There’s a huge Eastern Conference showdown in the Tuesday NBA picks. The New York Knicks are in Indiana to face the Pacers.
New York (34-18) is third in the Eastern Conference standings. Indiana (29-22) is situated in fourth overall. Both teams are coming into this game off a loss and are 7-3 straight up over their past 10 games.
Oddsmakers are leaning slightly toward visiting New York in the betting line on this game. They are setting the Knicks as 1-point road favorites in the Vegas NBA picks.
Let’s check the latest betting line. As always, odds are subject to change.
 | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Knicks | -1 (-110) | -115 | O 239 (-110) |
| Indiana Pacers | +1 (-110) | -105 | U 239 (-110) |
New York is a solid 16-8 SU as a road team this season. At 14-7 SU, the Pacers are equally stellar on home court.
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Indiana is 5-0 SU and 4-1 against the spread in the past five home games against the Knicks. The Pacers are 3-1 SU and ATS in the past four games facing New York. The Knicks last won and covered at Indiana via a 138-129 victory on April 5, 2023. New York is 2-4 ATS in the last six meetings with the Pacers.
The Pacers are 13-4 SU in their last 17 games, but 1-4 ATS over the past five games. Indiana is 8-1 SU in the past nine games facing Eastern Conference opposition. Against Atlantic Division teams, the Pacers are 4-1 ATS in the last five games.
New York is 7-2 SU over the last nine games. The Knicks are 11-2 SU in their last 13 road games. New York is 2-5 SU in the past seven meetings with Indiana. The Knicks are 1-3 ATS in the past four games.
Three of the last four games between these two teams went over. Four of the last six games between the Pacers and Knicks played at Indiana also went over. Six of Indiana’s last eight games also hit on the over, as have four of the club’s past five home games.
The over has come in through six of New York’s last seven games. As well, in each of the Knicks’ last six meetings with Central Division teams and in five of the past seven games facing Eastern Conference opponents, the over was the winning play on the total.
New York is 32-14 SU as a betting favorite this season. The Knicks are 10-11-1 ATS as a road team. Indiana is 12-12 ATS at home this season. The Pacers are 11-10 SU when pegged as the underdog in the betting line.
The Knicks are still licking their wounds after being whipped 131-104 at home by the Boston Celtics in their last game. Guard Jalen Brunson paced New York with 36 points. Howver, center Karl-Anthony Towns was held to a season-low nine points.
For the season, Brunson is leading the Knicks in points per game (26.3) and assists per game (7.5). Towns is pulling down a team-high 13.4 rebounds per game.
Forward OG Anunoby is expected to miss his fourth straight game with a sprained right foot.
Indiana is also coming off a dismal performance. The Pacers fell behind to the Los Angeles Lakers 44-22 after one quarter en route to a 124-117 loss.
Slow starts are plaguing the Pacers. Indiana fell behind after one quarter for the fourth straight game of a four-game road trip in which the club went 2-2 SU.
Pascal Siakim led Indiana with 23 points in the loss to the Lakers. The veteran forward is leading the Pacers in points per game (20.7) and rebounds per game (7.4). Guard Tyrese Haliburton is dishing out a team-leading 8.5 assists per game.
Center Myles Turner, who missed Saturday’s game with a cervical strain, is listed as day-to-day for this game.
The home team has won and covered in each of the past three games between the Knicks and Pacers. That includes both previous meetings so far this season.
Going 19-7 SU since December 13, Indiana has been able to climb to fourth in the East. That qualfies the Pacers as a good team, and the Knicks have struggled all season against good teams. New York is 1-4 SU against the other teams in top four in the East. Take the home underdog Pacers in the Tuesday Vegas NBA picks.
