Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards 5/20/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Washington Wizards are hosting the Indiana Pacers at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 20:00 ET in the final game of the Eastern play-in tournament that will determine the 8th and final seed of the conference. The Wizards finished eighth but lost in the first game of the play-ins by the Boston Celtics, ending their previous two-game winning streak. The Pacers finished ninth and eliminated the Hornets in the first game of the play-in, for their second straight win.

The Wizards finished the regular season with a 34-38 record and are 41-30-1 against the spread and 36-36 in over/under. They are coming off a road defeat against the Celtics with a 100-118 score. Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook led the team once again with 22 and 20 points respectively but were extremely inefficient, shooting a combined 16-43 from the field.

Beal leads the team in scoring with 31.3 ppg, adding 4.7 boards and 4.4 dimes per game. Russell Westbrook adds 22.2 ppg and leads the team both in boards grabbed with 11.5 and in dimes made with 11.7.

Wizards have the worse defense in the NBA, allowing 118.5 ppg but have the third-best offense with 116.6 ppg. They have a 47.5% field goal percentage and a 35.1% 3-point percentage. They are 7-3-1 against the spread in their previous ten matches. Under is 4-0 in their previous four matches.

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Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards Predictions 5/20/2021

The Pacers finished the regular season with a 34-38 record and were 32-39-1 against the spread and 42-27-1 in over/under. They are coming off a home victory against the Hornets with a 144-117 score. They shot with 55% from the field and 46% from behind the arc and were led in scoring by Oshae Brissett with 23 points on 10-14 shooting. Doug McDermott added 21.

Malcolm Brogdon leads the team in scoring with 21.2 ppg, adding 5.9 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game. Domantas Sabonis adds 20.3 ppg and team-bests both in rebounding with 12 and in assists made with 6.7 per game.

Pacers average 115.3 ppg offensively and allow 115.3 ppg defensively. They have a 47.4% field goal percentage and 36.4% 3-point percentage. They are 7-0-1 against the spread in their previous seven matches. Over is 6-2 in their previous seven matches.

Washington won all three previous meetings against Indiana this season. They won both home games with a 154-141 score and with 132-124. All three matchups have been over the total. Pacers are 11-5 ATS against the spread in their previous sixteen Washington matchups. Over is 4-1-1 in their previous six matchups and 9-4 in their last thirteen in Washington. The Wizards are 19-17 at home, while the Pacers are 21-15 on the road. Bradley Beal is not himself after the injury and Westbrook doesn’t look like playoff material for the Wizards, so pick the Pacers today.

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