NBA: The Pacers Amazing Three-Point Dichotomy
by MTi Sports
The Indiana Pacers have the most amazing brace of trends we've seen in our 25-year history of handicapping the NBA. This pair of trends involves a team taking at least 20 three-point shots.
The first trend is that the Pacers are a "perfect" 0-22 ATS (-11.9 PPG) since November 23, 2000 as a favorite, playing with at least one day of rest, after a game in which their opponent shot at least ten three-pointers and made at least half of them. This team trend was 0-6 last season and in their only active date so far this season; the Pacers lost 90-72 as a six-point home favorite to the Grizzlies. So, when the Pacers are the victim of excellent three-point shooting, they perform terribly in their next game.
The second trend is that the Pacers are a perfect 19-0 ATS (10.3 PPG) since December 29, 2003 after a game in which THEY shot at least twenty three-pointers and made less than a 25% of them. This season, the Pacers are 3-0 ATS in this situation, covering the spread by an average of a whopping 15.2 PPG. It seems as if the Pacers recover well after a poor night from the arc.
Combined, this dichotomy is a staggering 41-0 ATS.
In their last game, the Pacers were 5-of-24 from the arc vs. the Jazz. This qualifies them for the second of this amazing dichotomy and makes them a PLAY-ON team tonight vs. the Suns.
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The Indiana Pacers have the most amazing brace of trends we've seen in our 25-year history of handicapping the NBA. This pair of trends involves a team taking at least 20 three-point shots.