New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/3/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Bankers Life Fieldhouse is the location where the Indiana Pacers (2-6) will take on the New York Knicks (5-2) on Wednesday.

The Knicks faced off with the Raptors and took a loss by a score of 113-104 in their last game. New York finished having earned a 46.1% field goal percentage (35 out of 76) and converted 16 out of their 38 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Knicks made 18 of 24 tries for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 41 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 dimes for the matchup in addition to creating 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to defense, New York let their opponent shoot 43.4% from the floor on 43 out of 99 shooting. Toronto doled out 48 assists and had 24 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Toronto snagged 35 boards (13 offensive, 22 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Toronto ended up going 92.9% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 14 tries. They also converted 14 of 42 attempts from downtown.

RJ Barrett is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 27 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins and also collected 6 boards. Barrett walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

New York comes into this contest with a mark of 5-2 this year. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a team, New York is snagging 45.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 163 dimes this year, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are hitting 40.8% on three-point shots (116 of 284) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.1 points per game (2nd in the NBA) while shooting 46.5% from the field. When they are on defense, the Knicks are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 23rd in the league in allowing assists with 183 conceded on the season. The Knicks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (274 of 645) and they relinquish 46.7 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 33.7% on 3-point shots and they are 20th in the league in opponents points per game (110.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 131-118 when they played the Spurs. The Pacers pulled down 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the matchup. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 11 steals for the contest. The Spurs committed 16 fouls in this game which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Indiana made 18 of their 38 attempts (47.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pacers finished shooting 52 for 91 from the field which had them sitting at 57.1%. The Pacers permitted the Spurs to knock down 47 of their 89 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.8% for this contest. They shot 50.0% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Indiana permitted San Antonio to collect 28 overall (8 offensive).

Domantas Sabonis was important for the Pacers for the game. He converted 11 of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 73.3%, and accounted for 13 rebounds. Sabonis accumulated 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes in this contest.

Indiana has a mark of 2-6 for the season. Indiana has earned 890 pts so far this season (111.3 per game) and they pull in 45.0 boards per game. The Pacers are committing 21.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 78.0% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Pacers are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which is 6th in basketball. They are earning an assist 24.9 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they turn it over 17.1 times per game. The Pacers defensively are ranked 27th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.3. The Indiana defense gives up 38.8% from downtown (97 of 250) and opponents are converting on 76.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 23.6 assists and 44.5 total rebounds per game, which is 18th and 10th in the league. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (24th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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