The New York Knicks bring a 0-2 series lead into Game 3 of the second roun🐓d of the NBA Playoffs. The Pacers are favored by 7 points in the matchup, which airs on ESPN at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup has a point total of 221.5.
Our computer predictions below will help you decide what are the best bets available for Friday’s game.
How to Bet on Pacers vs. Knicks
Pick the Knicks (-7) to Cover
The Pacers have played 82 games, with 44 wins against the spread.
In the Knicks’ 82 games this year, they have 43 wins against the spread.
The Pacers have been favored by 7 points or more 20 times this season and are 11-8-1 ATS in those games.
The Knicks have been underdogs by 7 points or more three times this year and have not covered the spread once.
Take the Points Over (221.5)
Pacers games have finished over 221.5 points scored, their current matchup’s point total, 71 times (out of 82) this season.
The Knicks have played in 40 games this season (48.8% of opportunities) in which the teams combined to score more than 221.5 points.
The Pacers and the Knicks combine to average 14.6 more points per game than the over/under of 221.5 set for this matchup.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 6.9 more points per game (228.4) than this game’s total of 221.5 points.
The average over/under the Pacers have had set in matchups this year is 22 more points than this outing’s point total.
Knicks games this year have averaged a total of 221 points, 0.5 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Back the Pacers on the Moneyline (-298)
The Pacers have been chosen as favorites in 44 games this year and have walked away with the win 27 times (61.4%) in those games.
The Knicks have won 40% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (14-21).
The Pacers have a mark of 12-4 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by -298 or better on the moneyline.
The Knicks have played in three games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +240 or longer without a win.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pacers have a 74.9% chance of pulling out a win.
Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Knicks’ implied win probability is 29.4%.
Top Pacers Props
Name |
Points O/U |
Rebounds O/U |
Assists O/U |
Pascal Siakam |
21.5 |
7.5 |
3.5 |
Tyrese Haliburton |
19.5 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
Myles Turner |
17.5 |
7.5 |
– |
Aaron Nesmith |
11.5 |
4.5 |
– |
T.J. McConnell |
11.5 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
Top Knicks Props
Name |
Points O/U |
Rebounds O/U |
Assists O/U |
Jalen Brunson |
35.5 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
Donte DiVincenzo |
20.5 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
Josh Hart |
17.5 |
12.5 |
5.5 |
Isaiah Hartenstein |
11.5 |
10.5 |
3.5 |
Miles McBride |
9.5 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
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