The Pacers remain the top is a dichotomous spread and straight up team in the NBA. This means if a team is consistently winning outright but failing to cover or losing outright and covering, we ride the spread streak. This has proven to be a way to isolate over and undervalued teams.

They are 51-19 straight up but 7-22 against the spread skid. This includes 1-10 on the road. As great of a year as the Pacers have had, they are outscored on the road by .8. Chicago outscores teams by 4.5 points per game at home. Indiana has slowed down after having the chip on the shoulder trying to prove last years playoff run was not a fluke, while the Bulls have adjusted to what is likely the post-Derrick Rose era.