It’s Friday, April 4, and the Utah Jazz (16-61) and Indiana Pacers (45-31) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Jazz are currently 7-31 on the road with a point differential of -9, while the Pacers have a 9-1 record in their last ten games at home. Indiana won by one point in the only meeting with Utah this season.
Indiana has won two straight and eight of the past 10 contests, while Utah has lost seven consecutive games and 17 of the past 18 games.
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 Jazz vs. Pacers live today
- Date: Friday, April 4, 2025
- Time: 7:00PM EST
- Site: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- City: Indianapolis, IN
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Game odds for Jazz vs. Pacers
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Odds: Jazz (+767), Pacers (-1250)
- Spread: Pacers -15.5
- Over/Under: 235 points
That gives the Jazz an implied team point total of 116.61, and the Pacers 124.68.
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Expert picks & predictions for Friday’s Jazz vs. Pacers game
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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) leans the Pacers to cover:
“Utah is in full tank mode with seven straight losses and with Indiana playing Denver, Washington, Cleveland, Orlando, and Cleveland over the last five games, this is one that the Pacers should win. It’s Pacers or pass on the spread.”
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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 Jazz & 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 Utah Jazz at +15.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 235.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Jazz vs. Pacers on Friday
- The Jazz have lost 18 of their last 19 games against teams with better records
- The Over is 40-36 in Pacers’ games this season
- The Pacers have failed to cover in 42 of their 76 games this season
- The Pacers have won 14 of their last 17 games at home
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