New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 12/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+4)

The Indiana Pacers (16-14) are welcoming the New York Knicks (17-13) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday. Indiana is 4-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 248.

The Knicks faced the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 129-120 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 21 and the Thunder racked up 21 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 out of their 32 tries from downtown. Oklahoma City shot 77.3% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 22 shots. In addition, Oklahoma City grabbed 27 boards (3 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Oklahoma City earned 20 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. When it comes to defending, New York allowed the other team to go 54.4% from the floor on 49 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 24 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 40 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Knicks made 24 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. New York wrapped up the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (41 of 82) and knocked down 14 of 34 shots from downtown.

Julius Randle is one player who played a role for the game. Randle ended up shooting 46.7% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He played 36 mins and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He recorded 25 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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New York steps onto the hardwood with a record of 17-13 for the season. They average 115.2 pts per game (15th in basketball) while shooting 46.6% from the floor. The Knicks are hitting 37.8% on three-point attempts (390 of 1,033) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is collecting 45.3 boards per game and has tallied 711 assists on the season, which ranks 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.1 times per game and as a team are committing 18.1 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Knicks have forced 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They rank 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 775 relinquished this season. The Knicks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.7% (1,256 of 2,632) and they relinquish 40.9 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 37.5% on 3-pointers while they are 11th in basketball in opponents PPG (112.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pacers got the victory with a final of 120-104 when they played the Bulls. The Pacers recorded 41 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the game. They also gave up possession 13 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Bulls committed 20 personal fouls for this contest which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 68.2%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana made 19 of 42 attempts (45.2%). Overall, the Pacers ended up going 43 out of 85 from the field which had them shooting 50.6%. The Pacers permitted the Bulls to make 40 out of their 97 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.2% in this contest. They went 25.9% from 3-point land via 7 out of 27 and finished the contest at 17 out of 22 from the charity stripe (77.3%). Concerning how they rebounded, Indiana permitted Chicago to get 47 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Myles Turner ended up being important for the Pacers in this matchup. Turner scored 24 points in his 26 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 8 of 12 in this matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and had 6 rebounds.

Indiana has a mark of 16-14 for the campaign. The Pacers commit 22.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 30.5 times per contest (1st in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per game. Indiana has accounted for 3,784 points so far this year (126.1 per contest) and they pull in 40.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Pacers are connecting on 50.6% from the field, which is ranked 1st in the NBA.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 29th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 124.8. They have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.6% from the field (30th in the NBA). The Indiana defense surrenders 38.6% on shots from beyond the arc (313 of 810) and opponents are connecting on 82.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 25.0 assists and 42.8 total boards per game, which ranks 7th and 10th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+4)

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