The Indiana Pacers have covered the spread in seven of their last nine visits to American Airlines Center. I think they'll make light work of the Dallas Mavericks Monday night.

Indiana came out of the All Star break on fire as they downed the Hawks 116-93 on Friday. The Pacers are just 13-14 SU on the road, but they've been doing pretty well against the spread and they're 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games vs. a team with a losing home record.

The Mavs fit the bill, entering this contest with a poor 11-19 SU record at home. We can also note that this is a pretty tough spot for Dallas, coming off back-to-back losses at Lakers and Jazz Friday/Saturday, so this will be its third game in four nights.

The Pacers are only one game behind the Cavaliers for the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference, and they must smell blood now after Cleveland's loss to the Spurs on Sunday. To top it off; this is a revenge spot for the Pacers as Dallas pulled off a 98-94 upset at Indiana on Dec. 27.

My free pick is on Indiana Pacers ATS.

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