The Toronto Raptors will face off against the Indiana Pacers in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday. Toronto is 25-53 overall and 14-26 at home, while Indiana is 45-34 overall and 20-19 on the road. The road team has actually won each of their previous three matchups this season as the Raptors are 2-1 against the Pacers this year. Toronto most recently defeated Indiana, 130-122, on Feb. 26.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Indiana is a 12.5-point favorite in the latest Raptors vs. Pacers odds, according to the SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 239 points. Before entering any Pacers vs. Raptors picks, you need to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's advanced computer model.
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The model has set its sights on Indiana vs. Toronto. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Pacers vs. Raptors:
- Raptors vs. Pacers spread: Pacers -12.5
- Raptors vs. Pacers over/under: 239 points
- Raptors vs. Pacers money line: Raptors: +558, Pacers: -833
- IND: The Pacers are 28-20-1 ATS against the Eastern Conference this season
- TOR: The Raptors are 2-0 ATS over their last two games
- Raptors vs. Pacers picks: See picks at SportsLine
What to know about the Pacers
The Pacers are coming off a 117-115 win over the Heat on Sunday in a game in which Indiana nearly blew a double-digit lead entering the fourth quarter. The Pacers led 91-78 entering the final period before Miami outscored Indiana, 37-26, in the fourth. The Pacers had a balanced offensive attack with Myles Turner and T.J. McConnell each scoring 22 points as two of seven players to finish with at least 10 points.
Tyrese Haliburton leads the high-flying Indiana offense and sets the pace for the team playing at the second-fastest pace in the league. Haliburton, who made his second All-Star Game this season, is averaging 20.1 points and 10.9 assists per game. Pascal Siakam will play his third game against Toronto since being traded from the Raptors to the Pacers midway through the season. Siakam averaged 25 points, seven rebounds and 6.5 assists over his first two contests against the team he spent his first seven-and-a-half years with. He is averaging 21.3 ppg with the Pacers. See which team to pick here.
What to know about the Raptors
The Raptors snapped a 15-game losing streak and have now won back-to-back contests entering Tuesday. Toronto shocked the Bucks, 117-111, on Friday and then defeated Washington, 130-122, on Sunday. Immanuel Quickley had 31 points and 13 assists against the Wizards but he's out Tuesday for rest after playing four games since missing two weeks for personal reasons. RJ Barrett should be good to play on Tuesday though and he's averaging 25.3 points, seven rebounds and five assists over three games since returning from missing three weeks following the death of his younger brother.
The Raptors are 2-1 in Barrett's first three games back. Toronto's offense has performed significantly better since Barrett's return, averaging 119.3 ppg with him back. Toronto reached 119 points only once in the nine games he missed. Despite Toronto's struggles this year, the Raptors have played well against the Pacers as Indiana's pace of play actually favors Toronto's strengths as well as the Raptors lead the league in fast break scoring (19 ppg). Kelly Olynyk added 21 points and nine rebounds against the Wizards, and Gary Trent Jr. is averaging 25.5 ppg over the two-game winning streak. See which team to pick here.
How to make Raptors vs. Pacers picks
The model has simulated Pacers vs. Raptors 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under and it also says one side of the spread hits almost 70% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Pacers vs. Raptors, and which side of the spread hits almost 70% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Raptors vs. Pacers spread you need to jump on Tuesday, all from the model on an 83-58 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, and find out.
