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2024 NBA Playoff Handicapping Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers
(2-3) Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers (3-2)
Date: Thursday, May 2nd
Time: 6:30 PM ET
Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana
Moneyline NBA Odds: Bucks +275 | Pacers -335 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Pacers -8
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 214.5
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Game 6 between the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers opens the NBA Playoff slate on Thursday. The Bucks extended the series with a gutsy 115-92 victory on Tuesday despite being undermanned.
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.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Wednesday, May 1st Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Thursday, May 2nd.
Milwaukee Bucks
One game after making a bad decision to get tossed for an aggressive act Bobby Portis made up for his mistake helping his Bucks stay alive for another game.
Portis (29 points, 10 rebounds) and Khris Middleton (29 points, 12 rebounds) led Milwaukee each collecting double-doubles.
Patrick Beverley was the x-factor also registered a double-double of 13 points and 12 assists.
Bucks Stats
Milwaukee’s key categories ranked sixth offensively (117.6), and 19th defensively (115.0) with a net differential of plus +2.6 that ranks 11th overall.
Through five games of the playoffs, Milwaukee ranks second offensively (119.0) and 13th defensively (117.5) with a plus -1.6 net differential ranking seventh.
As the season progressed, the Bucks struggled against the spread with a 38-49 record in that category through 87 matches.
Bucks Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Damian Lillard, PG (downgraded to doubtful — Achilles)
- Khris Middleton, SG (probable — ankle)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, PF (OUT indefinitely — calf)
- Patrick Beverley, PG (probable — oblique)
Indiana Pacers
Defense was always going to be a problem for the Pacers but facing primarily the second unit of the Bucks they need to summon a modicum of defensive acumen for stretches if they want to win Thursday.
They’ll get a second chance to close out the series, this time on their home court, or risk returning to Milwaukee. Pascal Siakam began the series on fire but hasn’t been as productive in the last few games. He’ll need to be a larger factor if Indy wants to win Game 6.
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.
Through their fifth game of the playoffs, the Pacers rank fourth offensively (117.5), and 15th defensively (119.0) with a minus -1.6 net differential ranking 10th.
The Pacers began the season strong and remained one of the better bets against the spread with a 46-39-3 record through 88 matches.
Pacers Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Tyrese Haliburton, PG (probable — back)
- Bennedict Mathurin, SF (OUT for season — shoulder)
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Bucks vs. Pacers NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Bucks are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
- Milwaukee are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against Indiana.
- Also, the Bucks are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
- By comparison, Indiana is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana’s last 10 games.
- Additionally, the total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana’s last 6 games at home.
Free Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Prediction:
It’s win-or-go-home for the Bucks who’ve battled despite missing the top two players and won’t have them again. Indiana is learning on the fly with a slew of youngsters getting their playoff feet wet.
Milwaukee has the experience so Siakam will need to lead the Pacers because it feels like this is their Game 7 given Lillard might surprise and suit up if the series goes back to Milwaukee.
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NBA Tweet Of The Day
24 hours from Game 6. pic.twitter.com/aDguJ2cMXW
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 1, 2024
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