The New York Knicks disappointingly opened their season by losing in Boston on ring night by 25 points (132-107) to the defending Celtics. On the other hand, Indiana trailed for the majority of the game but mounted a comeback that earned them a season-opening victory on the road in Detroit (115-109).
On Friday, the Indiana Pacers continue their short two-game road trip with the New York Knicks. These teams met in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and the Pacers won Game 7 in New York by 21 points after trailing 0–2 in the series. This is the first meeting between the two since Game 7.
That being said, let’s dive into the matchup and offer up some information and maybe a sweat or two.
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Game details and how to watch Pacers @ Knicks
● Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
● Time: 7:30pm ET
● Site: Madison Square Garden
● City: New York, NY
● Television/Streaming: ESPN
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Game odds for Pacers @ Knicks
Friday’s latest odds:
● Moneyline: New York Knicks (-205), Indiana Pacers (+170)
● Spread: Knicks -4.5
● Total: 227
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Likely starting lineups for Indiana and New York
· Indiana Pacers (1-0)
PG Tyrese Haliburton
SG Andrew Nembhard
SF Aaron Nesmith
PF Pascal Siakam
C Myles Turner
· New York Knicks (0-1)
PG Jalen Brunson
SG Mikal Bridges
SF Josh Hart
PF AND Anunoby
C Karl-Anthony Towns
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Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of Celtics @ Wizards
· Indiana won two of three regular-season meetings last year and the playoff series in seven games against the Knicks, so six of the past 10 overall matchups.
· Teams that lost to their opponent in the playoffs in the previous time they met are 70% on the ML and 53% ATS (favors Knicks).
· The Pacers have lost 7 of their last 10 regular season road games
· The Over is 7-3 in Pacers last 5 games on the road and Knicks last 5 at home combined
· The Knicks are 0-1 ATS this season and 1-0 in the Super.
· The Pacers are 1-0 ATS (covered by 0.5 points) and 1-0 on the Under.
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Notable Player Props for Pacers @ Knicks
Top Score Props
Jalen Brunson O/U 28.5 Points
Karl-Anthony Towns O/U 21.5 Points
Pascal Siakam O/U 19.5 Points
Highest Bounce Props
Karl-Anthony Towns O/U 11.5 Rebounds
Josh Hart O/U 8.5 Rebounds
Pascal Siakam O/U 7.5 Rebounds
Highest Helping Props
Tyrese Haliburton O/U 8.5 Assists
Jalen Brunson O/U 7.5 Assists
Andrew Nembhard O/U 4.5 Assists
Expert picks and predictions for Pacers @ Knicks
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NBC Sports Betting Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the Knicks to get the home win and Jalen Brunson to have himself a night:
“The Knicks will want to pay the Pacers back after New York’s Home 7 loss against Indiana last season. That was a sour end to New York’s season (21-point loss) and the Knicks felt that adding Karl-Anthony Towns to the mix. would solve some problems.
While New York was blown out by Boston in the season opener, I like the motivation factor and home field advantage for the Knicks to get the straight win.
Jalen Brunson averaged 29.7 points per game against the Pacers in the playoffs last year with 26-plus in five of seven games and he dropped 28, 39, and 40 points in three regular-season meetings.
I like Brunson’s same-game talk to score 25-plus points and the Knicks ML for -110 odds. You can probably get the New York ML at a better price live in the game rather than the -205 odds or the -4.5 spread.”
Our model calculates projections around each money line, spread and over/under bet for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as past performance, player matchup, injuries and the schedule.
After the model is finished, we place its projection next to the latest betting lines so that the game arrives at a relative confidence level for each bet.
Here are the best bets our model projects for the Pacers and the Knicks:
· Money line: NBC Sports leans toward Indiana’s ML value (+165)
· to spread: NBC Sports leans to take the points with Indiana
· All in all: NBC Sports leans to a play on the Total OVER 227 points
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