River City Sharps
No, this isn’t a M.A.S.H. Unit…it’s the Indiana Pacers! The Pacers have been hard hit by the injury bug and will be undermanned again tonight when they host the Utah Jazz. The Pacers have opened the season at 1-6, while the Jazz have really showed early signs of improvement en route to a 3-4 early season mark. The Pacers are already down All Star Paul George, and add to that the absence of David West, George Hill, C.J. Watson and Rodney Stuckey. It’s also very possible that the Pacers will be without Roy Hibbert tonight as well (I know, you are saying to yourself…who the hell is left?) The Jazz have been paced by Gordon Hayward early this season and he wants to make a triumphant return to the city where he played his college basketball at Butler. The Jazz are 4-1 ATS in their last five road games and going back to last year, the Pacers are just 2-9 ATS in their last 11 tries vs. teams with a losing road record and 7-18 ATS in their last 25 home contests. Way too many injuries here to back the Pacers vs. a team in the Jazz that is starting to feel good about themselves. We like Utah to come to town and get the win and cover tonight. The Sharps say…
3 UNITS – UTAH JAZZ (+2.5)