New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (4-4) welcome the New York Knicks (3-4) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Hawks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 121-116 in their last game. New York walked away from the game having earned a 48.8% field goal percentage (41 out of 84) and made 22 of 47 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Knicks made 12 of 15 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 29 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 45.0% from the field on 45 out of 100 shooting. Atlanta doled out 31 assists and had 12 steals in the game. In addition, Atlanta snagged 48 boards (16 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Atlanta finished the game shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 22 shots. They knocked down 15 out of their 38 tries from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up with 18 and the Hawks had 14 personal fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is someone who came through in this game. Towns ended up going 47.8% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and collected 16 rebounds. He had 34 points on 11 of 23 shooting.

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New York enters this contest with a record of 3-4 on the campaign. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.7 fouls per game. As a team, New York is collecting 41.0 boards per game and has accounted for 171 assists on the season, which ranks 28th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are shooting 42.4% on shots from beyond the arc (101 of 238) and 80.6% from the free throw line. They average 113.3 pts per contest (19th in the league) while shooting 48.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Knicks have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 fouls. They rank 5th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 184 relinquished this season. The Knicks are giving up a FG percentage of 48.2% (294 of 610) and they surrender 41.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (110.7).

In their last game, the Pacers got the win with a final of 118-111 against the Magic. Concerning rebounding, Indiana allowed Orlando to get 38 in all (10 on the offensive side). They went 28.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 25 and finished the contest at 20 out of 26 at the charity stripe (76.9%). The Pacers permitted the Magic to make 42 out of 82 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.2% for this game. Overall, the Pacers shot 41 out of 76 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.9%. Concerning shots from downtown, Indiana made 12 of their 26 attempts (46.2%). They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. The Magic committed 22 fouls in this matchup which got the Pacers to the free throw line for 26 tries. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Pacers corralled 32 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this matchup.

Bennedict Mathurin ended up being a major contributor for the Pacers in the game. He made 3 out of 7 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 11 rebounds. Mathurin racked up 20 points in his 34 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist for the contest.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 4-4 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Pacers are shooting 50.4% from the field, which is 2nd in the NBA. Indiana has accumulated 947 points this year (118.4 per game) and they average 41.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 29.0 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest. The Pacers commit 23.5 fouls per game and they connect on 75.5% from the charity stripe.

The Pacers defensively are ranked 26th in the league in points per game surrendered with 120.5. They have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (18th in basketball). The Indiana defense concedes 33.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (98 of 292) and their opponents are making 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 23.5 assists and 44.3 boards every game, which is 4th and 17th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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