In this all-Eastern showdown between two teams that got eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last season, the Indiana Pacers are hosting the Detroit Pistons, with both teams looking to participate once again in the postseason in a less competitive that last year East.

Date/Time: 10-23-2019, 19:00 EDT

Spread: Indiana Pacers -5

Total: +210.5

Indiana Pacers finished last season with a 48-34 record (41-41 ATS) and were placed 5th in the East. In the playoffs they got eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the quarterfinals 4-0 wins. They were led in scoring by Victor Oladipo with 18.8 ppg, adding 5.6 boards and 5.2 dimes per game. He was followed by Bojan Bogdanovic with 18 ppg and 4.1 boards per game.

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Detroit Pistons finished last season with a 41-41 record (47-31-4 ATS) and were placed 8th in the East. In the playoffs they got eliminated by the Milwaukee Bucks in the quarterfinals 4-0 wins. They were led in scoring by Blake Griffin with 24.5 ppg, adding 7.5 boards and a team high 5.4 dimes per game. He was followed by Andre Drummond with 17.3 ppg and a team high 15.6 boards per game.

In their four meetings last season the Pacers led the Pistons 3-1 wins, winning both home games by an average of 23 points. Pacers had a 29-12 home record last season, while the Pistons were 15-26 on the road. Pacers were better both offensively, scoring 108 ppg to Pistons’ 107 and defensively, allowing 104.7 ppg to Pistons’ 107.3. They also had better percentages both in field goals (47.5% to 44%) and in 3-pointers (37.4% to 34.8%). Pistons on the other hand were better in boards grabbed (45 to 43), while Pacers were better in dimes made (26 to 22.5) and both teams were almost equal in turnovers committed (13.7 to 13.8). Bookmakers give the Pacers a -2.5 spread and expect them to beat the odds against for the home victory.

Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers Prediction: Indiana Pacers -5 (-109)

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