Play: Indiana -5 -105
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Reasoning: I like the Pacers to get right on Monday night. They have beaten the Lakers in four of the last five meetings, including wins of 20 and 12 points in the two matchups last season. Indiana had a furious comeback fall short against Portland on Saturday, but it was down by 29 at one point. Los Angeles won its second straight road game on Sunday, but that was against a lowly and injury-decimated Minnesota team. The Lakers are 1-4 this season with zero rest days and they are getting outscored by 12 points (and are allowing 111.6 points per game) in that scenario. And after the win against the Timberwolves Kobe Bryant was complaining about aches and pains. Bryant was 7-for-20 from the field against Minnesota and he was held scoreless in 12 minutes of play the last time he faced the Pacers. Indiana is 5-2 against below-average teams, and here it has a big rebounding advantage and a deeper bench.
Record: 225-172-8 (56.7%)
Bankroll: +116.26%
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