Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Indiana when they hit take on the Spurs on Saturday in pro hoops betting action.

The Spurs bring a 35-14 record (30-18-1 ATS) to the battle against the 30-20 Pacers, who are 23-27 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen San Antonio go 27-22 so far and the Pacers go 23-26-1.



View Indiana vs San Antonio Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 8-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, while the total was hovering around 200.5 at most shops.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 7-rated Spurs and the No. 6-ranked Pacers, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring formulas run on this game indicate a potential 102-100 result in favor of the Spurs.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits San Antonio's No. 4-ranked offense, averaging 101.2 PPG, against a Pacers defense that ranks No. 6 at 93.3 PPG. The Spurs field goal percentage has averaged 46.8% so far, more than the Pacers shooters have achieved on the year, 43.5% per game.

In comparing how the teams stack up statistically, the Pacers own the league's No. 5-rated mark, allowing 94.3 points per game when on the road. San Antonio, on the other hand, rates No. 2 in home scoring.

Indiana was a 93-89 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Wizards. They failed to cover the 10-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 182 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Wizards were burned for 25 points by Danny Granger on Thursday as the Pacers picked up a 93-89 win at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

In their last action, San Antonio was a 117-112 Sportsbook on the road against the Kings. They covered the 4-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (229) was profitable news for OVER bettors. San Antonio got 20 points from Manu Ginobili en route to a 117-112 victory over Sacramento on Wednesday at Power Balance Pavilion.


Indiana Pacers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 3-7
After playing Washington are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

San Antonio Spurs Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 8-2
After playing Sacramento are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

A few Pacers at Spurs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Indiana's last 18 games when playing San Antonio
Indiana is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
Indiana at Houston, Sunday, April 1
San Antonio at Cleveland, Tuesday, April 3