Wizards vs. Pacers Predictions: Odds, expert picks, recent stats, trends and best bets for April 8

It’s Tuesday, April 8, and the Washington Wizards (17-61) and Indiana Pacers (47-31) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The Wizards are currently 9-29 on the road with a point differential of -12, while the Pacers have a 9-1 record in their last ten games at home. Indiana is 3-0 against Washington and won by 53 points in the last meeting.

Indiana has won four straight and five of the past six games, while Washington dropped five of the previous six.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Wizards vs. Pacers live today

• Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM EST
• Site: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
• City: Indianapolis, IN
• Network/Streaming:

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Game odds for Wizards vs. Pacers

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

• Odds: Wizards (+1140), Pacers (-2326)
• Spread:  Pacers -18.5
• Over/Under: 238 points

That gives the Wizards an implied team point total of 118.25, and the Pacers 127.87.

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Expert picks & predictions for Tuesday’s Wizards vs. Pacers game

NBC Sports Bet Best Bet Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) leans the Pacers to cover:

"After saying I don't know if I could take anyone to win by 20-plus in the NBA, the Celtics crushed the Wizards by 32 points. It's purely Pacers or pass."

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Wizards & Pacers game:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Washington Wizards at +18.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 238.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Wizards vs. Pacers on Tuesday

• The Pacers finished the regular season with a record of 3-0 against the Wizards
• The Under is 4-1 in the Wizards' last 5 games
• The Pacers have gone 36-42 ATS this season
• The Pacers have won 7 of their last 9 games against the Wizards

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