The Charlotte Hornets will travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to face the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday evening with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 PM ET and the game airing on Bally Sports Charlotte and Bally Sports Indiana.

Charlotte enters this game with a record of 1-3 following a 119-128 loss on the road against the Houston Rockets while failing to cover the 3-point spread as a road underdog on Wednesday. PJ Washington led the team in scoring with 23 points. Nick Richards led the team in rebounds and blocks with 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Terry Rozier led the team in assists with 6 assists.

 JT Thor led the team in steals with 3 steals. The Hornets are averaging 113.75 points per game while allowing an average of 120.5 points per game this season. Terry Rozier leads the team in scoring with an average of 22 points per game. Mark Williams leads the team in rebounds with an average of 7.75 rebounds per game this season. LaMelo Ball leads the team in assists with an average of 8 assists per game on the year. 

Gordon Hayward leads the team in steals with an average of 1.75 steals per game. Nick Richards leads the team in blocks with an average of 2.25 blocks per game on the year.

The Indiana Pacers enter this game with a record of 3-2 following a 121-116 win at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers while covering the 2.5-point spread as a home underdog by winning the game outright on Friday evening. Myles Turner led the team in scoring, rebounds, and blocks with 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 blocks. 

Tyrese Haliburton led the team in assists with 13 assists. Myles Turner, Tyrese Haliburton, and Aaron Nesmith were tied for the team lead in steals with 2 steals apiece. Indiana is averaging 119.6 points per game while allowing an average of 123.2 points per game. Myles Turner leads the team in scoring, rebounds, and blocks with an average of 17.2 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game. Tyrese Haliburton leads the team in assists and steals with an average of 12.5 assists and 1.25 steals per game this season.

BookMaker has the Indiana Pacers listed as 3.5-point favorites at home against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday evening. Charlotte has won seven of the last ten while Indiana has won two of the last three meetings. 

The Hornets are 7-2-1 ATS in the last ten while both teams are 1-1-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Charlotte Hornets are 1-3 ATS overall, 0-1 ATS on the road, and 1-2 ATS as an underdog this season while the Indiana Pacers are 3-2 ATS overall, 2-1 ATS at home, and 2-1 ATS as a favorite on the year.

Indiana has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the last three games, and has been the better team at covering the spread this season going 3-2 ATS overall and 2-1 ATS at home while Charlotte is 1-3 ATS overall and 0-1 ATS on the road. I look for those trends to continue which is why I am buying the .5 point and laying the points with the Indiana Pacers when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday evening.