It’s Friday, January 10th, and the Golden State Warriors (19-18) and the Indiana Pacers (20-18) are all set to square off at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

This is Game 2 of a 4-game road trip for the Warriors. They opened the trip east with a 107-104 win in Motown over the Pistons. Buddy Hield led the way with 17 points. Indiana has yet to lose in 2025 and has four wins to start the calendar year. On Wednesday night, the Pacers defeated the Chicago Bulls 129-113. Pascal Siakam contributed 26 points to the win.

The Warriors are currently 9-8 on the road with a point differential of +1.3, while the Pacers have a record of 6-4 in their last 10 home games.

We have all the information and analysis you need to know before the game, including the latest on catching tipoffs, odds, current team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, tips and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and team of experts.

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Game details for: Warriors vs. Pacers today

• Date: Friday, January 10, 2025

• Time: 7:00 p.m. EST

• Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

• City: Indianapolis, IN

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Warriors vs Pacers odds

The latest odds from Friday:

This gives the Warriors an implied team score of 110.98 and the Pacers 114.11.

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Expert picks and predictions for Friday’s Warriors vs. Pacers game

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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) bets against Steph Curry: Indiana Pacers -6
“Warriors ran out of gas but held on Thursday night, we wouldn’t be surprised to see some load management decisions and/or a non-compete tonight against the dynamic Pacers.”

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Our model calculates predictions for every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as current performance, head-to-head matchups between players, trending information and projected game totals.

Once the model is complete, we place its predictions next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Our model’s best predictions for today’s Warriors & Pacers game:

• Money line: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from playing on the moneyline.

• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a game ATS on the Golden State Warriors at +6.

• In total: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a game with the game total of 224.

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Key stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Warriors vs. Pacers on Friday

• The Warriors have won 4 of their last 5 at Eastern Conference teams

• The Warriors’ last three games against the Pacers were UNDER the total

• The Pacers have evened the spread in their last 6 games against teams with worse records

• The Warriors have won 4 of their last 5 at Eastern Conference teams

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