Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/4/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: NBA TV

The New York Knicks (17-20) will go up against the Indiana Pacers (14-23) at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The Pacers played the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 108-104 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pacers ended up finishing with 24 and the Cavaliers finished the game with 8 personal fouls. They made 6 of 26 shots from beyond the arc. Cleveland went 71.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 28 attempts. On top of that, Cleveland had 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Cleveland distributed 48 assists and had 26 steals in the matchup. When talking about the defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 46.6% from the floor on 41 of 88 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 5 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pacers converted 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Indiana finished the contest having earned a 44.0% field goal percentage (37 of 84) and made 19 of their 47 three-point attempts.

Domantas Sabonis is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He accumulated 32 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins played and totaled 13 boards. Sabonis ended up going 62.5% from the field and also dished out 7 assists.

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Indiana comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 14-23 for the campaign. They average 107.7 pts per game (18th in the league) while shooting 45.6% from the field. The Pacers are connecting on 32.6% on shots from 3-point land (429 of 1,316) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 45.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 881 dimes for the season, which is 10th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a team are committing 19.9 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers have forced 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 9th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 813 conceded on the season. The Pacers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (1,475 of 3,202) and they concede 42.6 boards per game as a team. They give up 35.7% from 3-point land and they rank 16th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (107.5).

In their last game, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 120-105 when they faced the Raptors. The Knicks recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the game. They turned it over 17 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. The Raptors were called for 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They were able to make 23 of the free throws for a rate of 82.1%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, New York converted 12 of 36 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Knicks went 35 out of 78 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.9%. The Knicks allowed the Raptors to knock down 41 of 86 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.7% for this game. They finished 38.2% from downtown by shooting 13 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 30 at the free throw line (83.3%). Regarding attacking the glass, New York permitted Toronto to pull down 33 in total (11 offensive).

Obi Toppin ended up being a factor for the Knicks for the contest. He buried 7 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Toppin earned 19 points in his 45 mins of playing time and had 6 assists in the game.

New York has a win-loss record of 17-20 for the campaign. The Knicks commit 19.0 fouls every game and they hit 77.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 21.1 times per game (29th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. New York has scored 3,874 points this season (104.7 per contest) and they snag 45.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Knicks are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in basketball.

The Knicks on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the league in points per game surrendered with 105.7. They have forced 12.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (3rd in basketball). The New York defense gives up 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (488 of 1,389) and their opponents are connecting on 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They concede 24.4 dimes and 45.0 boards per game, which ranks them 21st and 17th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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