After a narrow win over the Phoenix Suns, the San Antonio Spurs will stay at home as they take on the Indiana Pacers. Before tipoff, we have you covered with everything you need to know.
If it weren't for Tyrese Haliburton's torn Achilles tendon, tonight's matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers could very easily be an NBA Finals preview. After running through the Eastern Conference last season, Indiana expected to be back on top until Haliburton went down in Game 7 of the Finals last season.
As a result, the Pacers have fallen to the bottom of the standings just as the Spurs begin their surge towards the top of the league. The Spurs are heavy favorites coming into Saturday's matchup, and Indiana has no delusions of winning, preferring instead to tank for draft capital and regroup next season around Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, and Ivica Zubac.
Before tipoff, we have you covered with everything you need to know, from betting odds, TV info, and injury reports for both squads.
How to Watch Spurs vs. Pacers
- Where: Frost Bank Center, San Antonio TX
- When: 7:00PM CST
- TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Southwest
- Streaming: NBA League Pass
San Antonio Spurs Injury Report
- Stephon Castle, hip (QUESTIONABLE)
Indiana Pacers Injury Report
- Obi Toppin, foot (QUESTIONABLE)
- Micah Potter, triceps (OUT)
- Ben Sheppard, ankle (QUESTIONABLE)
- TJ McConnell, hamstring (QUESTIONABLE)
- Quenton Jackson, calf (QUESTIONABLE)
- Andrew Nembhard, calf (OUT)
- Aaron Nesmith, ankle (QUESTIONABLE)
- Pascal Siakam, knee (QUESTIONABLE)
- Ivica Zubac, rib (OUT)
- Johnny Furphy, ACL (OUT)
- Tyrese Haliburton, Achilles (OUT)
Spurs vs. Pacers Betting Lines
- Point spread: Spurs -17.5/Pacers +17.5
- Money line: Spurs (-2200)/Pacers (+1100)
- Over/under: 234.5
Indiana, clearly, is not trying to win tonight.
It stands to reason that some of their "questionable" players will suit up tonight, otherwise the Pacers might have to forfeit. All season long, their best players have been listed as questionable or day-to-day, and since tonight's game is against a red-hot Spurs team, don't expect the Pacers to volunteerly slow them down.
After tonight's game, the Spurs will travel to South Beach to take on the Miami Heat before returning home to Texas.