Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks preview: Start time, where to watch, injury report, betting odds April 14

The Pacers host the Hawks tonight

Jan 12, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (15) and Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner jump it up. / Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

The Indiana Pacers host the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday to close out the 2023-24 regular season. Every team in the NBA will play their 82nd and final game at some point Sunday as the playoff seeding is finalized.

For Indiana, that seed is the name of the game against Atlanta. A win puts the Pacers into the postseason field while a loss either requires some help or puts them in the Play-In Tournament.. It's a massive game for the blue and gold, who lost in a similar situation on Friday night.

"Atlanta is a good team, so we'll certainly have our hands full," Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said that night.

Viewing and Betting Information

Tip off time: 1 p.m. Eastern Time

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

Where to watch: NBA League Pass, Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports+, Bally Sports Southeast

Spread and Over/Under: The Pacers are massive favorites as they are currently -13.5 in the SI Sportsbook. The over/under for the game is 237.5.

Pacers vs Hawks Injury Report

The Pacers listed Bennedict Mathurin (torn labrum) as out. Obi Toppin (left ankle sprain), Isaiah Jackson (left hamstring strain), and Jalen Smith (left ankle sprain) are questionable. Quenton Jackson, Oscar Tshiebwe, and Isaiah Wong are questionable due to their status on two-way contracts.

The Hawks listed Saddiq Bey, Jalen Johnson, Seth Lundy, Wesley Matthews, Onyeka Okongwu, and Dylan Windler as out while Clint Capela is questionable due to rest.

Key Matchup

Tyrese Haliburton vs Trae Young: Every Pacers vs Hawks game can produce fireworks with these two point guards facing off. They are two of the best offensive guards in the NBA and can change a game with hot outside shooting.

Young has been ramping up his activity level of late, and he can get going at any time. Haliburton, meanwhile, will need to be at his best to push his team in the playoffs. This game could be decided in a number of ways, but the matchup between the stat point guards is near the top of the list.

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