Miami@Chicago.....

Indiana@Dallas.....

Just finished going over the Indiana Game tonight.....They must be desperate for a "Win" tonight.....

Indiana is only 2 games up on the Heat for 1st place and Home Court advantage in the Eastern Conference.....But the Bulls did a Big Favor for Indiana by knocking off the Heat today.....So is Indiana really that desperate??? I don't think so.....As a matter of fact, I think Indiana is board.....They know they are the best team in the Eastern Conference this year and as long as they maintain the 2 game advantage on the Heat, I believe we will continue to see the lack luster performances we have been seeing as of late.....

I think that we won't see the true Indiana Pacers Team until March 21/2014.....This is when Indiana begins the "Gauntlet".....This is when they face 6 Playoff teams in a span of 10 Days.....They face Chicago twice, Memphis, Miami, Washington and the Spurs.....They also face the Heat one more time, in Miami on April 11/2014.....

Now for tonight.....I did a little digging into the Pacers and after a 20+ Point Loss, Indiana is 1-2 ATS and 0-2 ATS on the Road.....I also found that after scoring under 90 points in their previous game, the Pacers are 3-4-1 ATS and 0-2 ATS on the Road.....And after allowing Over 109 Points in their previous game, they are a sad 2-4 ATS on the Road.....Lastly, Indiana is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games versus a team with a winning record.....Hardly a desperate team on the Road.....

As for Dallas.....As a Opening Favorite of 1 to 2.5 Points this season, Dallas is an incredible 7-2 ATS.....After scoring Over 100 Points in their previous game, the Mavericks are 24-23 ATS and after allowing Under 100 points in their previous game, Dallas is 17-10 ATS.....Nice numbers.....

Now with the matchups.....This is where I think Indiana runs into problems.....Indiana used to dominate the guard matchup but no longer...The duo of Ellis and Calderon matchup extremely well versus Stephenson and Hill.....Last game in Indiana, Ellis and Calderon evened up Stephenson and Hill with a 23-23 score Head To Head.....And a plus/minus of +11.0 compared to a minus -11.0 put up by the Pacer guards.....As for Center.....Hibbert has the scoring edge but Dalembert provides the height and shot blocking ability to hinder Hibbert's game.....But last game Dalembert and Hibbert each scored 4 points.....Not much of an edge to the Pacers.....As Forwards go...Dallas holds a slight edge with their one-two combination of Nowitzki and Marion...Dirk's uncanny ability to shoot the deep 3 ball and Marion's ability to go to the basket and rebound, makes them very formidable...Dirk's shooting also forces West to play defence away from the basket...Somewhere he isn't comfortable...Advantage Dallas.....And Lastly, Bench players.....Big advantage to Dallas with Carter and Blair coming off the bench, who put up 20 points between them, as compared to Scola, who put up 0 points.....And remember, No Granger tonight...He provided 13 points off the bench for Indiana their last matchup.....

Dallas is just a terrible matchup for the Pacers.....

Sorry But It's Dallas For Me Tonight.....

Dallas +1.5.....

Good Luck.....