The Indiana Pacers bring a 3-2 lead into a decisive Game 6 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The Pacers are favored by 8.5 points in the contest, which airs on TNT, BSIN, and BSWI at 6:30 PM ET. The over/under in the matchup is set at 214.
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Pacers Cover -8.5 vs Bucks -111
Pacers vs. Bucks Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Game Time: 6:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT, BSIN, and BSWI
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Arena: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- Favorite: Pacers (-8.5)
- Total: 214
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Pacers vs. Bucks Betting Statistics
- The Pacers have played 82 games, with 44 wins against the spread.
- This season, Indiana has an against the spread record of 8-4 in its 12 games as a favorite of 8.5 points or more.
- The Pacers have gone over the point total in 52.4% of their opportunities this year (43 times over 82 games with a set point total).
- Against the spread, the Bucks are 33-47-2 this season.
- Milwaukee has been underdogs by 8.5 points or more two times this year and covered the spread once.
- Bucks games this year have eclipsed the over/under 48.8% of the time (40 out of 82 games with a set point total).
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Pacers Trends & Top Players
- The Pacers are shooting 50.7% from the field this season, 3.7 percentage points higher than the 47% the Bucks allow to opponents.
- Indiana is 40-18-1 against the spread and 44-15 overall when it shoots better than 47% from the field.
- Indiana has put together a 31-15 record against the spread and a 34-12 straight-up record in games this season when the team makes more than 35.6% of its three-point shots.
- The 123.3 points per game the Pacers put up are 6.9 more points than the Bucks allow (116.4).
- Indiana is 40-15 against the spread and 42-13 overall when scoring more than 116.4 points.
- Pascal Siakam averages 21.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
- Tyrese Haliburton’s averages this season are 20.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 10.9 assists per game.
- Haliburton makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Pacers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.
Bucks Trends & Top Players
- The Bucks have shot at a 48.7% rate from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points less than the 49.6% shooting opponents of the Pacers have averaged.
- Milwaukee is 28-9 against the spread and 34-3 overall when it shoots better than 49.6% from the field.
- Milwaukee is 25-18-2 ATS and 33-12 overall when the team hits more than 36.5% of its three-point attempts.
- The Bucks’ 119 points per game are just 1.2 fewer points than the 120.2 the Pacers allow to opponents.
- When it scores more than 120.2 points, Milwaukee is 20-14-1 against the spread and 30-5 overall.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 30.4 points per game, while also pulling down 11.5 rebounds and dishing out 6.5 assists per game.
- Damian Lillard puts up 24.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game.
- Malik Beasley is consistent from deep with 2.8 made threes per game.