Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Free NBA Spread Pick, 3–11–2018

Free NBA Spread Pick by Peter Trell of King Sports Picks

Indiana Pacers (38–28) vs Boston Celtics (46–20)

NBA: Sunday, March 11th, 7:30 PM EST
Line: Celtics -6, 208.5
Last Meeting: 2/9/18 BOS 91 IND 97

Two Eastern Conference playoff contenders hit the hardwood Sunday night in Beantown when the Boston Celtics host the Indiana Pacers. Vegas lists the Celtics as -6 point home favorites but the last time these two teams met the Pacers won as +4 point home dogs.

Indiana has won seven of their last ten games including a 112–87 win over Atlanta. Victor Oladipo leads the Pacers with 23 PPG and is having an All-Star season, leading this team to a turnaround season. The Pacers haven’t played great on the road, however, they have won two straight road games to bring their record to (15–16 SU). Indiana is scoring an average of 106.1 points per game, ranking them 14th in the NBA. Their defense is their key to success and is limiting opponents to 104.5 points, good for 10th in the NBA.

Boston has played some really fine basketball in the recent weeks, winning six out of seven. Their only defeat was a 3 point loss to Houston on March 3rd. Kyrie Irving is the key player in this team winning ball games. His 24 PPG and 5 assists per game lead the Celtics. Boston has been consistent at home (23–11 SU) as on the road (22–9 SU).

Pacers are 6–2 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS win
Pacers are 19–7 ATS in their last 26 Sunday games
Celtics are 1–4 ATS in their last 5 home games

It’s concerning that the Celtics will be playing without their second leading scorer in Jaylen Brown who is recovering from a concussion. The Celtics are playing good basketball but I think -6 points is too many to lay against a very capable Indiana basketball team. I advise taking the Pacers +6 on the road in what should be a dogfight.

Pacers vs Celtics Spread Pick: Pacers +6