INDIANA PACERS ?3 (Friday) - The Pacers are playing the best ball in the Eastern Conference right now, with a 15-3 overall record, including 6-2 on the road. They have had success vs. the Western Conference, going 21-14 S/U and 20-14-1 58.82% ATS since the beginning of last season. Most importantly, their defense is only allowing opponents to shoot 40.9% from the floor this season, which presents a difficult matchup for a Phoenix offense that is struggling badly, hitting on only 40.4% of their field goal attempts. In fact, the Suns rank 26th in the NBA in scoring at 85.5 points per game, and I just don?t see them keeping pace with an Indiana team that is 5th in the league in scoring at 97.8 points per encounter.
