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The Indiana Pacers travel to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, to take on the New York Knicks. Indiana is 27-21 this season and is in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. New York is third in the Eastern Conference and has a record of 31-17. The Pacers won their previous meeting this season against the Knicks with a final score of 140-126. The game is scheduled for 7:30 pm EST.
Indiana’s best offense
The Indiana Pacers travel to New York after their loss on Tuesday against the Boston Celtics with a final score of 124-129. The Pacers will play three games in the next four days. While the start of these games won’t see fatigue, I expect it to affect them towards their third game. With that in mind, I don’t see them conserving energy against the Knicks, as they may see Sacramento as an easier opponent.
Indiana this season ranks number one in points per game with an average of 124.8 points in each of its games. Most of their success on offense is found inside the three-point line, where the Pacers rank No. 1 in field goal percentage at 50.6% and No. 1 in field goals made per game. . However, the opposite is true on defense, where the Pacers are allowing the third-most points per game, at 122.9 points per game.
Tyrese Haliburton is listed as questionable for this game due to a hamstring injury. Haliburton this season leads the team in points per game with an average of 23.3 points per game.
Top Knicks Defense
The New York Knicks have just won again this Tuesday against the Utah Jazz with a final score of 118-103. This would be the eighth consecutive victory for the New York Knicks. Their victory on Tuesday marked the beginning of a long homestand in which the Knicks are playing six straight games at Madison Square Garden. This is the longest winning streak the Knicks have had all season and with home field advantage in their next games.
The New York Knicks are second in the NBA in points allowed per game, allowing only 109.3 points per game. While their defense at the three-point line is average, the Knicks defend well primarily around the paint. New York ranks sixth in field goal attempts allowed per game and field goals allowed per game. New York also ranks second in defensive rebounding this season. The Knicks are averaging 115.4 points per game on offense.
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The New York Knicks, before losing their last two games against the Pacers, were on a four-game winning streak against Indiana. In the Knicks’ last five home games against the Pacers, the Knicks have won four of the five games. In those four games, they covered a -3.5 spread in three of the four games, and in one of them they failed to cover by one point. I expect New York to continue its winning streak against a poorly defended Pacers team.
I’ll take the Knicks at -3.5.
Prediction: NY Knicks -3.5 (-112)
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When we compare both teams’ averages in offense and defense in their last three games, this season, and home/away, we get a projected score of 234. Even if we take into account the average pace of both teams, which is 101, 5 possessions, we only get a Projected Final Total of 238. I feel like New York will dictate the pace of this game with their defense and as a result, force the Pacers to slow down from their average pace of 105 possessions per game.
I’m taking the under at 241.
Prediction: Under 241 (-110)