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2024 NBA Handicapping Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
(47-36) Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks (49-33)
Date: Sunday, April 21st
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Moneyline NBA Odds: Pacers -115 | Bucks +105 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Pacers -1.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 231.5
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The first-round series between the sixth-seeded Indiana Pacers and third-seeded Milwaukee Bucks tips off on Sunday.
Milwaukee will be without their superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo to begin the series while the Pacers are relatively healthy and finished the season strong winning six of their last eight matches.
Season Series
Last season the Bucks took three of the four regular-season contests but this year the Pacers reversed that fortune winning four of the five contests with an extra match thrown in due to the In-Season Tournament.
Milwaukee holds the all-time record between the clubs with 115 victories in 211 matches versus the Pacers.
This is the third time the clubs are playing in the postseason with the Pacers taking both series including their last meeting in 2000.
Indiana Pacers
Securing the sixth seed was important for the Pacers who gained invaluable rest time for their roster.
That was particularly important for Tyrese Haliburton who began the season on a tear then suffered a hamstring injury and didn’t regain his form after rushing back to play in the All-Star Game and likely because he was trying to secure All-NBA status for his contract.
The week off could pay huge dividends especially since the Bucks won’t have their superstar to start the series.
Pacers Stats
Indiana possesses the second-ranked offense (120.5) however, their defense lacks something to be desired as it ranks 24th (117.6) while their net differential of plus +2.9 registers 10th overall.
The Pacers began the season strong and remained one of the better bets against the spread with a 44-36-3 record through 83 matches.
Pacers Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Bennedict Mathurin, SF (OUT for season — shoulder)
Milwaukee Bucks
Not having Giannis Antetokounmpo to start the series is only one of the problems Doc Rivers will be dealing with as this series begins.
Dame Lillard hasn’t ever looked completely comfortable with his new team. Now we’re learning he’s dealing with a groin injury which is concerning given he dealt with abdominal injuries for a couple of seasons and it impacted his production.
In addition, Rivers who was brought in to fix the defense hasn’t been nearly as successful as anticipated and now Milwaukee will face the offensive juggernaut of the Pacers which exposes the best defenses.
Bucks Stats
Milwaukee’s key categories find them ranked sixth offensively (117.6), and 19th defensively (115.0) with a net differential of plus +2.6 which ranks 11th overall.
As the season progressed, the Bucks struggled against the spread with a 35-47 record in that category through 82 matches.
Bucks Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Damian Lillard, PG (probable — groin)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, PF (OUT indefinitely — calf)
- AJ Green, SG (OUT indefinitely — ankle)
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Pacers vs. Bucks NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, Indiana is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana’s last 5 games.
- Also, Indiana is 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee.
- By comparison, the Bucks are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee’s last 10 games against Indiana.
- Also, Milwaukee is 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games played in April.
Free Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA Prediction:
Milwaukee limped into the postseason having several opportunities to secure the second seed but were 3-8 to close the season. Indy may not have the same experience as the Bucks but their confidence should be high given how they played Milwaukee this season.
If they take at least one of the two games in Milwaukee this could be a short-lived series and with that in mind I’m taking the Pacers to win Game 1. Notably, Indiana averaged 128.8 points in the five contests against the Bucks this season.
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NBA Tweet Of The Day
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— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 21, 2024
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