Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Indiana Packers will hit the highway to face the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night.
Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up with the home team Philadelphia 76ers lined as a -4 ½ point betting favorite with a total of 183 ½ points.
Early money has not moved this betting line as the Philadelphia 76ers remains a -4 ½ point favorite.
The total too has not moved off the opener of 183 ½ points.
Philadelphia 76ers money line gamblers will lay –245 odds with the road underdog Indiana Packers delivering +225 odds to win outright without the points.
The teams split their four regular season meetings last year with each team winning once at home and on the road.
The totals split right down the middle at 2-2 in those four games.
Indiana will travel to Philadelphia with a mark of 6-2 on the year. The club is 3-2 on the road.
The Pacers put up 93 points and connect on 41.5% from the field with 41.2% from three. The team hits on 78.4% of their free throws.
On defense Indiana surrenders 89 points with 41% shooting. Opponents connect on 33.3% from the three point line against them.
Indiana has won straight games.
They are coming off the 99-77 home win on Saturday night against the Charlotte Bobcats as a -10 point betting favorite.
The total landed under the closing line of 190 ½ points.
The Pacers had a huge second half as they outscored the Bobcats by a 56-28 margin.
Indiana connected on 50.6% from the floor with 2 of 9 from three.
Center Roy Hibbert led the Pacers with 20 points and eight boards on 10 of 16 shooting.
Off the bench Tyler Hansbrough had 15 points and grabbed six rebounds as the shot 6 of 12 from the field.
Point guard Darren Collison had 14 points with four assists and eight boards.
They allowed Charlotte just 32.6% shooting with 5 of 16 makes from the three point line.
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The Philadelphia 76ers will host Indiana with a record of 5-2 on the season. The team is a perfect 2-0 at home.
The 76ers put up 100 points and connect on 47.2% from the field with 35.5% shooting from the three point line. Philadelphia makes 73.4% of their free throws.
Defensively the Sixers allow just 85 points with 39.5% shooting. Teams connect on 26.3% from three against them.
The team is red hot winners of four straight.
They are coming off the 97-62 home win on Saturday night to the Toronto Raptors as a -10 point betting favorite.
The total landed under the closing line of 187 ½ points.
Philadelphia allowed no more than 18 points scored in any one quarter in the win.
The 76ers made 43.4% of their shots with 5 of 21 from the three point line.
They pulled down seven more rebounds than the Raptors.
Andre Iguodala had 14 points with 10 rebounds on just 3 of 12 shooting.
Jrue Holiday scored 14 points and has six assists with 6 of 10 from the floor.
Louis Williams had 13 points in the win.
Philadelphia allowed Toronto just 31.8% shooting with a horrid 1 of 12 from beyond the arc.
Trend: The Under is 10-2 in their past 12 meetings.
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