game win streak was snapped on Saturday in an 87-84 road defeat to the Chicago Bulls as a +2 point underdog. The total came in at under 179 points. Indiana shot just 38.5% from the floor and made 5 of 14 from the three point line. They give up 43.2% shooting to the Bulls along with just 3 of 11 three pointers. Paul George led Indiana with 23 points and 11 rebounds on 9 of 20 from the field. Indiana puts up some outstanding defensive numbers ranking in the top two in all three key categories. The huge issue for Indiana has been on offense. The team ranks 28th and third last in the NBA in shooting the basketball as the Pacers hit on just 94.4% of their shots season to date.
