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2023 NBA Handicapping – New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers
(46-33) New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers (34-45)
Date: Wednesday, April 5th
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indiana, Indianapolis
Moneyline NBA Odds: Knicks -435 | Pacers +340 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Knicks -8.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 235
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As can be seen, both teams last played on Sunday with the Knicks defeating the Wizards 118-109 while the Pacers lost 105-115 to the Cavaliers.
ATS
The Knicks are 44-33-2 overall against the spread this season. Also, they are 25-14 ATS as the away team. Additionally, the Pacers are 41-36-2 against the spread this season. Also, they are 22-15-2 ATS as the home team
Season Series
Wednesday, April 5th, the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers play the third of four scheduled matches. New York is up 2-0 in the season series with wins on December 18th (109-106) and January 11th (119-113). New York will host the final meeting between the clubs on April 9th.
The teams have played a total of 190 occasions in their history with the Knicks winning 98 contests. Last season, the clubs played four times splitting the regular season series with two wins each.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Tuesday, April 4th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Wednesday, April 5th.
New York Knicks
With three games remaining the Knicks are close to locking up the fifth seed. New York is 3.5 games back of the Cavaliers so unable to catch or tie them.
Brooklyn trails New York by 3.0 games and could theoretically tie them but that’s where things get complicated. The Nets would have to win out while the Knicks lost all three games.
If that happens the teams would also be tied in divisional and conference win percentage so the tie would be broken by which of the teams has a better win percentage against Eastern Conference playoff teams.
Stats
As can be seen, the Knicks are one of the best defensive teams in the association they limit opponents to 112.5 points which is 10th-ranked overall while possessing the third-best opponent field goal percentage of 46% and ranks 10th for opponent perimeter percentage of 35.3%.
So far, offensively, the Knicks score 115.6 points per game ranking 12th while shooting 47% from the field and 35.3% from the perimeter ranking 21st and 20th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Derrick Rose, PG (questionable—illness)
- Julius Randle PF (OUT indefinitely—ankle)
- RJ Barrett SF (questionable—illness)
- DaQuan Jeffries, PG (questionable—calf)
- Duane Washington Jr., PG (questionable—hip)
Indiana Pacers
Although they made a valiant effort and were one of the Cinderella teams of 2023, the Pacers have officially been eliminated from the playoffs.
Rick Carlisle has his youngsters embracing the role of spoiler while secretly not worrying if they lose to improve their lottery position.
Indy is in a three-way tie with the Wizards and Magic with the Blazers one rung lower in the standings because they have an extra loss.
With three games remaining those four teams will all attempt to out-tank each other to gain the 26th rung — or fifth-best lottery odds.
Stats
The Pacers average 115.8 points per game ranking 11th while shooting 46.7% from the field and 36.4% from deep ranking 23rd and 15th.
Defensively, Indy allows 119 points per game ranking 28th while opponents shoot 48.4% from the field and 37.2% from the perimeter ranking 23rd and 25th respectively.
Injury Report
- Myles Turner, C (questionable—back)
- Tyrese Haliburton, PG (questionable—ankle)
- Chris Duarte SG (questionable—ankle)
- Kendall Brown, (questionable—shin)
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New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Betting Trends:
- At this point, the Knicks are 13-7 ATS in their last 20 games.
- Also, the Knicks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Indiana.
- By comparison, the Pacers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
- In conclusion, the Pacers are 16-4 SU in their last 20 games when hosting New York.
Free New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Prediction:
It’s a bit of a throw-away match since New York doesn’t really have much to play for other than officially cementing the fifth seed.
Conversely, the Pacers will welcome every loss they can get prior to season end to catch Portland for that 26th position and improved lottery odds.
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