Indiana Pacers -5 (-108)

The Pacers had a very successful 2023-24 season in which they reached the Eastern Conference Finals.
They still have a familiar roster from the team that lost to the Celtics in the ECF, so there’s no reason they can’t face the best team again in 24-25.

The Pistons, on the other hand, finished with the worst record in the NBA last season.
They’ve brought in some veterans Tim Hardaway and Tobias Harris, both of whom are expected to start, and they’re also hoping that their young roster can make some natural strides.

While the Pistons will improve on last season’s disaster, I don’t think they’ll be close to being a 5-points underdog to the Pacers.
If the Pacers make a reasonable percentage of their long-range shots, they should overcome that disadvantage here.

Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit

The public betting has 91% of the money on Pares to win and 80% of the money on the spread. Oh my god!! This scares me a bit, but I can't bet against the public on this game.

Kennesaw State +26

Liberty will win this game but this is a big spread to cover for a team that is 1-4 ATS and has played 1 game in the last 32 days. They're also not nearly as good as they were last year.

Kennesaw State is not a good FBS team and is not good ATS either but their spreads haven't been close to this one. Their one cover came as a 23.5 dog to UTSA which they lost by 12 points. Interestingly the total in that game is almost identical to this one.
Kennesaw is a very run heavy team and if they want to win this game then they'll have to slow it down because they can't compete through the air. Because they run so much, Kennesaw utilizes 2 primary running backs and can grind a game down.

With Liberty coming in not having played since the 8th and only playing once in a month, plus having a much better conference rival on deck with Jacksonville State, I can see them not being sharp and letting Kennesaw State slow this game down and getting a couple scores themselves. This is the biggest game Kennesaw will play this season and with them still looking for their first FBS win, they should get up for this game.

NBA

Pacers/Pistons under 235.5

Just a tail here ...The Pacers are 10-0 to the UNDER since 2021-22 as a road favorite of 4+ points when the total is under 240. BOL2A