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2023 NBA Handicapping
(31-38) Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks (49-19)
Date: Thursday, March 16th
Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Venue: Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Moneyline NBA Odds: Pacers +700| Bucks -835 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Bucks -14
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 234.5
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As can be seen, the Indiana Pacers split the recent baseball set in Detroit winning the front side 121-115 while losing 97-117 on Monday while the Bucks took down the Suns 116-104 on Tuesday.
ATS
At this time, the Pacers are 37-31-1 overall against the spread this season. Also, they are 16-18 ATS as the away team. Additionally, the Bucks are 38-26-5 against the spread this season. Also, they are 20-13-1 ATS as the home team
Season Series
Thursday, March 16th finds the Indiana Pacers playing the Milwaukee Bucks for the third of four scheduled occasions this season. Milwaukee leads the season series 2-0 with victories on January 16th (132-119) and 27th (141-131). Indy will host the final meeting on March 29th.
Last season the clubs played four times with the Bucks taking all four contests and holding a current ten-game winning streak against the Pacers dating back to March 4th, 2020. The Bucks hold the all-time record with 113 wins in 204 matches versus Indiana.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, on Wednesday, February 15th,. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Thursday, March 16th.
Indiana Pacers
During the 10-game injury absence of Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers lost all but once and fell out of contention. Since his return Indy is 7-10 and is flirting with making the play-in tournament.
Indy sat many of their core for the baseball set which begs the question of whether they’d prefer to be a lottery seed. Entering this game they sit 12th a game out of 10th.
Stats
The Pacers average 115.5 points per game ranking 11th while shooting 46.4% from the field and 36.3% from deep ranking 25th and 14th.
Defensively, Indy allows 117.9 points per game ranking 26th while opponents shoot 47.9% from the field and 37.3% from the perimeter ranking 20th and 28th respectively.
Injury Report
- T.J. McConnell, PG (questionable—back)
- Myles Turner, C (questionable—back)
- Buddy Hield, SG (questionable—foot)
- Tyrese Haliburton, PG (questionable—knee)
- Bennedict Mathurin SF (OUT—ankle)
- Chris Duarte SG (OUT—ankle)
- Kendall Brown, (OUT—shin)
Milwaukee Bucks
With the victory Tuesday, the Bucks became the first team to secure their playoff berth and are poised to become the first 50-win team with their next victory.
Entering this match they sit 2.5 games ahead of the Celtics and 3.5 ahead of the 76ers. Milwaukee has 13 games remaining while Boston and Philly have 12 and 14 respectively.
Stats
Opponents score the sixth-fewest points with the Bucks allowing 112.0 per game limiting opponents to 45% from the field and 34.7% from deep ranking second and fourth respectively.
Offensively, the Bucks score 116.1 points per game ranking ninth, while shooting 46.8% from the field and 36.7% from the perimeter ranking 22nd and 11th in the latter two categories.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Brook Lopez C (questionable—ankle)
- Goran Dragic, PG (questionable—knee)
- Grayson Allen, SG (questionable—foot)
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Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA Betting Trends:
- At this point, the Pacers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games.
- Also, the Pacers are 7-13 SU in their last 20 games.
- By comparison, the Bucks are 18-2 SU in their last 20 games.
- In conclusion, the Bucks are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games at home.
Free Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA Prediction:
While I expect the Bucks to win gifting them 14 points feels far too rich. Granted, if all the ‘questionable’ players on Indy sit it would be worth revisiting the spread but I suspect some of that crew will dress and make this a competitive match.
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