Bettors will be looking to hit pay dirt on Sunday when the Pacers try to run the Bobcats off the court at Conseco Fieldhouse in pro hoops action.

Indiana battles the Bobcats, currently with a 4-26 mark (11-19 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 13-17 for the Pacers and 14-16 for the Bobcats.



View Charlotte vs Indiana Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks have set the Pacers as 11.5-point favorites on the Sportsbook line for this contest. The total was listed at 190, but may be on the move.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Pacers at No. 6 and the Bobcats at No. 30 heading into this contest. Handicapping models run by the computers at Odds Shark project a 95-80 result in favor of the Pacers.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Indiana's No. 17-ranked offense (94.2 PPG) against a Bobcats defense that ranks No. 28 at 100.5 PPG. The Pacers have averaged 42.6% from the field per game, more than the Bobcats have managed so far this season (41.8% on average).

Defensively, the Bobcats feature the league's No. 25-rated defense on the road, allowing 101.4 points per game. Indiana, meanwhile, comes in at No. 18 in the league in scoring at home.

Charlotte won its last outing, a 98-91 result against the Raptors on February 17. The Bobcats covered in that game as a 7-point underdog, while the 189 combined points took the game OVER the total. The Bobcats got 22 points from Reggie Williams as Charlotte ran past Toronto 98-91 on Friday at Air Canada Centre.

In their last action, Indiana was a 93-88 Sportsbook at home against the Nets. They failed to cover the 9-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (181) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. Indiana got 32 points from Danny Granger en route to a 93-88 victory over New Jersey on Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse.


Charlotte Bobcats Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Indiana are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Indiana Pacers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing New Orleans are 5-5
After playing New Jersey are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

A few Bobcats at Pacers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games
Charlotte is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Indiana's last 15 games at home
Indiana is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games at home


Next up:
Charlotte home to Indiana, Wednesday, February 22
Indiana home to New Orleans, Tuesday, February 21