Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 5/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (+6)

The Indiana Pacers are en route to Madison Square Garden on Monday where they will take on the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. New York is 6-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 213.5.

The Pacers faced off with the Bucks and took home the win by a score of 120-98 to close out their 1st round series. In the matter of fouls, the Pacers left the arena with 26 and the Bucks recorded 18 fouls. They made 7 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point range. Milwaukee finished the game at 65.6% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 32 attempts. Moreover, Milwaukee had 40 rebounds (15 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Milwaukee distributed 19 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. In relation to the defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 42.2% from the floor on 35 of 83 shooting. They also dished out 33 assists in this game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 44 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pacers made 15 of 17 attempts for a rate of 88.2%. Indiana wrapped up the game with a 54.1% field goal percentage (46 of 85) and buried 13 of their 40 three-point shots.

Obi Toppin is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He ended up scoring 21 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He played for 24 mins and also grabbed 8 boards. Toppin finished the game shooting 53.3% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Indiana enters this matchup with a mark of 47-35 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 21.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 41.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 2,522 assists for the year, which has them ranked 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pacers are connecting on 37.4% on shots from downtown (1,082 of 2,891) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They average 123.3 points per contest (1st in the league) while hitting 50.7% from the field.

On defense, the Pacers have forced 13.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They give up 36.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 27th in basketball in opponents points per game (120.2). The Pacers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.6% (3,653 of 7,361) and they concede 43.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 4th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,020 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Knicks got the victory with a final of 118-115 against the 76ers to win their 1st round series in 6 games. The Knicks were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards for a total of 48 in the game. They gave up possession 9 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The 76ers were called for 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. In regard to three-point attempts, New York buried 14 out of 31 tries (45.2%). Overall, the Knicks ended up going 43 for 93 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.2%. The Knicks allowed the 76ers to make 38 out of their 87 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.7% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 42.5% from 3-point land by going 17 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 23 at the free throw line (95.7%). When it comes to rebounding, New York allowed Philadelphia to collect 46 overall (16 offensive).

Jalen Brunson ended up having an impact for the Knicks for the matchup. Brunson earned 41 points in his 44 minutes on the hardwood and had 12 dimes in the matchup. He converted 13 out of 27 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 48.1%, and added 3 rebounds.

New York has a record of 50-32 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Knicks are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks them 20th in the league. New York has 9,249 pts for the year (112.8 per contest) and they pull in 45.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 24.4 times per contest (29th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. The Knicks are committing 17.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense gives up 36.5% on 3-point attempts (1,028 of 2,813) and opponents are converting on 76.4% of their foul shots. They allow 25.6 assists and 40.6 rebounds per game, ranking them 8th and 2nd in the league. The Knicks are ranked 2nd in basketball in points given up per game with 108.2. They are able to force 13.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the field (15th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-6) and under 213.5 points

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