NJSPORTSBOOKREVIEW: BROOKLYN NETS VS. INDIANA PACERS BETTING PREVIEW

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The Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers are both looking to hold on to their preferred positions in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Heading into the home stretch of the NBA season, the Brooklyn Nets and the Indiana Pacers are both looking to hold onto positions in the Eastern Conference playoffs. While the Nets are looking to hold onto the top seed in the East, the Pacers are hoping just to hold onto a spot in the play-in tournament. In this matchup, the Nets and Pacers both look to collect a win that will help them achieve those goals.

Brooklyn Nets Betting Preview: Keeping KD In Rhythm

The Brooklyn Nets recently got Kevin Durant back from injury, and he looks like he has not missed a beat since returning. The Nets have won two straight games with Durant back in the lineup and three straight contests overall. The combination of Durant and Kyrie Irving has been too much for opposing defenses to deal with, as the Nets have scored 122 points per game since Durant’s return.

For Durant and the rest of the Nets, the key to this game will be their ability to get to the basket. Pacers rim protector Myles Turner is out for the Pacers, while fellow big man Domantas Sabonis is also going to miss the contest. Without those two key interior players available for Indiana, the Nets should be able to get to the bucket and avoid rejection once they get there.

Indiana Pacers Betting Preview: Playing Their Best

The Indiana Pacers currently sit in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings but are just 3.5 games ahead of the 11th place Bulls and Raptors. After beating three tanking teams in the Magic, Thunder, and Pistons consecutively, the Pacers were blown out by the Portland Trail Blazers earlier this week. Against a legit contender in the Nets, Indiana will need to pick up their level of play.

For Indiana, the question in this game is going to be how they defend such a dangerous Nets squad. This is a Pacers team that allowed Portland’s Anfernee Simons to make nine consecutive three-point shots earlier this week. Against a Nets team that is loaded with both shooters and slashers, the Pacers may have a difficult time stopping Brooklyn from lighting up the scoreboard.

If the Pacers are going to win this matchup, it is going to be thanks to their performance on the offensive end of the floor. Their opponents have allowed 100 points or more in each of their last eight games. If the Pacers can push that streak to nine and make the Nets worry about a tight game down the stretch thanks to their offense, they could conceivably come out of this one with a surprising victory.

Brooklyn and Indiana Odds and Lines

DraftKings has opened this game with the Nets as nine-point favorites on the road against the Pacers. The total is set at 236.5.

Free Play of the Night

With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the lineup for the Nets, very few teams can stop them consistently. The over 236.5 is the play for this matchup.

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