The Warriors will try to cover the spread at Oracle Arena on Friday when they get a visit from the Pacers in basketball action.

The Warriors are 5-9 so far on the season, and 7-7 ATS vs. the number. The Pacers, meanwhile, are 9-4 and 7-6 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Golden State go 8-5-1 and the Pacers go 4-9 on the totals.



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Betting Line:
If you're going with the Warriors in this one, they're listed as 3-point underdogs on the betting line for the contest. Totals bettors have seen that number set at 188 for Monday.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Warriors at No. 20 and the Pacers at No. 14 heading into this contest. Handicapping models run by the computers at Odds Shark project a 98-91 result in favor of the Pacers.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Golden State's No. 12-ranked offense, averaging 95.9 PPG, against a Pacers defense that ranks No. 4 at 89.2 PPG. The Warriors field goal percentage has averaged 45.3% so far, more than the Pacers shooters have achieved on the year, 41.5% per game.

Defensively, the Pacers feature the league's No. 8-rated defense on the road, allowing 93.1 points per game. Golden State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 20 in the league in scoring at home.

The Pacers were a 92-88 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Kings. They failed to cover the 5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (180) made winners of UNDER bettors. Indiana got 16 points from Darren Collison but lost anyway 92-88 against the Kings on Wednesday at Power Balance Pavilion.

The Warriors were a 107-100 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the 3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (207) made winners of OVER bettors. Monta Ellis was dynamite, scoring 30 points and adding 1 rebound but New Jersey still won, 107-100, over Golden State on Wednesday at Prudential Center.


Indiana Pacers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing LA Lakers are 6-4
After playing Sacramento are 1-9
After a loss are 6-4

Golden State Warriors Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Memphis are 2-8
After playing New Jersey are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few Pacers at Warriors trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Indiana's last 19 games when playing Golden State
Indiana is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Golden State's last 12 games at home
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana


Next up:
Indiana at LA Lakers, Sunday, January 22
Golden State home to Memphis, Monday, January 23