After a string of de facto must-win games, the Hornets meet the Pacers in the first play-in game with the loser’s season coming to a close, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, moneyline odds and over-under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet on BetMGM.
In dropping its final five games of the regular season, the Hornets went from potentially moving up to the seventh seed to falling all the way to the tenth seed by Sunday afternoon. The positive news for Charlotte is they will play a Pacers side they won the season series against, including the one road game in Indianapolis, the location of Tuesday’s contest.
The lines, courtesy of BetMGM
- Point spread: Hornets +3
- Moneyline: Hornets +125 / Pacers -150
- Over-under: 227.5
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Advice and prediction
Despite winning the season series and the two most recent meetings between the two sides, the Hornets enter the game as the underdog, and rightfully so given how the team finished the last week of the regular season.
One of those Charlotte wins came without Malik Monk, LaMelo Ball and only half-a-game of Gordon Hayward, which should give optimism tonight. That being said, this is a Hornets side that has suffered some gut-punch losses in the last week and is a young team entering a high-intensity game for the first real time.
Take the Pacers minus-3 on Tuesday.
Prediction: Pacers 114, Hornets 109
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