Knicks vs Pacers Pick – NBA Predictions & Odds 4/9/23

The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks meet Sunday in NBA action at Madison Square Garden. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Indiana Pacers are averaging 116 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 119.2 points on 48.5 percent shooting. Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 20.7 points and 3.7 rebounds, while Myles Turner is averaging 18 points and 7.5 rebounds. Buddy Hield is the third double-digit scorer and Bennedict Mathurin is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 36.5 percent from beyond the arc and 79 percent from the free throw line. The Indiana Pacers are allowing 37.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.5 rebounds per game.

The New York Knicks are averaging 115.9 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 112.8 points on 46.1 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 25.1 points and 10 rebounds, while Jalen Brunson is averaging 24 points and 3.5 rebounds. RJ Barrett is the third double-digit scorer and Immanuel Quickley is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 76.1 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 35.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.6 rebounds per game.

The Pacers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Sunday games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Knicks are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 home games and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 7-1 in Pacers last 8 Sunday games. The over is 5-2 in Knicks last 7 games playing on 1 days rest. The Pacers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in New York and 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

The New York Knicks know they have a playoff series with the Cavs coming up, so don’t expect starters to play. The Indiana Pacers have been a mess and don’t have anything to play for at this point, but the playing field evens out going against backups. Lot of points. I’ll take a shot with the Pacers.