NEWSLETTER
The Indiana Pacers are 8-point favorites for a decisive Game 6 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, tipping off at 6:30 PM ET on TNT. The Pacers hold a 3-2 series lead. The matchup has an over/under of 214.5.
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Pacers and Bucks Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
The Pacers have a 10-5-1 record against the spread this season when favored by 8 points or more.
The Bucks are 1-1 against the spread when an underdog by 8 points or more this season.
The two teams average a combined 27.8 more points per game (242.3) than this matchup’s total of 214.5 points.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 22.1 more points per game (236.6) than this game’s total of 214.5 points.
The average total the Pacers have had in their games this year is 29.0 more points than this particular game’s point total.
The average point total for Milwaukee this season is 20.8 points higher than this game’s over/under.
So far this season, Indiana has put together a 44-35-3 record against the spread.
The Bucks have a 35-46-1 record against the spread this season.
Pacers Stats & Insights
The Pacers’ +250 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 3.1 points per game) is a result of scoring 123.3 points per game (first in the NBA) while giving up 120.2 per outing (27th in the league).
The 41.5 rebounds per game the Pacers average rank 28th in the league, and are 1.9 fewer than the 43.4 their opponents grab per contest.
Indiana connects on 13.2 three-pointers per game (10th in the league), 2.5 more than its opponents (10.7).
The Pacers’ 121.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank second in the NBA, and the 118.9 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 24th in the league.
So far in 2023-24, the Pacers’ offense has been better at home, where they average 125.5 points per game, compared to on the road, where they average 121.0 per game. On the defensive side of the ball, they have been tougher at home, where they concede 118.7 points per game, versus on the road, where they let opponents to score 121.8 per game.
Bucks Stats & Insights
The Bucks put up 119.0 points per game (fourth in league) while giving up 116.4 per outing (21st in NBA). They have a +215 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 2.6 points per game.
The 44.2 rebounds per game Milwaukee accumulates rank eighth in the league. Their opponents grab 44.0.
The Bucks hit 14.2 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in the league), 1.6 more than their opponents. They are shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc (11th in NBA), and opponents are shooting 35.6%.
The Bucks average 119.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (sixth in league), and concede 116.5 points per 100 possessions (19th in NBA).
In 2023-24 Milwaukee is averaging 4.5 more points per game at home (121.2) than on the road (116.7).
Pacers Key Players to Watch
The Pacers get 21.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists from Pascal Siakam.
Tyrese Haliburton puts up 20.1 points per game while adding 3.9 rebounds and 10.9 assists for the Pacers.
Haliburton makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Pacers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.
Haliburton averages 1.2 steals per game, while Myles Turner has 1.9 blocks per contest.
Bucks Key Players to Watch
Giannis Antetokounmpo is at the top of the Bucks scoring and rebounding leaderboards with 30.4 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game to go with 6.5 assists per contest this season.
The Bucks have gotten 24.3 points, 7.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds out of Damian Lillard this season.
Malik Beasley cashes in on 2.8 treys per game.
The Bucks’ defensive efforts get a lift from Antetokounmpo (1.2 steals per game) and Brook Lopez (2.4 blocks per game).
Pacers vs. Bucks Prediction
Over (214.5)
Pacers 121 – Bucks 117
