Indiana is clearly tanking on a 10-game skid to come back major strong in 2026-27 with that draft pick (or trade for vets) and Tyrese Haliburton. So I can't say I recommend the Pacers all that often but this feels a bit high with the Spurs down Wemby and Devin Vassell. And a bit of a letdown game as it is off a wild win over the Knicks on Wednesday in an NBA Cup title game rematch. Can't believe I just typed "in an NBA Cup title game rematch." Also one of those one-game road trips that players despise.

Caesar’s. After cashing a bet on his twin brother on Wednesday, I’m switching to Julian Champagnie of the Spurs today. Champagnie is coming off a career game in which he netted 36 points and 6 rebounds in 36 minutes. While I’m not expecting similar production today, Champagnie should be in for a huge workload. No Devin Vassell again, and Victoria Wembanyama is also out. Without the latter, and playing at least 26 minutes, Champagnie has cleared this line in 7/10 outings. While it’s not the best schematic matchup for him, as the Pacers due limit catch and shoot opportunities, it’s more of a minutes play on my end.

Victor Wembanyama (knee) and Devin Vassell (thigh) won’t play against the Pacers. When Wembanyama missed a stretch of 12 games earlier in the season, Fox scored at least 25 points in nine of them. During that span, he averaged 17.7 shot attempts and 6.6 free-throw attempts per game. Combine an increased usage rate with the Pacers having the eighth-worst defensive rating in the league and I like Fox to come away from this matchup with at least 25 points.