Indiana at Charlotte

Look for a lot of points to be scored between these two bad Eastern Conference teams. That's what happened when they met in mid-November with the Pacers winning, 127-118, at home. The Pacers see this as a good opportunity to end their franchise-worst 13-game losing streak. Charlotte is playing without rest after losing at home to Toronto on Wednesday, and its interior defense is likely to be missing Ryan Kalkbrenner while Mason Plumlee remains out. The Pacers are averaging 121.5 points in their last two games. Pascal Siakam has become a star without Tyrese Haliburton, averaging 23.7 PPG. He has scored 22 or more points in each of his last six games. Indiana ranks 25th defensively and 27th in defensive field goal percentage. LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel, both of whom are averaging more than 19 points a game, can take advantage. Take the OVER.