The Indiana Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Philips Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Danny Granger tossed in a game-high 29 points to lead the Pacers to a 130-101 whipping of the Raptors on Wednesday. The Pacers easily covered the 7.5-point spread, and the 231 points made it OVER the posted total of 219.
Jarrett Jack had 23 points, five rebounds and six assists, while T.J. Ford added 14 points and dished out 11 assists in that win.
Joe Johnson poured in 30 points and grabbed eight boards to help lift the Hawks past the Bucks 113-105 on Wednesday, as a pick'em. The combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 197.
Mike Bibby added 22 points and dished out eight assists, and Josh Smith dropped 21 points in the win.
Current streak:
Indiana has won 2 straight games.
Atlanta has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Indiana: 34-44 SU, 40-35-3 ATS
Atlanta: 45-34 SU, 43-35-1 ATS
Indiana most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a win are 4-6<\/p>\n
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Miami are 2-8
After playing Milwaukee are 3-7
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Indiana is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
Atlanta is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
Indiana home to Detroit, Saturday, April 11
Atlanta home to Miami, Tuesday, April 14<\/p>\n