tyrese-haliburton-getty-1400a.jpg
Getty Images

The Indiana Pacers take on the Washington Wizards at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday at Capital One Arena. Washington is 28-34 overall and 16-17 at home, while the Pacers are 22-43 overall and 7-25 on the road. Pacers rookie Chris Duarte has missed five of Indiana's last seven games and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game with a toe injury. He missed Indiana's last game against the Wizards on February 16, but was in the starting lineup against Washington on December 6, recording 13 points, five rebounds and four steals.

Washington is favored by 2.5-points in the latest Wizards vs. Pacers odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 227.5. Before entering any Pacers vs. Wizards 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 has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model enters Week 19 of the 2021-22 NBA season on a stunning 71-44 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning over $2,100. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Wizards vs. Pacers. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Wizards vs. Pacers:

  • Wizards vs. Pacers spread: Wizards -2.5
  • Wizards vs. Pacers over-under: 227.5 points

What you need to know about the Wizards

The Wizards lost their third game in their last four outings on Friday against the Atlanta Hawks, 117-114. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the offense for Washington in the losing effort, with a 6-for-6 performance from beyond the arc. He finished with 28 points, five assists and five rebounds. Kyle Kuzma had his fourth consecutive game of scoring at least 20 points, recording 22 points, 11 assists, five rebounds and two blocks.

This season, the Wizards have held opponents to shoot 35 percent from beyond the arc, but have seen them take the most threes per game (30.8) and make the second-most (10.8). Over Indiana's last three games, the Pacers have only made 32.7 percent of their 3-pointers, so the Wizards may be able to get by defensively for another game on the perimeter. Washington has been the league's best 3-point shooting team over its last three outings, hitting 48.7 percent as a team.

What you need to know about the Pacers

Indiana was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday against the Detroit Pistons, 111-106. Indiana's defeat came about despite a quality game from point guard Malcolm Brogdon, who had 26 points along with five rebounds. Brogdon missed Indiana's game against Orlando on February 28, but in his last four games since returning from an Achilles injury, he's averaging 23 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals.

Over their last three games, the Pacers have allowed the third-fewest fast-break points per game, with 9.7. This season, Washington has scored an average of just 8.8 fast-break points per contest, which is the lowest mark in the league. Buddy Hield has been the top scorer for Indiana since joining the team, but in two prior meetings with Washington this season with two different teams, he scored 15 points in each and hit 41.7 percent of his 3-point attempts.

How to make Pacers vs. Wizards picks

The model has simulated Wizards vs. Pacers 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.

Who wins Wizards vs. Pacers? And which side of the spread is a must-back? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.