The Washington Wizards have moved themselves into a position where they can at least challenge for the second spot in the Eastern Conference. The Indiana Pacers are in playoff position at the moment, but they are moving toward the All-Star break running very cold. These teams will get together on Thursday night in a game that begins at 7:05 PM ET at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. BetAnySports customers can avail themselves of reduced juice, to give them better NBA basketball odds, and then they can keep the action going even after the opening tip off when they access the state-of-the-art software available through Live Betting Ultra.

Indiana has lost five games in a row, forcing over only 45 turnovers during that period of time. This came after a seven-game winning streak, so obviously you are talking about the epitome of hot-in-cold. Washington has won 14 of its last 16 games, and they have shot better than 50% in six of the last 11. For a while they were way ahead of the oddsmaker, covering 10 straight games, but now they have gone 2-4 ATS over their last six. The Wizards were very impressive three nights ago, beating Oklahoma City 120-98.

Currently, the Pacers are 29-27 straight-up and 25-30-1 against the basketball pointspread, and they are in sixth place in the East, three games behind the Atlanta Hawks. Washington is 33-21 straight-up (31-23 ATS), and they are the third-place team in the Eastern Conference, 5.5 games in back of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In the NBA basketball odds posted on this game by the people at BetAnySports, Washington is the favorite on the road:

Washington Wizards -3
Indiana Pacers +3

Over 215.5 points -110
Under 215.5 points -110

These teams that met three times this season, with Washington winning two of them. They met just six days ago, and Indiana shot just 4-21 beyond the three-point arc in a 112-107 Washington victory. Back on December 19, Indiana took a 107-105 victory in this building.

This game will bring together a couple of players who will be in the All-Star game on Sunday – John Wall of the wizards and Paul George of the Pacers. Wall combines with backcourt mate Bradley Beal to score 45.2 points per game, and so the opposition generally has to have very solid guard play. Markieff Morris has been a force up front for Washington of late, averaging 19.2 points over his last 10 games. And then Otto Porter, one of the NBA's best three-point shooters, is ranked #1 in the league in Offensive Rating.

BetAnySports patrons know that Washington has a pretty good metrics going for it; the Wizards are 47.7% from the field overall, and as a favorite they have registered a 19-12 ATS record. Indiana played last night, as they lost 113-104 to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and they have not been strong in the second of back-to-back situations, going just 2-8 against the spread.

However, the interesting thing is that the Pacers have not only shot 47% at home this season, they have not been shooting that badly during this losing streak, hitting 48.4% from the field. So the basic rudiments are there for them to pull off a home "upset." And obviously the intensity level will be there, as Indiana would not want to have a six-game losing streak going into the break.

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