Pacers vs 76ers

Philadelphia comes in on a two-game losing streak while Indiana has dropped its last outing and stumbled to a 4-6 mark over its past 10, leaving the 22-18 76ers in far better midseason shape than the 10-33 Pacers. Indiana remains without Tyrese Haliburton for the year and will miss Bennedict Mathurin and Obi Toppin again, whereas Philadelphia’s only real concern is knee-management tags for Joel Embiid and Paul George rather than true long-term absences. With Tyrese Maxey in breakout form, Embiid having already hung 39 in a 115-105 home win over these Pacers last month, and Pascal Siakam forced to drag a 2-17 road team that sits dead last in the East while Philly fights around the 7-seed line, laying -350 on the 76ers moneyline still grades out as a solid, relatively safe B+ despite the steep price. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 19/01/2026 10:14([espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nba/preview/_/gameId/401810464))

Indiana has gone 4-6 over its last 10 while Philadelphia is 6-4, and both teams’ recent games have hovered in the mid-220s total as they each allow roughly 115 points per night during this stretch rather than engaging in pure track meets. The Pacers’ offense is capped without Haliburton, Mathurin and Toppin, and if Embiid or George see any minutes management on the other side, Maxey and Siakam are still likely to operate more in half-court sets than in constant transition, especially with Indiana just 2-17 away from home and often chasing big deficits. Their first meeting in this building landed at 220 total points, and with both clubs juggling injuries and mid-table playoff pressure that tends to tighten rotations and possessions, Under 228.5 (-110) earns a B as a modest-value play. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 19/01/2026 10:14([espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nba/preview/_/gameId/401810464))

Tyrese Maxey leading a 6-4 surge over Philadelphia’s last 10, against an Indiana group that is 4-6 in that span and just 2-17 on the road, points toward a double-digit window if the 76ers can snap their current two-game slide. The Pacers are down Haliburton for the season and will again be without Mathurin and Toppin, leaving Siakam and Jay Huff to shoulder too much against a deeper Philly rotation headlined by Maxey, Embiid and George, and the 76ers already beat this same Pacers team 115-105 here earlier in the year. With Philadelphia hovering around the play-in/playoff cut line while Indiana languishes 15th in the East, the motivation and matchup lean strongly toward the home side covering -7.5 at -125, though the added juice and Embiid/George knee-management notes keep this to a B- rather than a higher grade. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 19/01/2026 10:14([espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nba/preview/_/gameId/401810464))