Sports Betting Preview and Prediction: Indiana Pacers at Memphis Grizzlies

April 15, 2015 by R Keough

“Between the Chalk”

9:30 PM ET, April 15, 2015
FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee

The last day of the NBA regular season is a very important one for the Indiana Pacers (38-43, 42-36-3 ATS) when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies (54-27, 39-40-2 ATS) at FedEx Forum in Memphis tonight.

The Pacers are a win away from securing the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Indiana could also lock up the 8th seed with a Brooklyn Net loss tonight when they play host to the Orlando Magic.

Experts using bookie software such as Premier Per Head PPH local bookie software online currently have this game at PK-110 with the total at 185. Bettors who like to place action on the total know Indiana are 45-35-1 and Memphis 34-45-2 against the number.

Indiana has rallied the last couple of weeks to get into the eighth seed having won 6 in a row after losing 9 of their previous 11 games. They “persevered through,” said coach Frank Vogel, last night with a thrilling 99-95 double overtime win against the Washington Wizards.

The Pacers managed only 33 first half points to be down 41-33 at the half, then stormed back to tie it at the end of regulation. George Hill played a game high 48 minutes scoring 24 points with 9 rebounds, 10 assists and a block. C.J. Miles led all players with 25 points and added 8 boards and a block.

Pay Per Head agents taking bets on the Grizzlies know they look to be playing uninspired basketball of late, who are sitting in the sixth spot in the West, but only one game back of the Spurs and Rockets for first in the Southwest Division.

The Grizz, who are 4-6 in their last 10, defeated the Pacers in their only other meeting this year 97-89 as 6.5-point road favorites on Halloween night. Indiana look to buck the losing trend when playing Memphis, having lost 7 of the last 10 in the head-to-head series.

Sports bettors who support the Grizzlies when using sites for local bookies witnessed Memphis go 5-1 in their last 6 home games versus Indiana and 10-3 ATS in the last 13 against the Pacers.

When using Pay Per Head sites like Premier Per Head to bet on the total, you should know it has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis’ last 9, however, the total has gone OVER in 10 of Indiana’s last 13 and UNDER in 4 of the last 5 when the Pacers play in Memphis.

Indiana will have to dig deep to find the energy to finish tonight’s game strong after the marathon against the Wizards last night. ESPN reports that the Pacers walked into their locker room at 11:33 last night, to a message on the dry-erase board that read “Plane 12:15.”

With everything that a win brings tonight, I can’t see energy and perseverance being an issue for Indiana. With the Grizzlies a little banged up, and the Pacers desperate for a win, Indiana will control their destiny into the playoffs.