By Francisco Lecuona: The Indiana Pacers will face the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on Thursday in the final game of the 2020-21 NBA Eastern Conference. In a “winner takes all” matchup, the victor will become the eighth and final seed in the playoffs. Wizards vs Pacers prediction
The Washington Wizards appear to have the measure of the Indiana Pacers, having beaten the Pacers in all three games of the regular season. However, the Pacers remain a formidable opponent, but they will have to do everything they can to be victorious on Thursday.
The Washington Wizards are coming off a loss to the Boston Celtics in the first inning game in the Eastern Conference.
Jayson Tatum caught fire, losing 50 points to lead the Celtics to the seventh seed in the playoffs. The Washington Wizards now have another shot at the playoffs as they face the winner of the ninth against the 10th inning game: the Indiana Pacers.
The Wizards led by two points at halftime. But the Celtics fell away in the second, despite Bradley Beal scoring 22 points on 10-25 shots and Russell Westbrook contributing 20.
Davis Bertans had 33 minutes off the bench and went 1-8 from the field, including 0-7 from three-point range, scoring just four points. Ish Smith contributed 17 points off the bench in 26 minutes, going 6-8 from the court, but was unable to help his team win the game. Russell Westbrook, surprisingly, failed to hit a triple-double in one of the most important games of the year.
Up to eight players scored in double digits as the Indiana Pacers built up a significant early lead that the Hornets couldn’t regain. The Pacers now need to win against the Wizards to advance to the eighth seed, but they will need to be particularly wary of Westbrook as he tends to blow up against the Pacers.
The Washington Wizards start out as favorites, having dominated the Indiana Pacers during the regular season.
They also have a relatively healthier team compared to the Pacers, and they will be more motivated to avoid consecutive losses in the entry tournament.
Our choice in this meeting is: Wizards
The bookmakers show the following lines to win the match.
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Betting Lines
Money line: Pacers +132 (bet $ 100 to win $ 132 / Wizards -154 (bet $ 154 to win $ 100) |
Line of play: Wizards -3.5 -113 (bet $ 113 to win $ 100) / Pacers +3.5 -108 (bet $ 108 to win $ 100) |
Results between these two teams
8/05/21
Indiana 132:133 Washington
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03/05/21
Washington 154:141 Indiana
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29/03/21
Washington 132:124 Indiana
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03/08/20
Washington 100:111 Indiana
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06/11/19
Indiana 121:106 Washington
Total PTS per team / Average
Indiana 100.28
Washington 97.10
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