NBA Play-In Tournament: Pacers and Hornets' Spread

The Pacers are favorites over the Hornets on Tuesday.

The Indiana Pacers will host the Charlotte Hornets in the first game of the NBA's new play-in tournament on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. 

Coming into the game, even though they have had a lengthy injury report, the Pacers remain the favorites to win the game over the Hornets on Tuesday evening.

The Pacers are 3.5-point favorites, according to FanDuel.  

"We haven't seen Charlotte here in a while, but they've been playing good basketball all year long," Nate Bjorkgren said post-game on Sunday when they did not know who they would face. 

#AlwaysGame To Earn It 😤

Come get loud at @TheFieldhouse for our Play-In Game with the Hornets on Tuesday at 6:30p ET. Tickets go on sale TODAY at 4p ET.

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— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 17, 2021

Both teams have played each other three times this season, and the Hornets came away victorious in two of those games, winning the season-series. 

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