The set-up: The Pacers are coming off a big 144-117 win over Charlotte at home, but I think they'll struggle to duplicate that offensive performance twice in a row. Especially on the road vs. a Wizards team which just loves to get out and push the pace whenver possible. The Wizards took all three games over the Pacers in the regular season, and all three games went OVER the number. I don't predict that to happen a fourth time here though, as Indiana comes to town banged up, with injuries to several key players.

The pick: The last thing the Pacers can do here is try to turn this into a "track meet" and hang with the high-flying Wizards, who come in off a 118-100 loss in Boston. With Indiana looking to play "lock down" defense throughout, I say we get an uneven overall pace/flow to this contest and I expect that to ultimately help in driving this total well UNDER this sky-high number.

This is a 10* TOTAL COACHS CORNER on the UNDER Pacer/Wizards.