Sixers vs. Pacers Betting Odds, Picks, Prediction (April 9, 2022)
On Saturday afternoon, the Sixers will host the Indiana Pacers in the second-to-last 2021-2022 regular season game for each team. The Sixers will be playing after this weekend. The Pacers will not.
Let’s get into our Sixers vs. Pacers betting pick with player prop predictions, odds, and analysis for this April 9, 2022 matchup.
Sixers vs. Pacers Betting Pick (April 9, 2022)
You almost want to feel bad for the Pacers, who lost to this same Sixers team on Tuesday night and have been idle since then waiting for this game. The Pacers are the epitome of a team playing out the string. The line (14 or 14.5 depending on where you get it) indicates how little the Pacers have to play for.
There isn’t much more to say about the Sixers’ regular season. They are heavily favored today. They will be heavily favored against the Detroit Pistons tomorrow. That would be a 51-31 season, which is almost precisely what they were predicted to do before the regular season started. — their over/under was 50.5 or 51.5 wins, again depending on where you got it. Feels like an awful lot of time and energy expended to end up right where they were projected to be.
The only other notable thing about today’s game is that it’s one of four home games for Philadelphia teams being played today. The Sixers tip off at 1:00 p.m. The Phillies’ first pitch against the Oakland A’s is set for 4:05 p.m. The Union host the Columbus Crew at 6:00 p.m. The Flyers, fittingly, bring up the rear with a 7:30 puck drop against the Anaheim Ducks in a game that projects to have the lowest attendance of the four. The schedule makers in these leagues did the fans exactly no favors today — if you’re going to one of these games, leave early and pack your patience.
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Sixers vs. Pacers Odds
Here’s the line for the Sixers and Pacers at FanDuel Sportsbook:
- Point Spread: Sixers -14.5 (-110), Pacers +14.5 (-110)
- Moneyline: Sixers -1200, Pacers +750
- Total: 235
Bets We Like With a Sixers Win
Sixers to Win and Over 235 Total Points (+107, FanDuel Sportsbook)
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Five days ago, the Sixers beat the Pacers 131-122. The Pacers are still a terrible defensive team, and they still have nothing to play for today. At this point in the season, the system is as follows: If both teams are trying, bet the under. If one of the teams is not trying, bet the over. The Sixers will probably try pretty hard today. The Pacers, probably not.
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Bets We Like Independent of Outcome
Joel Embiid Over 34.5 Points (-110, Caesars Sportsbook)
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Grab the Embiid over today for two reasons. The first is that the Pacers don’t have anyone who can effectively guard Embiid, as evidenced by the 45 points he put up against them five days ago. The second is that, depending on what happens in other games around the league tomorrow, it is possible that the Sixers could choose to hold Embiid out of the last game of the season to preserve him for the playoffs. This would especially be true if losing the game gave the Sixers what they consider a more favorable first round playoff matchup.
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Pacers Over 110.5 Total Points (-105, DraftKings Sportsbook)
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The Pacers haven’t won enough games to make this game matter to them, but they are still working pretty hard on the offensive end. This is probably a function of guys trying to put together some splashy highlights — particularly the players who won’t be back in Indiana next season. The Pacers have scored at least 117 points in each of their last five games.
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Sixers First Half -8.5 (-118, FOX Bet)
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The Sixers jumped all over the Pacers in the first half on Tuesday night, punctuated by a 49-point second quarter. And that was a road game. The Sixers will be motivated to put the Pacers away as quickly as possible. They have less reason than normal to want to play down to their competition today.
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Sixers vs. Pacers Prediction
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These college football lines in NBA games are gross, but it’s the time of the season. We don’t trust the Sixers to lay two touchdowns to anyone. And yes, this is the sort of game where it’s fine to have some action, but moderation is called for. The Pacers could get dominated, never really be in the game, and still cover 14 points.
Pick: Pacers +14 (-110, Barstool Sportsbook)
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