The New York Knicks will begin their 2024-25 season against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN, MSG, and FDS-IN.
The Knicks hit the court as 5.5-point favorites against the Pacers. The over/under for the Game is set at 225.
Knicks vs. Pacers betting odds
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- Spread: New York -5.5
- Total: 225
- Moneyline: New York -245, Indiana +200
Pacers at Knicks odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Pacers (+ 5.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (225)
- Prediction:
Knicks 117 – Pacers 114
Moneyline
- The Knicks won 36 of the 48 Games they were favored on the moneyline last season (75%).
- New York had a record of 22-2 in Games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -245 or shorter last year (91.7%).
- Based on this Game’s moneyline, the Knicks’ implied win probability is 71.0%.
- Indiana was underdogs in 39 Games last season and won 21 (53.8%) of those contests.
- The Pacers had a record of 2-8, a 20% win rate, when they were set as an underdog of +200 or more by bookmakers last season.
- The implied probability of a win by Indiana, based on the moneyline, is 33.3%.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Knicks scored 112.8 points per Game, 7.4 fewer points than the 120.2 the Pacers allowed.
- When New York totaled more than 120.2 points last season, it went 17-7 against the spread and 18-6 overall.
- Indiana went 44-26-1 against the spread and 47-24 overall when it scored more than 108.2 points last season.
- New York went 43-28-1 against the spread and 49-23 overall last season when it gave up fewer than 123.3 points.
- Last season, the Knicks were at the 19th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (112.8 PPG), while the Pacers allowed the 27th-fewest points per Game (120.2) in the league.
- Indiana was the NBA’s highest-scoring offense (123.3 PPG) a season ago, while New York allowed the second-ranked average points per Game (108.2).
- The Knicks scored a total of 376 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 4.6 per Game), and the Pacers out-scored opponents by 250 points on the season (3.1 more per Game).
Over/Under
- New York had an average implied point total of 113.9 last season, which is 1.1 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s Game (115).
- Last season, New York put up more than 115 points in 36 Games.
- The 123.7-point average implied total last season for Indiana is 13.7 more points than the team’s 110-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Knicks vs. Pacers
- Game day: Friday, October 25, 2024
- Game time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV channel: ESPN, MSG, and FDS-IN
- Location: New York City, New York
- Arena: Madison Square Garden
- Live stream: Watch this Game Fubo
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