The New York Knicks disappointingly opened its 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 win on the road in Detroit (115-109).
On Friday, the Indiana Pacers continue its short two-game road trip with the New York Knicks. These teams met in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and the Pacers won in 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.
With that said, let’s dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
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● Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
● Time: 7:30 PM ET
● Site: Madison Square Garden
● City: New York, NY
● TV/Streaming: ESPN
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The latest odds as of Friday:
● Moneyline: New York Knicks (-205), Indiana Pacers (+170)
● Spread: Knicks -4.5
● Total: 227
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· 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 OG Anunoby
C Karl-Anthony Towns
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· Indiana won two of three regular-season meetings last year and the playoff series in seven games versus the Knicks, so six of the past 10 overall matchups.
· Teams that lost to their opponent in the playoffs in the previous time that 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 the Pacers’ last 5 games on the road and the Knicks’ last 5 at home combined
· The Knicks are 0-1 ATS this season and 1-0 to the Over.
· The Pacers are 1-0 ATS (covered by 0.5 point) and 1-0 to the Under.
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Jalen Brunson O/U 28.5 Points
Karl-Anthony Towns O/U 21.5 Points
Pascal Siakam O/U 19.5 Points
Karl-Anthony Towns O/U 11.5 Rebounds
Josh Hart O/U 8.5 Rebounds
Pascal Siakam O/U 7.5 Rebounds
Tyrese Haliburton O/U 8.5 Assists
Jalen Brunson O/U 7.5 Assists
Andrew Nembhard O/U 4.5 Assists
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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 back the Pacers after New York’s Game 7 home loss to 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 issues.
While New York was blown out by Boston in the season-opener, I like the motivation factor and home-court advantage for the Knicks to get the outright 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 a same-game parlay of Brunson to score 25-plus points and the Knicks ML for -110 odds. You will probably be able to get the New York ML at a better price live in-game rather than the -205 odds or the -4.5 spread.”
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for the Pacers and the Knicks:
· Moneyline: NBC Sports is leaning towards the value of Indiana’s ML (+165)
· Spread: NBC Sports is leaning towards taking the points with Indiana
· Total: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the Total OVER 227 points
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