Bucks vs. Pacers NBA Playoffs Game 2 betting odds and trends

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Bucks vs. Pacers NBA Playoffs Game 2 betting odds and trends

Data Skrive:

The Indiana Pacers are slight 1.5-point underdogs for Game 2 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday, tipping off at 8:30 PM ET on NBA TV and BSIN. The Bucks are ahead 1-0 in the series. The point total is 225 for the matchup.

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Bucks Cover -1.5 vs Pacers -110

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Bucks vs. Pacers Betting Lines and Game Info

  • Game Day: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
  • Game Time: 8:30 PM ET
  • TV Channel: NBA TV and BSIN
  • Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Arena: Fiserv Forum
  • Favorite: Bucks (-1.5)
  • Total: 225
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Bucks vs. Pacers Betting Statistics

  • The Bucks are 33-47-2 against the spread this season.
  • This season, Milwaukee has an against the spread record of 26-38-2 in its 66 games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
  • Bucks games this year have gone over the point total 48.8% of the time (40 out of 82 games with a set point total).
  • The Pacers have 44 wins against the spread in 82 games this season.
  • So far this year, Indiana has been installed as underdogs by a 1.5-point margin or more 39 times and are 23-15-1 ATS in those matchups.
  • Pacers games this season have hit the over on 43 of 82 set point totals (52.4%).

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Bucks Trends & Top Players

  • The Bucks are shooting 48.7% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points lower than the 49.6% the Pacers allow to opponents.
  • In games Milwaukee shoots higher than 49.6% from the field, it is 28-9 against the spread and 34-3 overall.
  • Milwaukee has a 25-18-2 record against the spread and a 33-12 record overall when the team connects on more than 36.5% of its three-point shots.
  • The Bucks average just 1.2 fewer points per game (119.0) than the Pacers give up (120.2).
  • Milwaukee is 20-14-1 against the spread and 30-5 overall when scoring more than 120.2 points.
  • The Bucks get 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists from Giannis Antetokounmpo.
  • Damian Lillard scores 24.3 points per game while adding 4.4 rebounds and 7.0 assists for the Bucks.
  • Malik Beasley makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Bucks, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.

Pacers Trends & Top Players

  • The Pacers are shooting 50.7% from the field, 3.7% higher than the 47.0% the Bucks’ opponents have shot this season.
  • Indiana is 40-18-1 against the spread and 44-15 overall when it shoots higher than 47.0% from the field.
  • Indiana has a 31-15 ATS record and is 34-12 straight-up when the team hits more than 35.6% of its three-point attempts.
  • The Pacers score an average of 123.3 points per game, 6.9 more points than the 116.4 the Bucks allow.
  • Indiana is 40-15 against the spread and 42-13 overall when it scores more than 116.4 points.
  • Pascal Siakam averages 21.7 points per game. He also pulls down 7.1 rebounds and racks up 4.3 assists per game.
  • Tyrese Haliburton also is good for 20.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 10.9 assists per game.
  • Haliburton is reliable from deep with 2.8 made threes per game.