I’ve written ad nauseum at Toronto’s failures this year, and those poor judgments have turned in to the good graces of the Pacers. The Raptors took Joey Graham and his 7.7 ppg average over Danny Granger in the NBA Draft. And then they chose to keep Jose Calderon over the scoring dynamo T.J. Ford. Good job, Toronto.

So whenever these two teams face, it’s a haunting reminder as to what “could have been” for the Raptors. Toronto has come on strong in the last little while, but all that’s done is frustrate a fan base that is begging for a diamond encrusted gold nugget in the NBA Draft this year. Their 6-2 SU record over the last 8 hasn’t done anything to improve those chances.

NBA Betting Trends

-Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

-Toronto is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games on the road

-Toronto is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road

-The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games on the road

-Toronto is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Indiana

-Indiana is 4-8-1 ATS in its last 13 games

-Indiana is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

-Indiana is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Toronto-

-The total has gone OVER in 16 of Indiana's last 24 games when playing at home against Toronto

Indiana is a strong team at home, beating Chicago, Washington and pushing San Antonio to the edge in a 126-121 loss. That’s why, with Indiana’s resilient home record, and Toronto’s horrific road efforts, I’m betting the Pacers tonight.

Toronto Raptors (30-47) vs. Indiana Pacers (33-44)

Wednesday, April 8^th --- Conseco Fieldhouse, Indiana --- 7:00pm EST

NBA Betting Line: Indiana -7 (218.5)

This will be a scoring nightmare for the oddsmakers, which explains the raised TOTAL. Bet the OVER as T.J. Ford enjoy another big day against his former counterpart, Jose Calderon. To top it all off, Chris Bosh and Danny Granger present matchup nightmares for either team, so take the OVER overall. This is never a defensive matchup. Ever.

NBA Free Pick: Indiana -7 (OVER)