The Houston Rockets will take on the Indiana Pacers at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana is 5-2 overall and 3-2 at home, while the Rockets are 2-3 overall and 0-2 on the road. The teams split their two meetings last season. Indiana is favored by 2.5-points in the latest Pacers vs. Rockets odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 225.5. Before entering any Rockets vs. Pacers picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and it returned over $5,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks last season. The model is up nearly $8,100 over the past two seasons. Dating back to last season, it is on a stunning 65-36 roll on top-rated picks against the spread, returning almost $2,500 on those selections alone. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Pacers vs. Rockets. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Pacers vs. Rockets:
- Pacers vs. Rockets spread: Pacers -2.5
- Pacers vs. Rockets over-under: 225.5 points
- Pacers vs. Rockets money line: Houston +115, Indiana -135
What you need to know about the Pacers
The Pacers beat the Pelicans in overtime on Monday, 118-116. Malcolm Brogdon dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 dimes along with seven rebounds. He hit the decisive basket with 1.7 seconds remaining in overtime. Brogdon played a career-high 46 minutes, and did not commit a turnover. He became the first player in Pacers history to log at least 45 minutes and record 20 points, 10 assists and zero turnovers in the same game.
Myles Turner scored the tying three-pointer to force the extra session vs. the Pelicans. He had 17 points and three blocked shots. Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 11 rebounds on Monday. Indiana made 19-of-45 three-point attempts. The Pacers are outscoring the opposition by 9.3 points per game in the third quarter, which is the best margin for that period in the NBA.
What you need to know about the Rockets
Houston lost to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, 113-100 at home. Christian Wood (23 points) and James Harden (21 points) were the top scorers for the Rockets. Harden missed eight-of-11 three-point attempts and shot 5-for-17 from the field. A 14-3 spurt by Dallas in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach. Houston missed five shots and committed two turnovers during that span.
Wood has scored 20 points in all five games this season, tying the longest single season streak of his career. Eric Gordon is one of three players averaging at least 19.0 points per game in fewer than 29 minutes per game so far this season. The Rockets have won two of the last three meetings with the Pacers after losing five of the previous six.
How to make Rockets vs. Pacers picks
The model has simulated Pacers vs. Rockets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Pacers vs. Rockets? And which side of the spread hits in nearly 60 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Pacers vs. Rockets spread to jump on Wednesday, all from the model that is on an incredible 65-36 roll.
