The Indiana Pacers return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse this afternoon for their home opener with the Philadelphia 76ers.
76ers guard Tyrese Maxey has had a slow start to his season, and my 76ers vs. Pacers predictions expect his struggles to continue today.
76ers vs Pacers prediction
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Tyrese Maxey Under 40.5 points + rebounds + assists (-115 at bet365)
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My analysis
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is riding the struggle bus.
The 76ers guard is coming off a career year in points, rebounds, and assists, but the start of this season has been unkind. He gets his buckets (24.5 ppg), but he’s draining only 29.6% of his shots from the field and just 19% from downtown.
Maxey still gets to the charity stripe (8.0 attempts per game), but that’s been the only bright spot thus far. His assists and rebounds are down, making this line of 40.5 too high for my taste.
He's clearly struggling with his shot. The Indiana Pacers don’t play great defense, but Gainbridge Fieldhouse is no place for a visiting shooter riding the struggle bus.
He’ll be lucky to score 25 points today. Maxey’s assist numbers are down because he isn’t the only 76ers shooter shooting bricks. Philadelphia is 28th in effective field goal percentage (45%) and 25th in true shooting percentage (52%).
Indiana will likely double-team Maxey at every corner, and that will only make it tougher for him to reach this number.
76ers vs Pacers same-game parlay (SGP)
Tyrese Maxey Under 40.5 points + rebounds + assists
Tyrese Maxey Under 3.5 threes
Pacers -7.5
It's hard to imagine Philly covering if Maxey continues to struggle like I expect him to.
The Pacers are playing their home opener in a barn where they went 28-19-2 ATS last season. They meet a 76ers side that’s struggling without Embiid on the floor. The defensive impact they expected from George hasn’t been felt yet because he’s missed their first two games.
Indiana does not have to deal with Philly's main scoring threats, which will allow more of their attention to be spent on Maxey. Milwaukee and Toronto beat and covered against the 76ers by focusing on Maxey. I expect the Pacers to deploy the same strategy and get the same result.
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76ers vs Pacers opening odds
- Spread: Philadelphia +7.5 | Indiana -7.5
- Moneyline: Philadelphia +240 | Indiana -300
- Over/Under: Over 226.5 | Under 226.5
76ers vs Pacers spread and Over/Under analysis
- The 76ers are 0-2 ATS without Embiid and George. That’s why the Pacers are sizable favorites in this game.
- Speaking of Indiana, it closed last season with a 28-19-2 ATS mark at Gainbridge Fieldhouse last season.
- The total spiked from the 226.5 (-110) opener to as high as 229.5. Neither team has played much defense, and the Over is 9-1 across their past 10 meetings.
76ers vs Pacers trend
The Pacers have cashed the first-half moneyline in 14 of their last 16 games at home (+13.45 units / 36% ROI). Find more NBA betting trends for 76ers vs. Pacers.
76ers vs Pacers game info
| Location: | Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN |
| Date: | Sunday, 10-27-2024 |
| Tip-off: | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| TV: | NBCS-Philadelphia, FDSN Indiana |
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