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Indiana Pacers vs. Dallas Mavericks: How to watch online, live stream info, start time, TV channel

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2 years ago

February 25, 2024

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Indiana Pacers vs. Dallas Mavericks: How to watch online, live stream info, start time, TV channel

Who’s Playing

Dallas Mavericks @ Indiana Pacers

Current Records: Dallas 33-23, Indiana 32-25

How To Watch

When: Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 5 p.m. ET
Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, Indiana
TV: Bally Sports Midwest – Indiana
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $47.00

What to Know

The Pacers will be in front of their home fans on Sunday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They will take on the Dallas Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. ET on Sunday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

We saw a pretty high 247.5-over/under line set for the Pacers’ previous contest, but the actual score was more down to earth. They strolled past Detroit with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 129-115. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pacers.

Tyrese Haliburton was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 13 assists. He hasn’t dropped below 11 assists for five straight games.

Meanwhile, the Mavericks entered their tilt with the Suns with six consecutive wins but they’ll enter their next game with seven. Dallas walked away with a 123-113 victory over the Suns on Thursday.

Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic were among the main playmakers for the Mavericks as the former scored 29 points along with five rebounds and the latter shot 6-for-11 from downtown and almost dropped a triple-double on 41 points, nine rebounds, and 11 assists. Doncic is on a roll when it comes to points, as he’s now scored 26 or more in the last six games he’s played.

Indiana is on a roll lately: they’ve won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-25 record this season. As for Dallas, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 33-23.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. The Pacers haven’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 123.8 points per game (they’re ranked first in scoring overall). However, it’s not like the Mavericks struggle in that department as they’ve been averaging 118.7 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

The Pacers and the Mavericks pleased both fans and bettors in their last matchups by winning and covering the spread. As for their next game, the Mavericks are expected to win a tight contest, barring any buzzer beaters. They might be worth a quick bet since they’re sitting on a three game streak of covering the spread when playing on the road.

Odds

Dallas is a slight 1.5-point favorite against Indiana, according to the latest NBA odds.

The line on this game has moved a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Pacers as a 1-point favorite.

The oddsmakers are expecting fireworks from the offense and set the over/under at a high 253.5 points.

See NBA picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. Get picks now.

Series History

Indiana and Dallas both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.

Mar 27, 2023 – Dallas 127 vs. Indiana 104
Feb 28, 2023 – Indiana 124 vs. Dallas 122
Jan 29, 2022 – Dallas 132 vs. Indiana 105
Dec 10, 2021 – Indiana 106 vs. Dallas 93
Mar 26, 2021 – Indiana 109 vs. Dallas 94
Jan 20, 2021 – Dallas 124 vs. Indiana 112
Mar 08, 2020 – Indiana 112 vs. Dallas 109
Feb 03, 2020 – Dallas 112 vs. Indiana 103
Feb 27, 2019 – Dallas 110 vs. Indiana 101
Jan 19, 2019 – Indiana 111 vs. Dallas 99

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Retro Indy: Five years ago Covid confined March Madness to Indiana

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11 hours ago

March 27, 2026

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Retro Indy: Five years ago Covid confined March Madness to Indiana

Just three days before Selection Sunday in March of 2020, the NCAA announced that March Madness, like so many other events that spring, would be cancelled due to the new virus upending life. The decision marked the first time in tournament history that the final weeks of the college basketball season would not be played, squashing Atlanta’s plans to host the Final Four.

When the following year rolled around, the NCAA decided that March Madness would not succumb to the virus once more.

With a vaccine only on the horizon and hundreds of Americans still dying each day, the organization announced in November of 2020 that while the tournament would go on, it would certainly not be business as usual. All 67 games, NCAA officials said, would be held in one location. Central Indiana was the first choice as Indianapolis had been on tap to host the Final Four April 3-5.

The plan, said NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt in a November 2020 IndyStar article was to present “a safe, responsible and fantastic March Madness tournament unlike any other we’ve experienced.”

In January the NCAA made it official: All games would be played in and around Indianapolis in a modified version of a bubble.

Holding the tournament in one place just made sense, NCAA officials told IndyStar. Unlike in a typical year when a winning team would travel multiple times before the championship, this system would minimize travel, which could inadvertently expose players and coaches to the virus.

Two months later when the tournament kicked off on March 18, 55 of the 67 games were scheduled to be played in Indianapolis venues, such as Gainbridge (then Bankers Life) Fieldhouse, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indiana Farmers Coliseum and Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse. Purdue’s Mackey Arena and IU’s Assembly Hall also hosted games.

While the first Covid vaccine had arrived a few months earlier, few people outside of first responders and the most vulnerable had been immunized, so in an effort to avoid large crowds, the Indianapolis sites all capped tickets at 25% capacity. That meant only 17,500 people could attend games at the largest venue, Lucas Oil Stadium. The college arenas allowed far smaller audiences, with IU limiting attendance to 500 people.

A week before the tournament began Marion County Public Health Department officials and Mayor Joe Hogsett asked attendees to make smart public health choices, such as social distancing and obeying the face masks mandate. Referees donned masks as much as possible as did coaches and players on the bench.

The NCAA regularly tested athletes, administering 28,311 tests Covid tests during the tournament, 15 of which came back positive.

Post-mortems after the tournament asked whether the NCAA had made the right call. Two high profile deaths occurred in the aftermath of the tournament — one a University of Alabama superfan who had traveled to Indy for the games and the other a St. Elmo bartender. But proving a direct link between their deaths and the tournament would prove impossible, and some public health experts said the NCAA had done everything it could to protect athletes and fans short of canceling the event.

A study conducted by IU, Regenstrief researchers and others that appeared in August 2021 in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that while mask wearing had theoretically been compulsory, about a quarter of attendees at the games were either not wearing masks or doing so inappropriately. Still, in an IndyStar article about the study Indiana Sports Corps president Ryan Vaughn termed the event “a resounding success.”

The following year, with a vaccine widely available and far fewer daily deaths from the virus, the tournament returned to a typical schedule, concluding in New Orleans’ Ceasars Superdome. More than 69,00 fans attended the final games, according to the NCAA. Local authorities had lifted the mask requirement by this point.

“Last year was about survival. Just having championships in any way, single site, keep everybody safe and be successful,” Gavitt said in an NCAA news release in late April 2022. “I think this year was about advancing.”

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Federal legislation that Braun calls ‘crazy’ is aimed at Bears and Indiana – Indianapolis Business Journal

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March 26, 2026

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Federal legislation that Braun calls ‘crazy’ is aimed at Bears and Indiana – Indianapolis Business Journal

U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Greg Casar, D-Texas, say the bill would protect taxpayers from being extorted by team owners for huge subsidies. The legislation would likely face an uphill climb in the Republican-controlled Congress.

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Record warmth followed by strong storms tonight | March 26, 2026

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March 26, 2026

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH-TV) – Strong thunderstorms likely later this evening with all severe weather threats possible. It is going to be warm and windy with record highs today. Much cooler air works into Indiana for the end of the week.

TODAY: Partly cloudy conditions later this afternoon with warm and breezy conditions. It is going to be a beautiful and summer-like day across parts of Indiana. We will look for high temperatures to climb into the lower eighties which will set a new daily high record. The record for today is 80 set back in 1907. Winds will be gusty out of the southwest near 20 to 30 mph.

TONIGHT: A cold front approaches the state bringing a really good chance of strong to severe thunderstorms. A few thunderstorms may develop out ahead of the main line and some of those thunderstorms could contain some large hail along with a tornado risk as well. We are under a level 3 risk of strong storms out of a level 5. So there is confidence that a lot of these storms could reach severe criteria. Threats would be damaging winds and large hail. The tornado risk is low across parts of Indianapolis but it is not zero. A slightly higher risk of tornadic activity is possible in northern sections of Indiana.

Heavy rainfall could also lead to some flooding in parts of the state. Areas may see anywhere between 1 to 3 inches of rainfall.

Best timing on the thunderstorm activity will be anytime after 8:00 p.m. and lasting until Friday morning around 4.

TOMORROW: A few early morning rain showers will be possible on Friday. The main weather story is that it will be much cooler. High temperatures will climb around 49 which is below our normal high of 56. Winds switch direction out of the northeast and it will be a bit breezy at times as well. Low temperatures late Friday night into Saturday morning will drop into the upper twenties.

7 DAY EXTENDED FORECAST: A chilly start early Saturday morning but we will see lots of sunshine for the afternoon. High temperatures will climb around 52 for the afternoon.

Cloud cover returns on Sunday but it will be dry for the most part. Look for high temperatures to climb into the lower 60s.

Warmer next week with temperatures reaching the low and even middle and upper 70s by the middle part of the week. A dry start on Monday with some scattered showers possible on Tuesday and Wednesday.