Portland faces Indiana on 5-game road skid

Portland Trail Blazers (4-12, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (9-6, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Indianapolis; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Pacers -12; over/under is 241

BOTTOM LINE: Portland will try to stop its five-game road skid when the Trail Blazers visit Indiana.

The Pacers are 6-4 in home games. Indiana has the NBA’s top-scoring offense averaging 128.8 points while shooting 50.5% from the field.

The Trail Blazers are 2-7 on the road. Portland ranks seventh in the Western Conference allowing only 112.7 points while holding opponents to 48.6% shooting.

The 128.8 points per game the Pacers average are 16.1 more points than the Trail Blazers give up (112.7). The Trail Blazers average 10.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than the Pacers give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 25.4 points and 12.1 assists for the Pacers. Myles Turner is averaging 17.2 points over the last 10 games for Indiana.

Jerami Grant is averaging 22.8 points for the Trail Blazers. Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 14.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists over the past 10 games for Portland.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 6-4, averaging 133.4 points, 38.4 rebounds, 30.1 assists, 8.3 steals and 6.8 blocks per game while shooting 51.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.6 points per game.

Trail Blazers: 1-9, averaging 103.8 points, 38.0 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 9.0 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.7 points.

INJURIES: Pacers: Aaron Nesmith: day to day (wrist).

Trail Blazers: Robert Williams III: out for season (knee), Anfernee Simons: out (thumb), Ish Wainright: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.