Who’s Enjoying

Los Angeles @ Indiana

Present Information: Los Angeles 21-16; Indiana 19-17

What to Know

The Los Angeles Clippers and the Indiana Pacers are even-steven towards each other since December of 2015 (7-7), however not for lengthy. Los Angeles is staying on the highway Saturday to face off towards the Pacers at 3 p.m. ET Dec. 31 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana can be strutting in after a victory whereas the Clippers can be stumbling in from a defeat.

Los Angeles was inside placing distance however could not shut the hole on Thursday as they fell 116-110 to the Boston Celtics. A silver lining for Los Angeles was the play of small ahead Kawhi Leonard, who had 26 factors together with eight boards.

In the meantime, the Cleveland Cavaliers usually have all of the solutions at dwelling, however on Thursday Indiana proved too tough a problem. The Pacers took their contest towards the Cavaliers 135-126. Indiana’s level guard Tyrese Haliburton did his factor and shot 6-for-8 from past the arc and completed with 29 factors and 9 dimes.

The Clippers are the favourite on this one, with an anticipated 3.5-point margin of victory. They’re at the moment three-for-three towards the unfold of their most up-to-date video games, a pattern bettors would possibly need to keep in mind.

Los Angeles’ loss took them right down to 21-16 whereas Indiana’s win pulled them as much as 19-17. Permitting a median of 115.44 factors per sport, the Pacers have not precisely asserted themselves on the defensive finish. We’ll see if they’ll patch up the holes of their protection earlier than their upcoming sport.

How To Watch

• When: Saturday at 3 p.m. ET
• The place: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, Indiana
• TV: Bally Sports activities Midwest – Indiana
• On-line streaming: fuboTV (Strive without spending a dime. Regional restrictions might apply.)
• Observe: CBS Sports activities App
• Ticket Price: $33.74

Odds

The Clippers are a 3.5-point favourite towards the Pacers, based on the most recent NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had been proper in keeping with the betting group on this one, as the sport opened as a 3.5-point unfold, and stayed proper there.

Over/Beneath: -111

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Collection Historical past

Indiana and Los Angeles each have seven wins of their final 14 video games.

• Nov 27, 2022 – Los Angeles 114 vs. Indiana 100
• Jan 31, 2022 – Indiana 122 vs. Los Angeles 116
• Jan 17, 2022 – Los Angeles 139 vs. Indiana 133
• Apr 13, 2021 – Los Angeles 126 vs. Indiana 115
• Jan 17, 2021 – Los Angeles 129 vs. Indiana 96
• Dec 09, 2019 – Los Angeles 110 vs. Indiana 99
• Mar 19, 2019 – Los Angeles 115 vs. Indiana 109
• Feb 07, 2019 – Indiana 116 vs. Los Angeles 92
• Apr 01, 2018 – Indiana 111 vs. Los Angeles 104
• Mar 23, 2018 – Indiana 109 vs. Los Angeles 104
• Dec 04, 2016 – Indiana 111 vs. Los Angeles 102
• Nov 27, 2016 – Indiana 91 vs. Los Angeles 70
• Jan 26, 2016 – Los Angeles 91 vs. Indiana 89
• Dec 02, 2015 – Indiana 103 vs. Los Angeles 91