January 5th NBA Free Play

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*NBA(1u): Nets -8(-110) @ Pacers–6:40 PM CT

Kyrie Irving makes his return to the Nets tonight, and considering that Brooklyn has dropped 3 straight games, he should provide an instant boost to a team that needs to right the ship. However, with or without Irving, I’d like the 23-12 Nets in this spot because it’s as much of a fade of this Pacers team. Indiana has lost their last 5 games and 6 of their last 7; what appeared to be just a “slow start” to the season is appearing to be much worse. The Pacers could welcome back some guys off the injury report tonight(namely Malcolm Brogdon), but I don’t expect him to make as big of an effect as people think in just his first game back. Also, Brooklyn’s backcourt is still clearly superior, making his impact potentially minimal. Indiana laid a total egg in New York last night in a 10 point loss to the Knicks and now have to turn right back around for the second game of a back-to-back. 4 Pacers starters played at least 32 minutes last night(Sabonis played 39), so the rest disadvantage could be more visible than usual in this game. I don’t love laying large numbers like this, but this is a clear-cut “get right” spot for a good Nets team as well as a clear fade on an Indiana team that might have lost all its hope for a good season.