NBA Best Bets: Pacers vs. Lakers Picks for February 8

Published 11:33 pm Friday, February 7, 2025

The Los Angeles Lakers (30-19) host the Indiana Pacers (29-21) after winning five home games in a row. The Pacers are favored by 3.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 8, 2025.

If you hope to gain an edge on Saturday’s game, check out the best bets on the board in this article (based on our computer predictions).

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Pacers vs. Lakers Game Info

  • When: Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET
  • Where: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
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Pacers vs. Lakers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Lakers (+ 3.5)

  • Indiana is 25-25-0 against the spread this season.
  • Los Angeles’ record against the spread is 27-22-0.
  • The Pacers have an ATS record of 10-13 as 3.5-point favorites or more.
  • As 3.5-point underdogs or more, the Lakers are 9-7 against the spread.

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Under (230.5)

  • The Pacers and their opponents have gone over 230.5 combined points in 29 of 50 games this season.
  • The Lakers have played 16 games this season that finished with a combined score over 230.5 points.
  • Indiana has an average total of 231.9 in its outings this year, 1.4 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • Los Angeles has a 225.1-point average over/under in its outings this season, 5.4 fewer points than this game’s total.
  • The Pacers are the 15th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Lakers have scored the 26th-most points.
  • This game features the NBA’s second-ranked (Lakers) and 14th-ranked (Pacers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Lakers (+135)

  • This season, the Pacers have been favored 29 times and won 18, or 62.1%, of those games.
  • The Lakers have won in nine, or 42.9%, of the 21 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • This season, Indiana has won 15 of its 23 games, or 65.2%, when favored by at least -160 on the moneyline.
  • This season, Los Angeles has come away with a win four times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +135 or worse on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pacers have a 61.5% chance to win.

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