Knicks vs. Pacers Predictions, Best Bets and Odds: Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 1 – Monday, May 6, 2024

The New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers meet to start the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The Knicks are favored by 5.5 points in the matchup, which airs on TNT at 7:30 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is 217.5.

Our computer predictions for Monday’s game will help you make an informed wager by picking the best bets available.

How to Bet on Knicks vs. Pacers

Pick the Pacers (-5.5) to Cover

  • Against the spread, the Knicks are 43-36-3 this season.
  • Against the spread, the Pacers are 44-35-3 this season.
  • The Knicks have been favored by 5.5 points or more 30 times this season and are 16-13-1 ATS in those contests.
  • The Pacers have an against the spread record of 9-7-1 in their 17 games when underdogs by 5.5 points or more this year.
  • Take the Points Over (217.5)

  • The Knicks have played 48 games with over 217.5 points scored, their current matchup’s total, this season.
  • This season, 74 of the Pacers’ 82 games have had a combined total of more than 217.5 points scored.
  • These two teams average a combined 236.1 points per game, 18.6 more points than the total of 217.5 set for this matchup.
  • Opponents of the two teams average a combined 10.9 more points per game, 228.4, than this matchup’s total of 217.5 points.
  • The average total in Knicks games this year is 3.5 more points than the total of 217.5 in this game.
  • The average over/under for Pacers games this season is 26 more points than the point total of 217.5 in this outing.
  • Back the Knicks on the Moneyline (-218)

  • The Knicks have been victorious in 36, or 76.6%, of the 47 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
  • The Pacers have a 20-18 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 52.6% of those games).
  • The Knicks have a win-loss record of 23-6 when favored by -218 or better by sportsbooks this year.
  • The Pacers are 6-9 (winning 40% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of +180 or longer.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Knicks have a 68.6% chance of pulling out a win.
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Pacers a 35.7% chance to win.
  • Top Knicks Props

    Name Points O/U Rebounds O/U Assists O/U
    Jalen Brunson 36.5 4.5 8.5
    OG Anunoby 16.5 6.5
    Josh Hart 15.5 12.5 5.5
    Donte DiVincenzo 15.5 3.5 2.5
    Isaiah Hartenstein 9.5 8.5 2.5

    Top Pacers Props

    Name Points O/U Rebounds O/U Assists O/U
    Pascal Siakam 20.5 7.5 3.5
    Tyrese Haliburton 17.5 4.5 9.5
    Myles Turner 17.5 7.5
    Aaron Nesmith 12.5 4.5
    Andrew Nembhard 10.5 2.5 3.5

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