Who’s playing
Indiana Pacers @ Detroit Pistons
Current records: Indiana 38-31, Detroit 12-56
How to watch
- When: Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
- Or: Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, Michigan
- TV: Bally Sports – Detroit
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $11.00
What there is to know
The Pacers have played three home games but will have to dust off their road jerseys soon. They will face the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena. Since both teams suffered a loss in their last match, they both have a little more motivation heading into this match.
The Pacers’ game on Monday was tied 54-54 at halftime, but unfortunately for them, it didn’t stay that way. They fell to Cleveland 108-103. The Pacers failed to live up to their potential and fell short of the advantage that oddsmakers thought they had going into the game.
Meanwhile, the Pistons’ recent rough patch got a little tougher on Monday after their third straight loss. They suffered a dismal 119-94 loss to Boston. The Pistons haven’t had much luck with the Celtics recently, as the team has come up short in the last seven meetings.
Indiana’s loss dropped its record to 38-31. As for Detroit, they dropped their record to 12-56 with this loss, which was their third in a row on the road.
Looking ahead, the Pacers are the favorites as experts expect them to win by nine points. They might be worth a quick bet since they’ve covered the spread the last three times they’ve played Detroit.
The Pacers beat the Pistons in their previous meeting in February by a score of 129-115. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pacers since the team won’t have home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change of location makes a difference.
Odds
Indiana is a big 9-point favorite against Detroit, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The punters were perfectly in tune with the betting community on this point, as the game opened with a 9-point gap and stayed there.
The over/under is 232.5 points.
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History of the series
Indiana has won 6 of its last 10 games against Detroit.
- February 22, 2024 – Indiana 129 vs. Detroit 115
- December 11, 2023 – Indiana 131 vs. Detroit 123
- November 24, 2023 – Indiana 136 vs. Detroit 113
- April 7, 2023 – Detroit 122 vs. Indiana 115
- March 13, 2023 – Detroit 117 vs. Indiana 97
- March 11, 2023 – Indiana 121 vs. Detroit 115
- October 22, 2022 – Indiana 124 vs. Detroit 115
- April 3, 2022 – Detroit 121 vs. Indiana 117
- March 4, 2022 – Detroit 111 vs. Indiana 106
- December 16, 2021 – Indiana 122 vs. Detroit 113
