Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 10/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (+4.5)

The Indiana Pacers (47-35 last season) are en route to Madison Square Garden on Friday where they will meet the New York Knicks (50-32 last year). Indiana opens this contest as 4.5-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 225.

The Pacers faced the Pistons and earned the victory with a final of 115-109 in their last contest. Indiana finished the contest with a 50.6% FG percentage (42 out of 83) and made 9 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Pacers made 22 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 88.0%. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 38 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 assists for the matchup while creating 22 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Concerning the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 43.2% from the floor on 38 out of 88 shooting. Detroit earned 27 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Detroit collected 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 9 rejections. Detroit finished the contest at 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 24 of their 28 shots. They converted 9 of their 33 tries from long range. In reference to fouls, the Pacers walked away with 23 while the Pistons recorded 29 fouls.

Myles Turner is one guy who played a role for the game. Turner ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and collected 9 rebounds. He left the arena with 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Indiana will take the court after finishing with a mark of 47-35 last year. They had an average of 123.3 pts per contest (1st in basketball) on 50.7% from the floor. The Pacers shot 37.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,082 of 2,891) and 78.2% from the free throw line. As a basketball team, Indiana collected 41.5 boards per game and tallied 2,522 assists over the course of last season, which was 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 21.4 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Pacers forced their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game and they drew 18.3 fouls. They were ranked 4th in the league in allowing assists 2,020 surrendered last season. The Pacers allowed a shooting percentage of 49.6% (3,653 of 7,361) and they surrendered 43.4 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquished 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they were 27th in the league in points per game allowed (120.2).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 132-109 when they played the Celtics. The Knicks recorded 29 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 7 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Celtics were called for 22 personal fouls for the contest which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to shots from distance, New York buried 11 of 30 tries (36.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Knicks finished 43 out of 78 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.1%. The Knicks permitted the Celtics to knock down 48 of 95 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.5% for the contest. They shot 47.5% from 3-point land by shooting 29 of 61 and ended up going 7 of 8 from the free throw line (87.5%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, New York allowed Boston to snag 40 in all (11 offensive).

Jalen Brunson ended up having an impact for the Knicks for this contest. Brunson recorded 22 points in his 25 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game. He buried 9 out of 14 for this game for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 1 rebound.

New York had a record of 50-32 last season. When it comes to offense, the Knicks shot 46.5% from the field, which was ranked 20th in the league. New York scored 9,249 pts last year (112.8 per game) and they grabbed 45.2 boards per game. They dished out assists 24.4 times per game (29th in basketball) and they gave up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Knicks were responsible for committing 17.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Knicks defensively were ranked 2nd in the league in PPG surrendered with 108.2. They forced 13.2 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (15th in basketball). The New York defense conceded 36.5% on three-point shots (1,028 of 2,813) and their opponents connected on 76.4% of their foul shots. They gave up 25.6 assists and 40.6 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 8th and 2nd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana (+4.5)

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