Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks 10/31/18, Prediction & Odds

Pacers vs. Knicks Prediction

The Indiana Pacers are 2-2 straight up in road games this season, while the New York Knicks are 2-2 straight up at home. Which side will get the best of it tonight in a nationally televised contest at Madison Square Garden?

Game Snapshot

705 Indiana Pacers at 706 New York Knicks 

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Madison Square Garden at 8:05PM ET

TV: ESPN

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Public Betting Information

According to oddsmakers at BetNow.eu, the Pacers are a 5.5-point favorite to win on the spread line. The over-under is set at 211.5 points. As of Wednesday morning, 72 percent of public bets are siding with visiting Indiana. Check out our NBA Public Betting Page for up-to-date info.

Pacers drop home game to Blazers

Indiana was outscored a combined 55-40 in the first and fourth quarters Monday night in a 103-93 home loss to Portland. Victor Oladipo paced the Pacers with 21 points on 9-of-24 shooting with nine rebounds and seven assists in the defeat. Darren Collison contributed 17 points, six assists, two rebounds and two steals. Thaddeus Young had 16 points, four rebounds and two steals. Bojan Bogdanovich recorded 14 points, three assists and two rebounds. Myles Turner added 10 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots.

Knicks snap five-game skid

New York outscored visiting Brooklyn 59-41 in the second and third quarters Monday night en route to a 115-96 vicory. Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Knicks with 25 points on 8-of-19 shooting with eight assists and five rebounds. Frank Ntilikina contributed 16 points, five rebounds and four assists. Enes Kanter had 15 points, 15 rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes off the bench. Allonzo Trier registered 12 points, five rebounds and two assists as a reserve. Mitchell Robinson had 11 points and three boards. Mario Hezonja accounted for 11 points and four rebounds off the bench. Damyean Dotson added 10 points and five boards.

NBA Betting Trends

Indiana

The Pacers are 4-0 ATS in their last five Wednesday games. The under is 7-1 in the last eight Indiana games on Wednesdays.

New York

The Knicks are 4-0 ATS in the last four home meetings versus the Pacers. The under is 6-1 in the last seven meetings in New York.

Prediction:

New York has struggled to find the right starting lineup, but did look good last game at home versus the Nets. The Knicks are 2-2 at home with a blowout loss to the Warriors in which they actually hung around for quite a while. In addition to two blowout wins, they have a 103-101 loss to Boston. It seems like New York is actually a fairly competitive team when on its home floor. Indiana is a solid but unremarkable team and didn't look all that good last time. I'm taking the points with the home team tonight.

 

NBA DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK KNICKS +5.5