Sacramento Kings vs. Indiana Pacers - 10/5/19 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction
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Indiana Pacers (1-0) vs. Sacramento Kings (0-1)
Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 9:30 am (NSCI Dome)
The Line: Sacramento Kings -2.5 -- Over/Under: 226.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings meet Saturday in NBA preseason action at the NSCI Dome.
The Indiana Pacers look for another victory after beating the Kings in overtime Friday morning. The Indiana Pacers are averaging 132 points on 51.6 percent shooting and allowing 131 points on 49.4 percent shooting. T.J. Warren is averaging 30 points and five rebounds while Jeremy Lamb is averaging 20 points and two assists. Myles Turner is the third double-digit scorer and Malcolm Brogdon is dishing 14 assists. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 78.8 percent from the free throw line. The Indiana Pacers are allowing 41.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47 rebounds per game. The Indiana Pacers have won six of their last nine preseason games.
The Sacramento Kings had a massive lead at halftime but somehow ended up losing their preseason opener. The Sacramento Kings are averaging 131 points on 49.4 percent shooting and allowing 132 points on 51.6 percent shooting. Buddy Hield is averaging 28 points and four rebounds while Harrison Barnes is averaging 21 points and four assists. De'Aaron Fox is the third double-digit scorer and Marvin Bagley III is grabbing five rebounds. The Sacramento Kings are shooting 41.7 percent from beyond the arc and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. The Sacramento Kings are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30 rebounds per game. The Sacramento Kings lost five of their last six preseason games.
The Kings are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games playing on 0 days rest. The nder is 5-1 in Kings last 6 games playing on 0 days rest and 7-0 in Kings last 7 Saturday games. The Pacers are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games. The over is 5-0 in Pacers last 5 games playing on 0 days rest. The under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Indiana and 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
We got burned by the Sacramento Kings yesterday when they decided to blow a big lead in the second half and not close the game out in the fourth quarter. Lesson learned. This time we'll go with the over, as it's quite clear both teams don't care much about defense and are more interested in putting on a show for fans who don't usually get to see NBA teams live. Almost like the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees series across the pond earlier this year. Give me the over.
Randy’s Pick Over 226.5
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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