How to watch Pacers vs. Pistons basketball game
By
Scout Staff
Apr 24, 2021
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3: 20 pm ET2 min read
Who’s Playing
Detroit @ Indiana
Current Records: Detroit 18-42; Indiana 27-31
What to Know
The Indiana Pacers will take on the Detroit Pistons at 7 p.m. ET Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse after having had a few days off. Indiana will be strutting in after a victory while Detroit will be stumbling in from a loss.
Even if it wasn’t a dominant performance, the Pacers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-116 on Wednesday. Indiana’s point guard Malcolm Brogdon did his thing and posted a double-double on 29 points and 15 rebounds along with seven dimes.
Meanwhile, the game between Detroit and the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday was not particularly close, with Detroit falling 106-91. One thing holding the Pistons back was the mediocre play of point guard Killian Hayes, who did not have his best game: he finished with 12 points on 5-for-15 shooting and turned the ball over four times in his 30 minutes on the court.
Indiana is the favorite in this one, with an expected 4.5-point margin of victory. They have failed bettors playing the spread in their past three games, so buyers beware.
The Pacers didn’t have too much breathing room in their matchup with Detroit in the teams’ previous meeting in March, but they still walked away with a 116-111 win. Will Indiana repeat their success, or does Detroit have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
How To Watch
- When: Saturday at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: Bally Sports Detroit Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds
The Pacers are a 4.5-point favorite against the Pistons, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Pacers as a 5.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -113
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Series History
Indiana have won 14 out of their last 22 games against Detroit.
- Mar 24, 2021 – Indiana 116 vs. Detroit 111
- Feb 11, 2021 – Indiana 111 vs. Detroit 95
- Dec 06, 2019 – Detroit 108 vs. Indiana 101
- Nov 08, 2019 – Indiana 112 vs. Detroit 106
- Oct 28, 2019 – Detroit 96 vs. Indiana 94
- Oct 23, 2019 – Detroit 119 vs. Indiana 110
- Apr 03, 2019 – Indiana 108 vs. Detroit 89
- Apr 01, 2019 – Indiana 111 vs. Detroit 102
- Feb 25, 2019 – Detroit 113 vs. Indiana 109
- Dec 28, 2018 – Indiana 125 vs. Detroit 88
- Dec 26, 2017 – Detroit 107 vs. Indiana 83
- Dec 15, 2017 – Detroit 104 vs. Indiana 98
- Nov 17, 2017 – Indiana 107 vs. Detroit 100
- Nov 08, 2017 – Detroit 114 vs. Indiana 97
- Mar 08, 2017 – Indiana 115 vs. Detroit 98
- Feb 04, 2017 – Indiana 105 vs. Detroit 84
- Jan 03, 2017 – Indiana 121 vs. Detroit 116
- Dec 17, 2016 – Indiana 105 vs. Detroit 90
- Feb 06, 2016 – Indiana 112 vs. Detroit 104
- Jan 02, 2016 – Indiana 94 vs. Detroit 82
- Dec 12, 2015 – Detroit 118 vs. Indiana 96
- Nov 03, 2015 – Indiana 94 vs. Detroit 82
