This game features two teams that are better known for putting up offense than in playing defense. Atlanta plays better at home and puts up more offense and has a young team with a lot of eager bench players who will want to step up in a spot like this. The Pacers, as seen in the playoffs, are a high octane team and even if all the stars don’t play in this one, their bench has some scoring depth that they can rely on in this game. Both like to play at a faster up tempo too which helps with more possessions. Eight of their last ten regular season matchups going back to 2022 have gone over the total.

Best bet: take the Over the Total.