NBA Monday Free Pick - Indiana Pacers at Portland Trail Blazers

The Indiana Pacers continue their four-game road trip out west with a stop in Portland this Monday night to square off against the Portland Trail Blazers, Game time on ESPN is set for 10:30 p.m. with VietBet listing Portland as a four-point favorite with the total set at 213.5.

Current Odds:
Indiana Pacers 213.5
Portland Trail Blazers -4

Indiana started this trip on a down note with Saturday’s tight 102-100 loss to Denver as a seven-point underdog. The total stayed UNDER 214.5 points in that game and it has stayed UNDER VietBet’s closing line in its last six games. The Pacers are 3-4 both straight-up and against the spread over their last seven games. They are 1-4 ATS in their last five games played on the road.

Four of Indiana’s five starters scored at least 15 points on Saturday against the Nuggets, but it still was not enough to pull out a win. Going just 6-for-24 from three-point range did not help the cause. The Pacers’ roster is eight deep in players averaging at least 10 points a game, but their top scorer Victor Oladipo (18.8 points) remains out of the lineup following knee surgery in late January.

The Trail Blazers are coming off a 108-103 road loss to San Antonio on Saturday as 2.5-point underdogs with VietBet to snap a SU three-game winning streak. They have failed to cover in four of their last six games with the total staying UNDER in each of their last three outings. Portland is 42-27 SU overall with a 39-30 record ATS. It is currently fourth in the Western Conference standings.

Saturday’s loss proved costly with CJ McCollum going down with a left leg injury. His status for Monday night’s game is day-to-day pending further tests. Damian Lillard is the team’s leading scorer with 26.1 PPG and he put up 34 points in the losing effort against the Spurs. Portland is tied for eighth in the NBA in scoring with an average of 114.0 PPG. It slips to 14th in the league in points allowed (110.4).

The Trail Blazers are 8-3 ATS over their last 11 home games and I have them covering again this Monday night.

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