Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/14/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Pacers +2.5, Knicks -2.5; Over/Under:  216.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Pacers +2.5, Knicks -2.5; Over/Under:  216.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Pacers +2.5, Knicks -2.5; Over/Under:  216.5 points

Indiana Pacers:  47-35 (3rd place, Central Division)

New York Knicks:  50-32 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

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Indiana Pacers:  6-4 last 10

New York Knicks:  6-4 last 10

The Pacers are entering this game with a 47-35 record overall to finish the regular season and they were 21-20 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the New York Knicks in their last 2 games. In their last game against the Knicks in game 4 of this series, Tyrese Haliburton led the team in points in that game with 20 while T. J. McConnell was next on the team with 15 points. T. J. McConnell led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Aaron Nesmith led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 56.8% from the field, 45.2% from 3-point range, and 87.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 123.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 120.2 PPG against them. The Pacers have an ATS record of 49-41-3 this season and their O/U record is 48-43-2.

The Knicks are entering this game with a 50-32 record overall to finish the regular season and they were 27-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game losing streak with losses coming against the Indiana Pacers in their last 2 games. In their last game against the Pacers in game 4 of this series, Alec Burks led the team in points in that game with 20 while Jalen Brunson was next on the team with 18 points. Jalen Brunson led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Precious Achiuwa and Jericho Sims each led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 33.7% from the field, 18.9% from 3-point range, and 71% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 112.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 108.2 PPG against them. The Knicks have an ATS record of 48-41-3 this season and their O/U record is 43-49.

The current betting odds have the Knicks listed as a 2.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 of a 7 game series between the 2nd seeded Knicks and the 6th seeded Pacers for Round 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs. This series is all tied up 2-2 after the Pacers won game 4 of this series on their home court. So far, the home team has won every game in this series, but the home team hasn't covered in every game. The Pacers are coming off a blowout win over the Knicks after playing 3 games in a row that were really close, but the Knicks are going to be looking to respond here after that terrible performance. The Knicks did struggle in the first 2 games at home in this series, winning both games but only covering in 1 of them, and they were even trailing for a lot of those games too. The Knicks are going to make sure they don't trail the entire night in this home game, especially after getting blown out in their last one. The Pacers weren't a good road team during the regular season with their 21-20 road record and they have shown it in the playoffs with their 2 road losses in this series along with some questionable road losses in their last series against a really banged up Bucks team that was missing key players. The Knicks have looked a lot better in their home games all season and they are going to respond from that terrible loss. The best way to place a bet here is on the Knicks to cover the spread in this game. 

Pacers Knicks Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Knicks 114 Pacers 107.

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Indiana Pacers: 18-30 ATS after a game where they covered the spread. 1-5 ATS after a huge blowout win by 30 or more. 12-22 ATS on the road when the line is +3 to -3. 10-4 UNDER off a home blowout win by 20 points or more. 23-17 UNDER when tied in a playoff series. 

New York Knicks: 7-2 ATS at home when the line is +3 to -3. 8-2 ATS off a road loss by 10 points or more. 25-15 ATS after a game where they failed to cover the spread. 6-3 UNDER at home when the line is +3 to -3. 18-9 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive unders. 8-1 UNDER revenging a road loss vs opponent of 10 points or more.

Indiana Pacers:  B. Mathurin (SG) out for season - Shoulder.

New York Knicks:  O. Anunoby (SF) Ques Tues - Hamstring. M. Robinson (C) out for season - Ankle. B. Bogdanovic (SF) out for season - Wrist. J. Randle (PF) out for season - Shoulder.

"At times he might look at me like, 'Oh, you got it.' I want him to run, so I can kick it ahead, so he can get downhill. But his energy is just contagious and everybody just flows off of that." - Tyrese Haliburton on T.J. McConnell after their win against the Knicks in game 4 of this series on Sunday.

"I thought we were slow to the ball. And usually, we're very quick to the ball. So that's the biggest thing." - Tom Thibodeau after his team’s loss against the Pacers in game 4 of this series on Sunday.

PG Tyrese Haliburton

SG Andrew Nembhard

SF Aaron Nesmith 

PF Pascal Siakam 

C Myles Turner

PG Jalen Brunson

SG Donte DiVincenzo

SF Josh Hart

PF OG Anunoby

C Isaiah Hartenstein

PPG: P. Siakam (21.7)

APG: T. Haliburton (10.9)

Reb/G: P. Siakam (7.1)

PPG: J. Brunson (28.7)

APG: J. Brunson (6.7)

Reb/G: J. Randle (9.2)

Coaches:

Indiana Pacers: Rick Carlisle (3rd season)

New York Knicks: Tom Thibodeau (4th season)